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The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) announces its 14th cycle of research grant funding. Approximately $8 million will be available for grants beginning July 1, 2008. Our funding is available only to California-based applicants for projects carried out primarily within the state of California.

The mission of the CBCRP is to eliminate breast cancer by leading innovation in research, communication, and collaboration in the California scientific and lay communities.

All funded research must address this mission. In addition, we are committed to funding research that is innovative, complementary to research funded by other agencies, and responsive to the concerns of breast cancer advocates in California.

Please refer to our Call for Applications for more details on our award types, CBCRP priority issues, funding history for 2007, and eligibility criteria.

Award types for 2008 Cycle 14:

Translational Research Award. The goal is to support projects that represent a “translational bridge” to overcome the barriers of applying knowledge gained through prior research and putting this knowledge to practical use. To submit a full application, a letter of intent (LOI) must be submitted by October 15, 2007. For more information, click here
Award cap (total direct costs): $750K
Maximum duration: 3 years

Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowship career development awards.
Award caps (total costs): $76,000 ($38,000 per year) for dissertation; $135,000 ($45,000 per year) for postdoctoral fellowships
Maximum duration: 2 years for dissertation; 3 years for postdoctoral fellowships

IDEAs (innovative, developmental, exploratory awards). Junior investigators (past postdoctoral fellowship and less than 3 years as an independent investigator) are strongly encouraged to apply under this award type. We offer a competitive renewal for prior recipients of CBCRP IDEA awards from 2006-2007.
Award caps (total direct costs): $100,000 or $150,000 (projects using human or animal subjects) for IDEAs. $200,000 or $250,000 (projects using human or animal subjects) for IDEA renewals.
Maximum duration: 1.5 years (IDEA) or 2 years (IDEA-renewal)

Community Research Collaboration (CRC) awards for collaborations of trained researchers and community members and organizations. Pilot and Full Research Award levels of support are offered. Awards for Implementation and Dissemination (I and D) are also available to CRC teams that have completed full awards.
Award caps (total direct costs): $150K (Pilot CRC Awards), $150K (I and D Awards) or $600K (Full CRC Awards)
Maximum duration: 1.5 years (Pilot CRC), 1.5 years (I and D), or 3 years (Full CRC)

Joining Forces Conference Awards. To support a conference, symposium, retreat, or other structured meeting to link breast cancer researchers, non-breast cancer investigators, and community members for the purpose of stimulating new ideas and collaborations.
Award cap: $25,000

All CBCRP applications must be submitted electronically!

All LOIs, concept papers, and full applications must be submitted on-line using the proposalCENTRAL website https://proposalcentral.altum.com/ Full application instructions and forms will be available by August 31, 2007 on proposalCENTRAL. Materials for submitting a CRC Concept Paper are currently posted on proposalCENTRAL.

Submission deadlines

The CBCRP has only one funding cycle per year with the following submission deadlines:

Award type
Application item
Due date
Translational Research Award only
LOI (required!)
October 15, 2007
CRC only * Deadline extended because of the Southern California fires
Concept paper (required!)
October 29*, 2007
Dissertation, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Translational Research Award, and IDEA (regular and junior investigator)
Full application (no LOI required!)
January 9, 2008
IDEA-competitive renewal only
LOI (required!)
January 9, 2008
CRC (Pilot, Full and I & D) and IDEA-competitive renewal
Full application (must have had an approved LOI!)
February 28, 2008
Joining Forces Conference Award
LOI (required!) & Full application *
Anytime before April 30, 2008

* Please contact us at least six months prior to your planned meeting. We may require submission of a “letter of intent” prior to a full application.

Note: the Web address for proposalCENTRAL has changed and is now: https://proposalcentral.altum.com

Program contact information

California Breast Cancer Research Program
University of California, Office of the President
300 Lakeside Drive, 6th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3550

E-mail: getinfo@cbcrp.org
Fax: 510 587-6325
Phone: 510 987-9884
Phone (toll free): 888 313-2277

How to get help

We welcome your questions and feedback. First, look through our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

If you have specific questions, please contact one of our research administrators: