Overview
The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) is soliciting applications for 2010, the program’s 19th annual funding cycle.
TRDRP’s mission is to support research on the prevention, causes, and treatment of tobacco-related disease and the reduction of the human and economic costs of tobacco use in California.
TRDRP funds research in all relevant scientific disciplines designed to improve tobacco control (i.e., public policies and programs for the prevention and cessation of tobacco use and nicotine addiction, and for reduction of exposure to secondhand smoke), and the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tobacco-related disease (i.e., cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary disease, and reproductive and other adverse health effects).
Approximately $12 million is expected to be available for new grants in 2010. Only applications screened as relevant to TRDRP’s mission will be considered for funding. All relevant applications, including continuation proposals, will compete for funding through peer review. A scientific merit score assigned by peer reviewers will be the primary factor in the funding decision.
Eligibility
Institutions and Principal Investigators. Principal Investigators from California not-for-profit organizations are eligible for funding. Research undertaken with TRDRP funds must be conducted primarily in California. The Principal Investigator must conduct and supervise the research project directly and in person.
Relevance. All submitted applications will be screened for their direct relevance to tobacco use or tobacco-related disease. Proposed research that is not relevant is not eligible for funding and therefore will not undergo peer review for scientific merit. It is incumbent on the applicant to make a compelling case that the proposed work is directly relevant to the mission of TRDRP.
With regard to biomedical research, relevant proposals either address the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, or treatment of a tobacco-related disease or investigate the impact of tobacco use or secondhand tobacco smoke exposure on disease. If a clear link between tobacco use and a disease is not well-established and accepted in the scientific literature, the investigator must propose an appropriate epidemiological or biological study to investigate a possible association. If the focus of a study (e.g., a molecule, pathway, or physiological mechanism) has not been shown in the scientific literature to be affected by tobacco use, the proposal must either provide preliminary data demonstrating such an effect or include experiments to examine this link as a first stage of the project. The latter will require a justification in support of the likelihood of an association with or causation by tobacco use or tobacco smoke components.
TRDRP reserves the right to return applications that do not fit the program’s relevance criterion. Investigators who are uncertain whether a project is relevant are strongly encouraged to contact the program’s research administrator most closely familiar with the proposed area of study.
Primary Research Areas
Since 2009, California Research Awards and Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards applications have been prioritized based on whether or not they address a Primary Research Area. Only proposals addressing a Primary area will be eligible for funding. Proposals in complementary areas* will not be eligible for Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards.
Applications for the other award mechanisms are not limited to the Primary areas and will continue to be considered for funding in all areas relevant to tobacco-related disease and tobacco control. These include the following award types:
* Areas of inquiry not listed as primary research areas that are nonetheless relevant to TRDRP’s mission.
Proposal Evaluation and Funding
Applications from eligible institutions and principal investigators that are judged relevant to this call will be assigned to a scientific peer review committee (i.e., study section). Each study section will be comprised of peer reviewers recruited from outside California with expertise in the scientific disciplines and topics of the proposed research projects.
The study sections will evaluate each proposal and assign it a scientific merit score on the scale used by the National Institutes of Health, where 1.0 is outstanding and 5.0 is acceptable. If a study section decides that an application is not competitive, they have the option of not assigning it a score. Such an application will not be considered further for funding.
TRDRP’s Scientific Advisory Committee will recommend proposals for funding to the University, which will make the final decisions. The committee will consider the scientific merit scores as the primary factor, along with availability of funds, relevance to TRDRP’s mission, and programmatic balance across disciplines and topic areas. Funding decisions will be announced in early June 2010.
Indirect Costs
University of California campuses will not be paid indirect costs. Other institutions will be paid indirect costs at their institution’s federally determined rate. Documentation of the rate in effect during the term of the award is required for funding. Full indirect costs are allowed on California Research Awards, Developmental/Exploratory Awards, CARAs, and SARAs. There is an 8% cap on indirect costs on New Investigator awards. No indirect costs are allowed on Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards or Dissertation Research Awards.
The deadline for submission of all application materials
Friday , January 15, 2010
The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) is soliciting applications for 2010, the program’s 19th annual funding cycle.
TRDRP’s mission is to support research on the prevention, causes, and treatment of tobacco-related disease and the reduction of the human and economic costs of tobacco use in California.
TRDRP funds research in all relevant scientific disciplines designed to improve tobacco control (i.e., public policies and programs for the prevention and cessation of tobacco use and nicotine addiction, and for reduction of exposure to secondhand smoke), and the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tobacco-related disease (i.e., cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary disease, and reproductive and other adverse health effects).
Approximately $12 million is expected to be available for new grants in 2010. Only applications screened as relevant to TRDRP’s mission will be considered for funding. All relevant applications, including continuation proposals, will compete for funding through peer review. A scientific merit score assigned by peer reviewers will be the primary factor in the funding decision.
Eligibility
Institutions and Principal Investigators. Principal Investigators from California not-for-profit organizations are eligible for funding. Research undertaken with TRDRP funds must be conducted primarily in California. The Principal Investigator must conduct and supervise the research project directly and in person.
Relevance. All submitted applications will be screened for their direct relevance to tobacco use or tobacco-related disease. Proposed research that is not relevant is not eligible for funding and therefore will not undergo peer review for scientific merit. It is incumbent on the applicant to make a compelling case that the proposed work is directly relevant to the mission of TRDRP.
With regard to biomedical research, relevant proposals either address the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, or treatment of a tobacco-related disease or investigate the impact of tobacco use or secondhand tobacco smoke exposure on disease. If a clear link between tobacco use and a disease is not well-established and accepted in the scientific literature, the investigator must propose an appropriate epidemiological or biological study to investigate a possible association. If the focus of a study (e.g., a molecule, pathway, or physiological mechanism) has not been shown in the scientific literature to be affected by tobacco use, the proposal must either provide preliminary data demonstrating such an effect or include experiments to examine this link as a first stage of the project. The latter will require a justification in support of the likelihood of an association with or causation by tobacco use or tobacco smoke components.
TRDRP reserves the right to return applications that do not fit the program’s relevance criterion. Investigators who are uncertain whether a project is relevant are strongly encouraged to contact the program’s research administrator most closely familiar with the proposed area of study.
Primary Research Areas
Since 2009, California Research Awards and Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards applications have been prioritized based on whether or not they address a Primary Research Area. Only proposals addressing a Primary area will be eligible for funding. Proposals in complementary areas* will not be eligible for Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards.
Applications for the other award mechanisms are not limited to the Primary areas and will continue to be considered for funding in all areas relevant to tobacco-related disease and tobacco control. These include the following award types:
* Areas of inquiry not listed as primary research areas that are nonetheless relevant to TRDRP’s mission.
Proposal Evaluation and Funding
Applications from eligible institutions and principal investigators that are judged relevant to this call will be assigned to a scientific peer review committee (i.e., study section). Each study section will be comprised of peer reviewers recruited from outside California with expertise in the scientific disciplines and topics of the proposed research projects.
The study sections will evaluate each proposal and assign it a scientific merit score on the scale used by the National Institutes of Health, where 1.0 is outstanding and 5.0 is acceptable. If a study section decides that an application is not competitive, they have the option of not assigning it a score. Such an application will not be considered further for funding.
TRDRP’s Scientific Advisory Committee will recommend proposals for funding to the University, which will make the final decisions. The committee will consider the scientific merit scores as the primary factor, along with availability of funds, relevance to TRDRP’s mission, and programmatic balance across disciplines and topic areas. Funding decisions will be announced in early June 2010.
Indirect Costs
University of California campuses will not be paid indirect costs. Other institutions will be paid indirect costs at their institution’s federally determined rate. Documentation of the rate in effect during the term of the award is required for funding. Full indirect costs are allowed on California Research Awards, Developmental/Exploratory Awards, CARAs, and SARAs. There is an 8% cap on indirect costs on New Investigator awards. No indirect costs are allowed on Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards or Dissertation Research Awards.
The deadline for submission of all application materials
Friday , January 15, 2010
No materials or changes to your application will be allowed after this deadline.
Application instructions & forms are available on the ProposalCentral web site:
https://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=37
IMPORTANT!
Electronic letters of support and recommendations required for all career
development awards must also be submitted online by the deadline.
The on-line submission system will not allow you to submit your application if
any required letters are missing. Please allow enough time to obtain these
letters and have them uploaded on time for your application to be submitted.
Apply Now (https://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=37)
Contact Information
If you have questions about your potential application, the relevance of your research, nthe award mechanisms, program policies, or submission issues, you are urged to contact the appropriate research administrator directly:
Cardiovascular Disease and
General Biomedical Sciences
Kamlesh Asotra, Ph.D.
(510) 287-3366
kamlesh.asotra@ucop.edu
Cancer and Pulmonary Disease
M.F. Bowen, Ph.D.
(510) 987-9811
mf.bowen@ucop.edu
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nicotine Dependence,
and Public Policy, Public Health, and Economics
Phillip Gardiner, Dr.P.H.
(510) 987-9853
phillip.gardiner@ucop.edu
Source: www.trdrp.org
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