March 2005

$150 M funding opportunities DoD breast cancer research

The Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) Defense Appropriations Act provides $150 million to the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

The FY05 BCRP Program Announcements for proposals in the following mechanisms are available and proposals may be submitted.
BCRP Funding Mechanisms Anticipated Proposal Submission
Date by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Era of Hope Scholar AwardsNomination April 5, 2005Full Proposal July 26, 2005Center of Excellence AwardsPre-proposal April 5, 2005Full Proposal July 26, 2005Clinical Translational Research AwardsPre-proposal April 5, 2005Full Proposal July 26, 2005Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Partnership Training AwardsPre-proposal April 5, 2005Full Proposal July 26, 2005Predoctoral Traineeship AwardsMay 24, 2005Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral AwardsMay 24, 2005Idea AwardsMay 24, 2005


Detailed descriptions of each mechanism, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and deadlines are available in the FY05 BCRP Program Announcements.

Points of Contact: Gail Whitehead, Public Affairs Coordinator, 301-619-7783, [email protected]
Richard Kenyon, Ph.D., BCRP Program Manager, 301-619-7071