September 19, 2023, Research Bulletin

Highlighted Opportunity

Internal Funding Opportunities

CU Anschutz Programmatic Incubator for Research (CU ASPIRE) Program 

The goal of the CU ASPIRE Program is to increase submission and success of program project, center grants, and large multi-project team science programs (not multi-PI R01s) on campus by supporting milestone-driven collaborations between investigators across campus. 

• Letters of Intent (required) due: October 30, 2023
• Application due: December 15, 2023
• Coming Soon: The CU School of Medicine and CU Anschutz Research Development and Strategy Office will host ASPIRE Townhalls to discuss program specific. Dates and details will be announced soon. 

See additional details, full RFP, and link to submit LOI. 

Limited Funding Opportunities

National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)

• Internal applications due: September 27, 2023
• Sponsor application due: November 17, 2023

National Institute on Aging (NIA) | The Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Network (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• If interested in applying, please email Jamie Kutner by September 8, 2023
• Sponsor application deadline: November 17, 2023

Brain Research Foundation | Seed Grant

• Internal Applications Due: October 9, 2023  
• Sponsor LOI deadline: November 21, 2023

The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation

• Internal Applications Due: October 18, 2023  
• Sponsor LOI deadline: December 1, 2023

Call for Nominations - Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science

• Internal Applications Due: October 16, 2023  
• Sponsor deadline: November 1, 2023

Featured Funding Opportunities

NIH 

• 10/31/2023 — Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Health Equity Research Hubs (UC2 Clinical Trial Optional) *Please contact Jamie Kutner if you are interested in submitting a proposal or collaborating on a proposal for this mechanism. 
• 2/5/2024 — Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Rheumatic Heart Disease Research (R01)

NSF

• 09/27/2023 — NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological Informatics, Systems Understanding of Host-Microbe Interactions, Synthetic Cells and Cellular Systems, and Synthetic Microbial Communities 

DOD

• 10/04/2023 — Combat Casualty Care Research Program (JPC-6) – 1 funding mechanism
• 10/05/2023 — Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) – 8 funding mechanisms
• 10/05/2023 — Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) 

ARPHA-H

• 09/21/2023 — Precision Surgical Interventions (PSI) 
• 03/14/2024 — General ARPA-H Funding: apply ASAP, applications accepted on rolling basis or until funding runs out   
• Funding Update: ARPA-H funds its first ever research project via the General BAA mechanism awarded to Emery University ($24M): RNA-Encoded Immunogene Tuning (CUREIT) 
• For more information or questions, email Jamie Kutner.

Notices of Intent to Publish

NIH 

NIH Funding Announcements

Special Announcements

Fundamentals of Study Design Biostatistics Short Course

• September 6 - October 11 (online)
• Wednesdays 4:00 - 6:00 PM

A six-week short course for those wanting to become acquainted with basic clinical trial methodology, either to broaden their knowledge of public health and clinical research, or to obtain a basis for more advanced study of the design and conduct of clinical trials. Introduces clinical trial design in the context of epidemiological concepts, covers various topics in the design and conduct of clinical trials, and profiles clinical trials that illustrate these issues.

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