Fostering Research With Additional Resources and Development (FORWARD) Urology Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

US Dept. of Health & Human Services: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Predicted deadline: Oct 19, 2023 (Full proposal)

Grant amount: Up to US $750,000

Funding uses: Research, Training / Capacity Building

Location of project: Anywhere in the world

Location of residency: United States, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Show all

Overview:

NOTE: All applications are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. 

The overall goal of the Fostering Research with Additional Resources and Development (FORWARD) Urology Centers program is to foster and expand the urology (excluding cancer) research community. The objective of each FORWARD Urology Center will be to support a Research Project designed and conducted by a collaborative, multidisciplinary team comprising primarily of junior investigators with at least one Early Stage Investigator (ESI) and/or researcher new to urology. Research Project data are expected to support one or more follow-on independent grant applications (e.g., R01s) submitted by Research Project Team investigators. The Center PD(s)/PI(s) will lead an Administrative (Project Support) Core to provide guidance to the Research Project Team to help ensure the research aims are met and to aid them in their successful integration into the broader urologic research field. The Center will leverage intra- and extra-institutional resources, collaborations and facilities and engage as a member of NIDDKs CAIRIBU (Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology) Program.

Application budgets are limited to $250,000 in Direct Costs per year. Of this amount up to but not exceeding $25,000 in Direct Costs per year should be budgeted for the Administrative (Project Support) Core component, including the effort of the Center PD(s)/PI(s). The maximum project period is 3 years.

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.