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Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Lung Cancer Career Development Award (Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-14-LCRP-CDA) is a Department of the Army USAMRAA funding opportunity under the Lung Cancer Research Program designed to help launch the next generation of independent lung cancer investigators. Its central goal is to support early-career research or physician scientists as they lead an impactful, discovery-focused research project while receiving structured mentorship from an established lung cancer researcher. The award is positioned as both a research grant and a career-building mechanism, offering funding, mentoring, and guided professional development intended to help recipients become productive, independent leaders in lung cancer research.

A defining feature of this opportunity is that it targets investigators who are still early in their independent careers, specifically those within five years of their first faculty appointment (or an equivalent position). Applicants need to show a strong commitment to building a long-term career in lung cancer research, not simply completing a single project. The program emphasizes that preliminary data is not required, which lowers a common barrier for newer investigators, but it still expects proposals to be grounded in logical reasoning, clear scientific rationale, and a credible approach to achieving meaningful results. In other words, the application must make a strong case that the ideas are sound and that the work could plausibly generate important discoveries even if the applicant is not arriving with an extensive dataset.

Mentorship is not a minor administrative requirement in this award; it is one of the main pillars. Each applicant must identify a mentor who is an experienced lung cancer researcher with a demonstrated track record of funding and publications in lung cancer. Beyond credentials, the mentor must show an active commitment to the applicant's career development, reflecting the program's intention that awardees gain more than money. The mentor relationship is meant to provide guidance on scientific direction, professional growth, and the practical steps involved in establishing an independent research trajectory in lung cancer.

Because the focus is career development, applicants must include a Career Development Plan prepared with input from the mentor. This plan is expected to be concrete and forward-looking, describing how the principal investigator will acquire the skills, expertise, and experiences needed to operate at the forefront of lung cancer research. It should address training and professional development in a way that is integrated with the proposed research, rather than treated as an add-on. The applicant's institution must also formally support this development by guaranteeing at least 40 percent protected time for the investigator to conduct the proposed research, with the announcement noting that more protected time is highly desirable. This protected time requirement signals that the program is trying to ensure awardees have real capacity to build momentum, publish, and mature scientifically rather than juggling responsibilities that would stall progress.

The research itself is expected to aim for high potential impact, with the program explicitly prioritizing projects that could drive major advances and accelerate progress toward reducing deaths from lung cancer. While the opportunity encourages discovery-oriented work, the emphasis on impact indicates that reviewers are likely to value proposals that can clearly explain why the question matters, what new knowledge could result, and how those discoveries might ultimately change understanding, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment approaches in lung cancer. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to collaborate with or submit proposals involving Military Treatment Facilities, military laboratories, and Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and research labs, underscoring the DoD interest in connecting funded research with military and veteran health systems and research environments.

Another required thread throughout the application is relevance to military beneficiaries. Proposals must clearly articulate how the work relates to service members, veterans, their families, and other military beneficiaries. This does not necessarily mean the research must be conducted exclusively in military settings, but it does mean the investigator needs to explain the connection between the scientific work and the health needs or exposures relevant to military populations, including why the knowledge gained could matter for those communities.

Administratively, this opportunity was posted April 14, 2014, with an original and current closing date of September 17, 2014, and an archive date of October 17, 2014. It is categorized as discretionary funding and supports awards through cooperative agreements and grants under CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). The estimated total funding listed is $1,152,000 with an expected three awards, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity unless additional eligibility text in the full announcement adds clarifications. For access issues or submission support, the CDMRP Help Desk is listed as a contact point (phone 301-682-5507; email help@eBRAP.org).

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