Coordinating Center for the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (U01)

Post Date

October 23rd 2009

Application Due Date

December 30th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-ES-09-010

CFDA Number(s)

93.113
93.393
93.396
93.399

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Health

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
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
Small Businesses
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $900000

• Award Range:

  $None - $600000

Grant Description

Purpose. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is to solicit cooperative agreement grant applications from institutions to conduct coordinating functions for the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP). The main focus of the Coordinating Center will be to: act as a central repository and clearinghouse for cross-site data from an ongoing study of environmental influences in puberty in young girls; organize annual meetings and regular conference calls for the Steering Committee and its subcommittees, the BCERP supported investigators, and the public; facilitate the BCERP Steering Committee and the Breast Cancer and the Environment Working Group (BCE WG); and provide progress reports and updates as requested by NIH staff. These activities run parallel with two separate RFAs that solicit applications for an ongoing epidemiological investigation (RFA-ES-09-008; Limited Competition: Continuation of Studies on Early Environmental Exposures and Human Puberty (U01)) and laboratory and/or epidemiological studies on environmental influences on breast cancer risk (RFA-ES-09-009; Environmental Influences during Windows of Susceptibility in Breast Cancer Risk (U01)). The BCERP is among a select few NIH projects supporting transdisciplinary research on the interaction of chemical, physical, biological, and social environmental factors with genetic factors within windows of susceptibility throughout a womans lifespan. The Coordinating Center will play an integral role in the performance and direction of this program and will require a unique set of scientific and administrative skills.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

  NIH OER Webmaster
  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

• Agency Email Address:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-010.html