Notice Number: NOT-CA-18-057

Key Dates
Release Date: March 19, 2018

Issued by
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to notify the community of a correction to the "Specific Research Objectives" for PA-16-175, "Exploratory Grants in Cancer Epidemiology and Genomics Research (R21)"

The following section has been modified (in italics):

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Not Appropriate for this FOA

Current Language:

This announcement does not cover the development and initial validation of novel diet and physical activity methods and measures covered under FOA PAR-15-171 "Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24)". Rather, it complements that announcement by encouraging research in the application of novel diet and physical activity methods and measures to existing data and in the evaluation of the feasibility of implementing novel tools in existing studies for the purpose of determining best practices in new and ongoing research settings.

New Language:

This announcement does not cover the development and initial validation of novel diet and physical activity methods and measures covered under FOA PAR-18-112, Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)". Rather, it complements that announcement by encouraging research in the application of novel diet and physical activity methods and measures to existing data and in the evaluation of the feasibility of implementing novel tools in existing studies for the purpose of determining best practices in new and ongoing research settings.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Mukesh Verma, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Telephone: 240-276-6889
Email: [email protected]