Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 12 035
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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.399 Cancer Control.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 22, 2011 and posted on Dec 22, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 18, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) City or township governments State governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-12-035) is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding announcement under the National Institutes of Health that supports small, investigator-initiated research projects focused on behavioral research in cancer prevention and cancer control. It uses the NIH R03 small grant mechanism, which is meant for projects that can be completed relatively quickly and with limited resources. The overall purpose is to strengthen both basic and applied behavioral science as it relates to reducing cancer risk, improving cancer-related outcomes, and understanding behaviors and systems that affect prevention, detection, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life issues. A secondary emphasis is bringing new investigators into the cancer control behavioral research space, including researchers coming from biomedical, behavioral, and public health backgrounds who may be looking to generate early findings or establish feasibility for larger studies.
The FOA highlights the kinds of projects that fit the R03 format particularly well, including pilot and feasibility studies, secondary analyses of existing datasets, and meta-analyses. In practice, that means applicants can propose smaller-scale tests of an intervention approach, validate measures or methods, explore behavioral or psychosocial mechanisms linked to cancer outcomes, or synthesize evidence across prior studies to clarify what works and where the gaps are. Because the mechanism is geared toward limited scope and shorter timelines, the announcement is especially suitable for generating preliminary data that can support later, larger grant applications.
Research topics are broadly framed within behavioral research for cancer control, with specific areas called out as priorities. These include basic biobehavioral research and psychological services (for example, stress processes, symptom management behaviors, or behavioral interventions that support coping and adherence), behavioral genetics (how genetic factors interact with behaviors and environments to influence cancer-related outcomes), cancer survivorship and bereavement (quality of life, long-term follow-up behaviors, family impacts, and grief-related outcomes), and health behaviors (such as diet, physical activity, screening participation, sun protection, medication adherence, or other risk-reduction and health-promotion behaviors). The FOA also emphasizes health communication and informatics, which can include patient-provider communication, decision aids, digital tools, and the use of technology or data systems to support prevention and care. Additional priority areas include health disparities (understanding and reducing inequities across populations and settings), processes of cancer care including delivery and utilization (how care is accessed, coordinated, and used, and how systems shape patient behavior and outcomes), and tobacco control, reflecting tobacco use as a major preventable cause of cancer and a critical target for behavioral intervention.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program in the health domain and is associated with CFDA number 93.399 (Cancer Control). The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award. The FOA was posted on December 22, 2011, with an original and current closing date of October 18, 2012, and an archive date of November 18, 2012, indicating the specific posting is historical, though the R03 mechanism and similar NCI behavioral research opportunities may continue through updated announcements.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) in the categories described), small businesses, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township), as well as special district governments and independent school districts. Housing authorities and tribal organizations are included, and the eligibility language also explicitly mentions a wide range of institutional types such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and eligible federal agencies. The FOA also allows non-U.S. entities (foreign institutions) to apply, permits non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations, and allows foreign components as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, which is important for projects involving international collaborations or non-U.S. populations relevant to cancer control research.
For applicants seeking the full requirements, application instructions, and any special review considerations, the announcement provides an official link to the NIH Grants Guide page for PAR-12-035: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-035.html. For technical issues accessing the announcement, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03) opportunity?
It is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding opportunity under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that supports small, investigator-initiated research projects focused on behavioral research in cancer prevention and cancer control. The funding opportunity number is PAR-12-035, and it uses the NIH R03 small grant mechanism.
What is the main purpose of this FOA?
The overall purpose is to strengthen basic and applied behavioral science related to cancer control. This includes research aimed at reducing cancer risk, improving cancer-related outcomes, and understanding behaviors and systems that affect prevention, detection, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life issues.
What is the R03 mechanism and what does it imply about project scope?
The NIH R03 mechanism is intended for projects that can be completed relatively quickly and with limited resources. As a result, the FOA is geared toward smaller-scope studies that can produce early findings, demonstrate feasibility, or generate preliminary data for later, larger grant applications.
Is this FOA intended for new investigators?
Yes. A secondary emphasis of the FOA is to bring new investigators into the cancer control behavioral research area, including researchers from biomedical, behavioral, and public health backgrounds who want to generate early findings or establish feasibility for larger studies.
What types of projects are specifically highlighted as a good fit for this R03?
The FOA highlights pilot and feasibility studies, secondary analyses of existing datasets, and meta-analyses as particularly well-suited to the R03 format.
What are examples of project activities that could fit within this FOA?
Based on the description, projects may include smaller-scale tests of intervention approaches, validation of measures or methods, studies of behavioral or psychosocial mechanisms linked to cancer outcomes, or evidence synthesis across prior studies to clarify what works and where gaps remain.
What research area does this FOA focus on?
The focus is behavioral research in cancer control, broadly framed to include behaviors and systems influencing cancer prevention and cancer-related outcomes across the continuum of care.
What priority topic areas are called out in the FOA?
Priority areas mentioned include: basic biobehavioral research and psychological services; behavioral genetics; cancer survivorship and bereavement; health behaviors; health communication and informatics; health disparities; processes of cancer care including delivery and utilization; and tobacco control.
What does "basic biobehavioral research and psychological services" include in this FOA?
Examples given include stress processes, symptom management behaviors, and behavioral interventions that support coping and adherence.
What does the FOA mean by "behavioral genetics" in this context?
It refers to research on how genetic factors interact with behaviors and environments to influence cancer-related outcomes.
What does the FOA include under cancer survivorship and bereavement?
Topics mentioned include quality of life, long-term follow-up behaviors, family impacts, and grief-related outcomes.
What kinds of health behaviors are within scope?
The FOA lists examples such as diet, physical activity, screening participation, sun protection, medication adherence, and other risk-reduction and health-promotion behaviors.
What is included under health communication and informatics?
Examples include patient-provider communication, decision aids, digital tools, and the use of technology or data systems to support prevention and care.
How does the FOA address health disparities?
The FOA emphasizes research aimed at understanding and reducing inequities across populations and settings.
What does "processes of cancer care including delivery and utilization" refer to?
It covers how care is accessed, coordinated, and used, and how systems shape patient behavior and outcomes.
Why is tobacco control listed as a priority area?
The FOA highlights tobacco control because tobacco use is described as a major preventable cause of cancer and a critical target for behavioral intervention.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of award.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The FOA is associated with CFDA number 93.399 (Cancer Control).
When was this FOA posted and what are the key dates listed?
The FOA was posted on December 22, 2011. It lists an original and current closing date of October 18, 2012, and an archive date of November 18, 2012.
Is this specific funding announcement current or historical?
The dates provided indicate this specific posting is historical (it has a closing date and an archive date in 2012). The description notes that the R03 mechanism and similar NCI behavioral research opportunities may continue through updated announcements.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) as described); small businesses; for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and various levels of government (state, county, city/township), including special district governments and independent school districts.
Are tribal organizations and housing authorities eligible?
Yes. The eligibility language includes housing authorities and tribal organizations.
Are minority-serving institutions and community-based organizations included in eligibility?
Yes. The FOA explicitly mentions a wide range of institutional types, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations, among others.
Are U.S. territories or possessions included?
Yes. The eligibility language includes U.S. territories or possessions.
Can federal agencies apply?
Yes. The eligibility language includes eligible federal agencies.
Can non-U.S. (foreign) institutions apply?
Yes. The FOA allows non-U.S. entities (foreign institutions) to apply, permits non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations, and allows foreign components as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Where can applicants find the official full announcement and instructions?
The FOA provides the official NIH Grants Guide page for PAR-12-035 at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-035.html
Who is listed as the contact for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues accessing the announcement, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
What general domain does this grant program fall under?
It is described as a discretionary grant program in the health domain.
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