Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 09 BCRP HPT
Apply for W81XWH 09 BCRP HPT
- The Dept. of the Army USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DoD Breast Cancer HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 2, 2009 and posted on Feb 2, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 8, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The DoD Breast Cancer HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award is a funding opportunity under the Department of the Army and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) designed to strengthen breast cancer research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs). First introduced in FY00, the program is explicitly built around the idea that sustainable research programs grow when faculty receive structured training, hands-on research experience, and long-term mentorship in partnership with established investigators and well-resourced research environments. The award is meant to move participating HBCU/MI faculty toward independence, so they become competitive for future breast cancer research funding and can anchor an ongoing breast cancer research effort at their home institution rather than relying on one-off projects.
At its core, this award funds a collaboration between multiple faculty-level investigators at the applicant HBCU/MI and at least one experienced breast cancer researcher at a separate mentoring institution. The HBCU/MI team must include a single Principal Investigator (PI) plus one or more co-Principal Investigators (co-PIs) from the same HBCU/MI. The external senior collaborator is formally identified as the Primary Collaborating Mentor, with the option to include additional secondary or tertiary mentors as needed. The structure is intentionally institutional and team-based: it is not just an individual fellowship or a short training experience, but a coordinated partnership where the mentoring institution helps develop skills, guide research execution, and support the growth of research infrastructure and capabilities at the HBCU/MI.
The program expects the partners to carry out a substantive, coordinated breast cancer research project that doubles as a training vehicle. A key outcome is that the research effort should be strong enough to produce peer-reviewed publications, demonstrating both scientific output and the progression of the HBCU/MI investigators toward research independence. Beyond papers, the award emphasizes professional development that positions the HBCU/MI investigators to successfully compete for independent breast cancer research funding after the award ends. Another explicit goal is durability: proposals should be designed so the collaboration between the HBCU/MI and the mentoring institution persists over time, and so the work helps lay the groundwork for a future breast cancer training and research program at the applicant HBCU/MI, including improvements in research resources and capability.
In terms of scientific scope, applications may address any part of breast cancer research, including biology, causes (etiology), prevention, detection, diagnosis, or treatment. However, the announcement highlights a strong interest in topics that intersect with population needs and inequities, particularly morbidity and mortality disparities in underserved or minority populations. It also encourages epidemiology-focused work, including molecular epidemiology and studies involving nutrition, diet, and environmental factors, as well as research on access to care, treatment and outcomes, and projects rooted in social and behavioral sciences. Public health and other population-based research approaches are specifically called out as encouraged areas, signaling that the program welcomes clinical, community, and systems-oriented work alongside laboratory and mechanistic studies.
Administratively, the opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement or grant within the science and technology/research and development category, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The posted opportunity information indicates an expected two awards with an estimated total funding amount of $3.4 million. The funding opportunity number listed is W81XWH-09-BCRP-HPT, and it is associated with CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). The original posting date was February 2, 2009, with an application closing date of April 8, 2009, and an archive date of May 8, 2009, reflecting the specific cycle covered by the announcement. The eligible applicant field is listed as unrestricted, though the program description makes clear that the core intent is to support HBCU/MI-led applications structured around the required HBCU/MI and mentoring-institution partnership roles.
Overall, this award is best understood as a capacity-building mechanism: it funds rigorous breast cancer research while simultaneously training and positioning HBCU/MI faculty to become independently funded investigators, strengthening institutional research programs, and promoting sustained cross-institution collaborations. It also steers applicants toward high-impact areas, especially research that addresses disparities and real-world barriers affecting breast cancer outcomes in underserved communities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the DoD Breast Cancer HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award?
The DoD Breast Cancer HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award is a funding opportunity under the Department of the Army and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). It is designed to strengthen breast cancer research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) through structured training, hands-on research experience, and long-term mentorship carried out in partnership with an established breast cancer research environment.
What is the main purpose of this award?
The main purpose is capacity building. The award supports a coordinated breast cancer research project that also functions as a training vehicle, with the goal of moving participating HBCU/MI faculty toward research independence. The program is intended to help HBCU/MI investigators become competitive for future breast cancer research funding and to help establish an ongoing breast cancer research effort at their home institution.
Who sponsors and administers this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with the Department of the Army and the CDMRP Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP).
Is this award meant to support a single trainee or an institutional partnership?
It is explicitly institutional and team-based. It is not described as an individual fellowship or a short training experience. Instead, it funds a coordinated partnership between an applicant HBCU/MI team and at least one established breast cancer researcher at a separate mentoring institution.
What is the required partnership structure?
The funded effort is built around collaboration between multiple faculty-level investigators at the applicant HBCU/MI and at least one experienced breast cancer researcher at a separate mentoring institution. The mentoring institution supports training, research execution, and the development of research capabilities at the HBCU/MI.
What roles are required on the HBCU/MI side?
The HBCU/MI team must include a single Principal Investigator (PI) plus one or more co-Principal Investigators (co-PIs), all from the same HBCU/MI.
What is the Primary Collaborating Mentor?
The Primary Collaborating Mentor is the external senior collaborator from a separate mentoring institution who is identified as the primary mentor for the partnership. This person is described as an experienced breast cancer researcher who provides long-term mentorship and helps guide research execution and training.
Can the project include more than one mentor from the mentoring institution?
Yes. In addition to the Primary Collaborating Mentor, the structure allows for additional secondary or tertiary mentors as needed.
What is expected of the research project itself?
The partners are expected to carry out a substantive, coordinated breast cancer research project that doubles as a training vehicle for the HBCU/MI investigators. The research effort is expected to be strong enough to produce peer-reviewed publications, reflecting scientific output and progress toward investigator independence.
What outcomes does the program emphasize besides publications?
Beyond peer-reviewed papers, the award emphasizes professional development that positions HBCU/MI investigators to compete successfully for independent breast cancer research funding after the award ends. It also emphasizes building research resources and capability at the HBCU/MI and creating a foundation for a future breast cancer training and research program.
Is long-term collaboration a specific goal?
Yes. Durability is an explicit goal. Proposals are expected to be designed so the collaboration between the HBCU/MI and the mentoring institution persists over time, rather than ending as a one-off project.
What areas of breast cancer research are allowed under this opportunity?
Applications may address any part of breast cancer research, including biology, causes (etiology), prevention, detection, diagnosis, or treatment.
Are there particular research topics that are especially encouraged?
Yes. The announcement highlights strong interest in topics connected to population needs and inequities, particularly morbidity and mortality disparities in underserved or minority populations. It also encourages epidemiology-focused work (including molecular epidemiology), studies involving nutrition, diet, and environmental factors, and research on access to care, treatment and outcomes, and social and behavioral science approaches. Public health and other population-based approaches are specifically encouraged.
Does the opportunity support population-based or public health research, not just lab-based research?
Yes. The program signals that it welcomes clinical, community, and systems-oriented work alongside laboratory and mechanistic studies, and it specifically calls out public health and population-based research as encouraged.
What type of funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement or grant within the science and technology/research and development category.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity specifies no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards and how much funding are expected?
The posted opportunity information indicates an expected two awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $3.4 million.
What is the funding opportunity number (FON)?
The funding opportunity number listed is W81XWH-09-BCRP-HPT.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
This opportunity is associated with CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development).
When was this opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The original posting date was February 2, 2009. The application closing date was April 8, 2009. The archive date was May 8, 2009, indicating this information reflects the specific cycle covered by that announcement.
Who is eligible to apply?
The eligible applicant field is listed as unrestricted. However, the program description makes clear that the core intent is to support HBCU/MI-led applications that include the required HBCU/MI team roles and the partnership with a mentoring institution.
What does the award ultimately aim to change at the HBCU/MI?
The award aims to strengthen the institution's breast cancer research capacity by developing faculty expertise, increasing hands-on research experience, building long-term mentorship relationships, producing peer-reviewed outputs, improving research resources and capability, and positioning the institution to sustain an ongoing breast cancer training and research program.
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