1. Funding Priorities: National Cancer Institute Carly Parry, PhD, MSW National Cancer Institute

2. Priority Areas Provocative Questions RFAs (11-011, 11-012 ) Provocative Questions RFAs (11-011, 11-012 ) NCI has several Divisions: DCCPS,DCP most relevant to social and behavioral research topics/interests NCI has several Divisions: DCCPS,DCP most relevant to social and behavioral research topics/interests Division of Cancer Prevention Division of Cancer Prevention Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences –Behavioral Research Program*** –Applied Research Program*** –Office of Cancer Survivorship (OD)*** –Implementation Science Team(OD)*** –Surveillance Research Program –Epidemiology & Genomics Research Program*** http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding_apply.html http://dcp.cancer.gov/funding/funding-grants

3. Priority Areas include… DCCPS, Behavioral Research Program (BRP) DCCPS, Behavioral Research Program (BRP) –Biological mechanisms of psychosocial processes related to prevention, detection, treatment, and maintenance of healthy lifestyle behaviors –Predictors of diet, weight, physical activity, and tobacco use –Risk perception and communication of health information to public, patients, and providers –Surveillance of communication outcomes and new media channels of communication DCCPS, BRP, Tobacco Control Research Branch DCCPS, BRP, Tobacco Control Research Branch –Etiology, predictors, correlates, and determinants of tobacco use, nicotine dependence, and cessation –Tobacco prevention interventions at the individual, system, and population level –Tobacco cessation interventions at the individual, system, and population level Tobacco control interventions for underserved and at-risk populations –Other tobacco products, e.g., smokeless tobacco, cigars, roll-your-own, hookah, bidis, etc

4. Finding Specific FOAs for Social and Behavioral Research in Cancer http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/funding_apply.html

5. Finding Specific FOAs http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/funding.htm

6. General FOAs for Social and Behavioral Research Parent R01: Research Project Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-260.html Parent R01: Research Project Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-260.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-260.html General announcement General announcement NCI Omnibus R21: NCI Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program, PAR-12-145, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-12-145.html NCI Omnibus R21: NCI Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program, PAR-12-145, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-12-145.htmlhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-12-145.html Purpose: to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. Purpose: to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. NCI Omnibus R03: NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research NCI Omnibus R03: NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research PAR-12-144, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-144.html PAR-12-144, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-144.htmlhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-144.html Purpose: supports small research projects on cancer that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Purpose: supports small research projects on cancer that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

7. Specific FOAs: Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03) Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03) –PAR-12-035 (R03), expires October 2012. –Purpose: to enhance basic and applied behavioral sciences research in the context of cancer control, with a secondary goal of attracting new investigators to the field from a variety of biomedical, behavioral and public health disciplines Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities –PAR-10-136 (R01) –PAR-10-137 (R21) –Purpose: Behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention.

8. Specific FOAs: Dissemination/Implementation Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-038.html (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-040.html (R21) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-039.html (R03) Purpose: Methods, structures, and strategies that propose to disseminate and implement health behavior change interventions and evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment, and quality of life improvement services into public health and clinical practice settings. Purpose: Methods, structures, and strategies that propose to disseminate and implement health behavior change interventions and evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment, and quality of life improvement services into public health and clinical practice settings.

9. Specific FOAs: Epidemiology, Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology PAR-12-039 (R03) Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology PAR-12-039 (R03) –Purpose: to provide support for pilot projects, testing of new techniques, secondary analyses of existing data, development and validation of measurement methods, linkage of genetic polymorphisms with other variables related to cancer risk, and development of innovative projects for more comprehensive research in cancer etiology and epidemiology. Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment PAR-12-197 (R21) PAR-12-198 (R01) Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment PAR-12-197 (R21) PAR-12-198 (R01)PAR-12-197 PAR-12-198PAR-12-197 PAR-12-198 –Purpose: encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity

10. Questions? Carly Parry, Ph.D., MSW Program Director Office of Cancer Survivorship, Behavioral Research Program Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Phone: (301) 435-4540 Main OCS phone: (301) 402-2964 Carla.parry@nih.gov