NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium
ISGC 2019 Open Call
Summary:
The NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) is seeking proposals for grants to support projects designed to engage Idaho’s students, researchers, educators, or the public in NASA-related activities. This is a broad-based solicitation. Examples of possible projects could include research activities, participation in NASA-focused competitive activities, K-12 student activities, NASA educator professional development activities, or other activities to increase interest in NASA and fields related to aerospace.
Due Date:
December 4, 2019
Award Amount:
$20,000, cost match equal to or greater than the amount of funds requested (i.e., a 1:1 match)
Department of Defense
Breast Cancer Research Program
Summary:
Applications submitted to the FY20 BCRP must address one or more of the following overarching challenges:
- Prevent breast cancer (primary prevention)
- Identify determinants of breast cancer initiation, risk, or susceptibility
- Distinguish deadly from non-deadly breast cancers
- Conquer the problems of overdiagnosis and overtreatment
- Identify what drives breast cancer growth; determine how to stop it
- Identify why some breast cancers become metastatic
- Determine why/how breast cancer cells lie dormant for years and then re-emerge; determine how to prevent lethal recurrence
- Revolutionize treatment regimens by replacing them with ones that are more effective, less toxic, and impact survival
- Eliminate the mortality associated with metastatic breast cancer
Breakthrough Award:
- Supports promising research that has high potential to lead to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer.
- Potential impact of the research may be near-term or long-term, but it must move beyond a minor advancement and have the potential to lead to a new approach that is fundamentally better than interventions already approved or in clinical development.
- Partnering PI Option allows two Principal Investigators (PIs), termed Initiating and Partnering PIs, to collaborate on a single application.
- Different funding levels, based on the scope of research, are available. It is the responsibility of the PI to select the funding level that is most appropriate for the research proposed. The funding level should be selected based on the scope of the research project, rather than the amount of the budget.
Era of Hope Scholar Award
- Supports exceptionally talented, early-career scientists who have demonstrated that they are the “best and brightest” in their fields through extraordinary creativity, vision, innovation, and productivity.
- PIs should articulate a vision that challenges current dogma and demonstrates an ability to look beyond tradition and convention.
- PIs must demonstrate experience in forming effective partnerships and collaborations and exhibit strong potential for future leadership in breast cancer.
- PIs are required to include two or more breast cancer advocates on their research team.
- Submission of a Letter of Intent is required prior to full application submission.
Innovator Award
- Supports visionary individuals who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovative work, and paradigm-shifting leadership in any field.
- Provides opportunity to pursue novel, visionary, high-risk ideas that will accelerate progress toward ending breast cancer.
- PIs must include two or more breast cancer advocates on their research team.
- Submission of a preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.