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ACS CHERC Grant Application – Request for Specific Aims

Thank you for your interest in participating in the ACS Cancer Health Equity Research Center (CHERC) grant application. We look forward to collaborating with you on this important UMGCCC initiative. As a next step, please submit your specific aims for the grant mechanism of interest by the end of this week to sadebamowo@som.umaryland.edu and twebb@som.umaryland.edu

Kindly note the following criteria for each grant mechanism:

1. Clinician Scientist Development Grants (CSDGs)

  1. Provide support for protected time for faculty involved in patient care to develop as independent clinician scientists.
  2. Applicants cannot have an independent research program or R-level funding at the time of application.
  3. Projects may be proposed for 3 or 4 years at $135,000 direct costs per year.
  4. If the subaward is at a secondary institution, up to 8% indirect costs per year may be claimed by that institution.

2. Research Scholar Grants (RSGs)

  1. Provide support to independent, self-directed researchers for 4 years at $215,000 direct costs per year.
  2. Subaward PIs must hold a full-time faculty position and possess a doctoral degree.
  3. If the subaward is at a secondary institution, up to 10% indirect costs may be claimed by that institution.
  4. For this RFA, faculty may be of any rank.
  5. The research must be multi-level and involve two or more social determinants of health.

Early next week, the larger research group and the CHERC supportive core members will review all submitted aims. We will follow up with you regarding next steps soon after.

Thank you again for your interest, and we look forward to reviewing your aims. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Sally and Tonya

American Cancer Society’s Institutional Research Grant (ACS‐IRG)
FY25 Pilot Awardees

 

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Cite P30 CCSGNCI Requires UMGCCC Members Cite Cancer Center Resources in all Publications

  • CRF: Publications resulting from research,  training activities, pilot projects, and utilization of shared services supported by Cigarette Restitution Fund (CRF) award must contain the following acknowledgment:
    “This (article, conference, publication, etc.) was supported by funds through the Maryland Department of Health's Cigarette Restitution Fund Program – CH-649-CRF.” 
     

  • P30 CCSG: Publications resulting from research,  training activities, pilot projects, and utilization of shared services supported by Dr. Cullen’s P30 CCSG must contain the following acknowledgment (a PMCID will additionally need to be established):
    “This (article, conference, publication, etc.) was supported by funds through the National Cancer Institute - Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) – P30CA134274.”
     

  • Shared Services: In addition to citing the P30 CCSG, publications resulting from utilization of shared services must contain the following acknowledgment:
    “The authors thank XXXX Shared Service of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center for XXXX.”
     

  • ACS-IRG: Present and Past Awardees, if you have received a pilot award through Dr. Webb’s (previously Dr. Martin) ACS-IRG Institutional Research Grant, please ensure you cite your publications appropriately.
    Publications resulting from research or training activities supported by the American Cancer Society must contain the following acknowledgment:
    "This (article, conference, publication, etc.) was supported by UMGCCC American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant – IRG-18-160-16.”

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