The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) are offering this limited competition grant for the continuation of longitudinal studies on early environmental exposures and human puberty. This U01 cooperative agreement seeks applications from investigators supported by Project 2 of existing Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center (BCERC) Grants. The grant is for the purpose of continuing critical research examining how environmental, genetic, biologic, lifestyle, and socioeconomic factors influence female pubertal development and subsequent breast cancer risk. It emphasizes collaboration with breast cancer advocates and a Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) for participant retention and dissemination of findings. The studies will continue to collect data on pubertal endpoints, genetic variation, and environmental stressors, participating in pooled analyses. Up to three awards, totaling $2.9 million annually for five years, are anticipated.
Opportunity ID: 49981
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-ES-09-008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Limited Competition: Continuation of Studies on Early Environmental Exposures and Human Puberty (U01) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Environment Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.113 — Environmental Health |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 23, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,900,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $650,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is a limited competition soliciting cooperative agreement (U01) applications from investigators supported under Project 2 (epidemiology project) of an existing Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center (BCERC) Grant (RFA-ES-03-001). The purpose of this FOA is to continue support of the Centers ongoing longitudinal studies examining how environmental, genetic, biologic, lifestyle, and socioeconomic factors influence female pubertal development and subsequent breast cancer risk, with a continued emphasis on the essential role of collaboration between researchers and breast cancer advocates in attaining research goals. Continued follow-up of girls enrolled in the BCERC epidemiological studies will maximize the investment made in establishing these unique cohorts and increase power to draw significant conclusions regarding the impact of early environmental determinants on puberty. Studies will continue to use similar methods to collect data on pubertal endpoints, genetic variation, and environmental stressors of importance to future breast cancer risk and participate in pooled analyses across all three study sites. Researchers will collaborate with a local Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) that will assist with participant retention, build and promote partnerships among researchers, community members, and other stakeholders, ensure representation of the concerns of breast cancer advocates in formulating research questions, and develop and implement tools and materials to communicate study findings to the public and policy makers.
Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH cooperative agreement (U01) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with two additional FOAs (RFA-ES-09-009 and RFA-ES-09-010) that will collectively constitute the Breast Cancer and the Environment Program (BCERP) network. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount of funding NIEHS and NCI expect to award through this mechanism is $2.9 million per year for five years. It is anticipated that up to three awards will be made through this announcement |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-008.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
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