Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) (U01)

Post Date

June 25th 2009

Application Due Date

November 3rd 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-CA-09-025

CFDA Number(s)

93.393
93.394
93.395
93.396
93.399

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Health

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); U.S. Territory or Possession; Units of Local Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5400000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. Through this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications for the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET). The goal of CISNET is to use simulation and other modeling techniques (a) to understand the impact of cancer control interventions (i.e., screening, treatment, prevention) on national trends in cancer rates, and (b) to inform national/regional/local decisions on the most efficient utilization of existing and emerging technologies and strategies for the control of cancer. This FOA expands CISNET efforts focused on four cancer sites (prostate, lung, colorectal, breast) and will also cover two additional sites (cervical and esophageal cancer). Expansion into new areas of modeling (identified in the FOA) is also encouraged. This FOA will support collaborative, interactive projects involving groups of researchers that would put forward a program of comparative modeling, as well as to allow coverage across the important cancer control issues and relevant specific focus areas for the selected organ site. Investigators may propose the application, extension, and/or merging of existing models. However, de novo model development will NOT be supported. Because of the requirement of conducting cross-model comparisons (i.e. comparative modeling) and coverage of a broad range of cancer control issues, it is expected that each award will support between approximately 2 and 5 modeling groups working together. This FOA is an open competition for all qualified investigators, irrespective of their previous involvement in the CISNET program. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH U01 cooperative agreement mechanism.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

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• Agency Email Address:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-025.html