NCI Tobacco Research Priorities

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NCI Tobacco Research Priorities

• Michele Bloch, MD, PhD
• Medical Officer
• Tobacco Control Research Branch, NCI
• January 30, 2005

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Two Big Changes Coming to NIH Grant Application
Process!

• New federal-wide application form SF 424
  Research and Related Application replacing PHS
  398.
• ONLY electronic submission through Grants.gov.
  New process will no longer permit last minute
  submissions.
• Changes being phased in by type of application
  RO1 change currently scheduled for October 1,
  2006.
• Applicants are encouraged to prepare themselves
  now to participate in electronic submission
  through Grants.gov. They are strongly urged to
  acquaint themselves with the new forms, the
  technology and changes in the process. They are
  also urged to regularly visit this website to
  keep pace with changes in NIH's quickly evolving
  electronic receipt program.

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Current Program Announcements

• PA-04-03, Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to
  Reduce Harm. Aimed at stimulating research on
  PREPs
• Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in
  Cancer Control, RO3. (2-3 years, 100 K direct
  total). Aimed at new investigators.
• Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in
  Cancer, R21. (2 years, 275 K direct total).
  Aimed at new ideas and feasibility studies.
• PA - Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
  numerous NIH I/Cs participating.

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Tobacco Research at Other NIH Institutes/Centers

• NHLBI Community-Responsive Interventions to
  Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in American Indians
  and Alaska Natives, RFA-HL-06-002. UO1 mechanism
• NIDA Epigenetics of Neurobiology and Addiction,
  RFA-DA-06-007. RO1 and RO3.
• FIC International Health Research and Capacity
  Building RFA. TW-02-005. RO1 awards in the
  field.
• NIH Pathway to Independence Award. PA-06-133.
  To facilitate receiving an RO1 award earlier in
  an investigators research career. Released
  January 27, 2006.

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Training Opportunities in Behavioral Research

• Cancer Training Branch Awards http//www.cancer.go
  v/researchandfunding/training/awards
• Cancer Prevention, Control and Behavioral and
  Population Sciences Career Development Award
  (KO7). Provides support for three to five years
  of specialized didactic study and mentored
  research.
• The NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
  provides postdoctoral training opportunities in
  cancer prevention and control. Study for an MPH,
  have mentored research in the field of cancer
  prevention and control at NCI. See
  http//www3.cancer.gov/prevention/pob/index.htm

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NCI funds most applications from The Pool.

• Majority of NCI funding awarded to applications
  which are unsolicited, using standard dates.
• Do not need to wait for a Program Announcement or
  Request for Application to submit a good idea.
• Consider visiting the Center for Scientific
  Review (CSR) website to look at available study
  sections. See, http//cms.csr.nih.gov/
• Are welcome to write a cover letter, requesting a
  specific study section or specific expertise.
• DO NOT request specific reviewers they will
  then be considered in conflict with your
  application.

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NCI Funding Priorities

• Official funding priorities stated in official
  documents.
• The Nations Investment in Cancer Research. A
  Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2007
  (By-Pass Budget) http//plan.cancer.gov/
• For example In our 2004 budget proposal, we
  give special attention to four areas of public
  health emphasis. They are NCI Challenge areas for
  Improving the Quality of Cancer Care and Reducing
  Cancer-Related Health Disparities and
  Extraordinary Opportunity areas in Cancer
  Survivorship Improving Treatment Outcomes and
  Quality of Life, and Research on Tobacco and
  Tobacco-Related Cancers.

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2006 By-Pass Budget

• NCI will support
• Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation
  research that addresses underserved and
  understudied youth and young adults.
• Health behaviors research, including tobacco use,
  among medically underserved people who have
  survived cancer.
• Research on effective State and community
  programmatic and policy interventions for tobacco
  control.
• International research on tobacco control,
  prevention, and dissemination to benefit low- and
  middle-income nations.
• Others