At a glance
This program funds investigator-initiated research on how bariatric surgery affects cancer risk, including animal studies, human studies, or both. It is for new, resubmission, and revision applications that do not propose clinical trials. Eligible applicants include a wide range of U.S. institutions and organizations, including nonprofits, for-profits, governments, tribal entities, and foreign organizations are not eligible to apply. The combined direct-cost budget for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000, with no more than $200,000 in any single year, and no cost sharing is required. Applications should focus on the bariatric surgery procedures now commonly used, especially sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and foreign components are allowed.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for support of investigator-initiated studies addressing mechanisms by which bariatric surgery impacts cancer risk, and seeks to draw in talented scientists who study bariatric surgery to investigate its effects on cancer, rather than shorter term outcomes such as weight loss and diabetes. The goal of this NOFO is to support proof of concept studies for feasibility and exploratory development. Feasibility must not have already been developed in the literature or with preliminary data. While unpublished data are not permitted, references and data from widely available preprints that have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) are acceptable. Investigators who have generated unpublished preliminary data should submit a proposal to companion R01.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments