DoD Breast Cancer Breakthrough Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-BCRP-BREAKTHROUGH2 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Jan 15, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 20Creation Date: Aug 23, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The intent of the BCRP Breakthrough Award is to support promising research that has the potential to lead to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer. The critical components of this award mechanism are: Impact: Research supported by the Breakthrough Award will have the potential for a major impact and accelerate progress toward ending breast cancer. The impact may be near-term or long-term, but must be significant and move beyond an incremental advancement. Applications must articulate the pathway to making an impact for breast cancer patients, even if clinical impact is not an immediate outcome. Research Scope: Research proposed under this award mechanism may be at different stages of idea and research development. Two different funding levels, based on the scope of the research, are available for this solicitation of the Breakthrough Award. It is the responsibility of the Princi...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding