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Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Breast Cancer Innovator Award (BCRP Innovator Award) is a U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program funding mechanism designed to back exceptional, visionary individuals rather than narrowly defined projects. First offered in FY01, it has been highly selective: historically, 182 applications were received and 17 were recommended for funding. The core purpose is to give proven innovators the resources and flexibility to pursue bold, high-risk, high-reward ideas that could change the trajectory of breast cancer research and, ultimately, contribute to eradicating the disease. The award emphasizes originality, leadership, and the potential for breakthrough impact over incremental progress.

A defining feature of this opportunity is that it is centered on the applicant as an innovator. Candidates can come from a wide range of professional backgrounds and organizations, including academia, advocacy groups, government, private industry, media, and professional societies. Prior experience specifically in breast cancer research is not required, which signals that the program is intentionally open to cross-disciplinary thinkers who may bring fresh tools, perspectives, or strategies from other fields. Even so, the proposed vision must be focused on breast cancer, and awardees are expected to make a substantial commitment to the area, dedicating at least 50 percent of their full-time professional effort to breast cancer research during the award period.

Because the mechanism is meant to recognize and enable an individual’s potential contribution, the application process requires a narrative component that communicates the nominee’s creative direction. Individuals invited to submit a full application must provide an essay describing their area or areas of focus and explaining how they would use the award to pursue their most original, ambitious vision in breast cancer research. Review and selection primarily weigh three things: the nominee’s demonstrated history of creativity and innovation, the likelihood they will continue producing groundbreaking work, and the extent to which the award funding and freedom would enable genuinely new strategies for solving major breast cancer challenges.

The program is not open to self-nomination. Candidates must be nominated to be considered, and prospective applicants are instructed not to submit an Innovator Award application unless they have received a letter of invitation. This invitation-only approach reinforces the award’s prestige and ensures that full applications come from individuals already identified as strong innovators aligned with the program’s intent.

Administratively, the opportunity was released by the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), under Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-09-BCRP-INNOV. The funding instruments listed are grant and cooperative agreement, within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 12.420, Military Medical Research and Development). The posting date was February 2, 2009, with a closing date of June 17, 2009, and an archive date of July 17, 2009. The program anticipated making about 2 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $17,000,000, and it did not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any specific clarifications in the full announcement.

For support, the announcement listed contacts for application and systems help, including PA HELP at 301-619-7079 or cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil, eReceipt HELP at 301-682-5507 or help@cdmrp.org, and the CDMRP Help Desk.

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