Funding Friday 12/18/2020 Edition 16
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NIH Aging Effects on Osteoimmunology (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) - RFA-AG-22-002
Applications Due: 06/15/2021
Limited to $300,000 in direct costs per year. The maximum project period is 5 years.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health, solicits grant applications that will examine the role of aging in the interactions between the immune systems and skeletal systems in animal models. Research projects that will determine the mechanisms involved in how both aging of the bone marrow niche and immunosenescence impact these interactions, leading to pathological conditions in bone homeostasis, are the focus of this FOA.
Cellular Cancer Biology Imaging Research (CCBIR) Program (U54, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Applications Due: 03/18/2021
Limited to $1,250,000 in direct costs per year. A project period of 5 years must be requested.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for Cellular Cancer Biology Imaging Research (CCBIR) Centers. The Centers will develop and test enabling imaging technologies at the cellular and organ scales driven by specific fundamental questions in cancer biology. The overall purpose of the CCBIR initiative is to facilitate innovation in advanced imaging technologies that could be applied to fundamental basic and pre-clinical research problems in cancer biology. CCBIR Centers are structured to operate collaboratively between technology developers and cancer biologists at the forefront of their respective fields. CCBIR Centers will increase in experimental sophistication over time to ultimately produce an interoperable suite of state-of-the-art imaging technologies with transformative potential to study the cancer biology process(es) that defines the Center. The cadre of CCBIR Centers will form a consortium that will be expected to engage with the broader cancer research community.
Build and Broaden 2.0: Enhancing Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research and Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions (B2 2.0) - NSF 21-542
Proposals Due: 03/05/2021
Estimated Number of Awards: 25 to 30. Anticipated Funding Amount: $5,000,000
Attention Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Faculty
*NEW* INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR ON JANUARY 22, 2021 2pm EST
Build and Broaden 2.0 is designed to support fundamental research in the SBE sciences by scholars at minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Proposals are invited from single Principal Investigators based at MSIs and from multiple co-investigators from a group of MSIs. Principal Investigators who are not affiliated with MSIs may submit proposals, but must collaborate with PIs, co-PIs, or Senior Personnel from MSIs and describe how their project will foster research partnerships or capacity-building with at least one MSI as a primary goal of the proposed work. Proposals may address any of the scientific areas supported by SBE. The full proposal deadline date is March 5, 2021 (Link to solicitation).

Stay tuned for updates to the Build and Broaden 2.0 program page, as FAQs for the program are forthcoming (Link to Build and Broaden program page). For more information about Build and Broaden 2.0, please consider attending our informational webinar on January 22, 2021 at 2 PM (Link to webinar information). You can also check out this blog post written by the Deputy Assistant Director of NSF SBE, Dr. Kellina Craig-Henderson (Link to blog post).
Request for Proposals (RFP) Call for Independent Medical Education Grant Applications - Oncology Prostate Cancer Application Due Date: 01/28/2021

The purpose of this CGA is to encourage Organizations to submit grant applications for independent CME/CE certified education designed to enhance understanding of increasingly complex treatment options and close knowledge gaps in earlier stages of prostate cancer.
Request for Proposals (RFP) 2021 Rheumatology Fellowship
Application Due Date: 02/01/2021

The goal of this RFP is to offer salary support for Rheumatology focused Fellowship programs. Through this grant we intend to support clinical training programs in regions where there are continued workforce challenges. Priority will be given to programs that address health care disparities, social determinants of health, and/or include a focus on the pediatric population.
Request for Proposals (RFP) 2021 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Fellowship
Application Due Date: 02/01/2021

The goal of this RFP is to offer salary support for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) focused Fellowship programs. Through this grant we intend to support clinical training programs in regions where there are continued workforce challenges. Priority will be placed on programs that emphasize mentorship and patient care.
Request for Proposals (RFP) 2021 Fellowship for Inflammatory Dermatological Diseases
Application Due Date: 02/17/2021

The goal of this RFP is to offer salary support for Fellowship programs (e.g. Dermatology, Allergy). It is our intent to support fellowship programs at institutions with expertise in inflammatory and immune-mediated dermatological disorders and have a strong focus on clinical practice, research, and education to further the understanding of inflammatory skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata, vitiligo, and hidradenitis suppurativa. Grants will be awarded based on the strength of the requesting organization’s ability to provide training and guidance to the fellow.
Althea Sheets, Communications Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, [email protected], 702-895-1880