CANCER EDUCATION

NIH GUIDE, Volume 22, Number 37, October 15, 1993



PAR NUMBER:  PAR-94-004



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National Cancer Institute



PURPOSE



The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications to its

Cancer Education Grant Program designed to support innovative

educational efforts to reduce, directly or indirectly, cancer

incidence, morbidity, and mortality.  It also wishes to encourage

effective programs that promise improvement in the quality of life of

cancer patients.



HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000



The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000,"

a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas.  This Program

Announcement, Cancer Education, is related to the priority area of

educational and community-based programs.  Potential applicants may

obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000: (Summary Report:  Stock No.

017-001-00473-1 or Full Report:  Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) through

the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402-0325 (telephone 202-783-3238).



ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS



Any not-for-profit or for-profit organization engaged in

health-related education, research, or training and located in the

United States or its territories may apply.



MECHANISM OF SUPPORT



The mechanism of support is the Cancer Education (R25) grant award.

In general, allowable costs must be consistent with PHS policy and

recommended by peer reviewers.  These costs include, but are not

limited to, supplies, personnel costs, student compensation,

consultant costs, equipment, travel, sub-contractual costs, other

expenses, and other student costs when appropriate.  Indirect costs

are payable at either their actual level or at the rate of eight

percent of total direct costs, depending upon which sum is smaller.

Tuition and equipment costs are to be excluded from the direct cost

base for the computation of the indirect cost amount.  All applicants

may request up to five years of support in a single grant period in

order to develop or maintain a specific education program.



RESEARCH OBJECTIVES



Reorganized in 1993, the Cancer Education Grant Program (CEGP) plans

to accomplish its objectives by providing institutions a wide range

of opportunities to develop and sustain unique, innovative

curriculum-driven programs that focus on various cancer education

activities.  These will be projects not normally supported by other

NIH grant mechanisms.  The target audiences for these programs can

range from biomedical researchers; health professionals; medical,

dental, nursing, and other health professional students; college and

high school students; to members of the lay community.



APPLICATION PROCEDURES



To apply for a CEGP award, applicants are to use the PHS research

grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 9/91) available from the

applicant institution's office of sponsored research.  Application

forms can also be obtained from the Office of Grants Information,

Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, Westwood

Building, Room 449, Bethesda, MD 20892, telephone (301) 710-0267.

Ongoing receipt dates for new applications are: 1 February, 1 June,

and 1 October each year.  Current Guidelines (rev. 04/93) are

available from the address listed under INQUIRIES.



The title and number of the PA must be typed in Section 2a on the

face page of the application.  The signed, typewritten original of

the application and five signed, exact, clear, and single-sided

photocopies, must be sent or delivered in one package to:



Division of Research Grants

National Institutes of Health

Westwood Building, Room 240

Bethesda, MD  20892**



REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS



All applications will be reviewed for scientific, technical, and

educational merit by an appropriate review committee managed by the

Grants Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, NCI.  Second

level review will be provided by the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Review criteria are listed in the current Guidelines.



AWARD CRITERIA



The CEGP is supported by the Cancer Education segment of the NCI

operating grants budget.  Any award decision will be based upon the

quality of the proposed project as determined by peer review,

availability of funds, and program balance among educational areas of

the program.



INQUIRIES



For current Guidelines and information concerning the objectives and

scope of the Cancer Education Grant Program, contact:



Dr. Robert C. Adams

Division of Cancer Biology, Diagnosis and Centers

National Cancer Institute

Executive Plaza North, Room 520

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-8580

FAX:  (301) 402-4472



Direct inquiries regarding fiscal matters to:



Mr. Robert Hawkins

Grants Administration Branch

National Cancer Institute

Executive Plaza South, Room 243

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-7800, ext. 13

FAX:  (301) 496-8601



AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS



This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance, Number 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower.  Awards are made

under the authorization of the Public Health Service Act, Title IV,

Part A, Public Law 78-410, as amended by Public Law 99-158, 42 USC

241 and 285 and administered under PHS grants policies and Federal

Regulations 42 CFR Part 52 and 45 CFR Part 74.  This program is not

subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive

Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review.



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