U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command &
Fort Detrick Public Affairs/Marketing Office, Fort Detrick, Maryland
February 25, 2003
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program for Fiscal Year 2003
The fiscal year 2003 (FY03) Defense Appropriations Act provides $150 million to the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP).
The FY03 BCRP will be releasing nine different funding mechanisms:
| BCRP Funding Mechanisms | Anticipated Proposal Submission Month (Date to be Determined) |
| Center of Excellence Award | Pre-Proposal April 3, 2003 Full Proposal August 7, 2003 |
| Clinical Translational Research (CTR) Award | Pre-Proposal April 3, 2003 Full Proposal August 7, 2003 |
| Idea Award | May 14, 2003 |
| Innovator Award | Nomination April 16, 2003 Application August 7, 2003 |
| Clinical Research Nurse Award | May 14, 2003 |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Partnership Training Award | Pre-Proposal April 3, 2003 Full Proposal August 7, 2003 |
| Physician-Scientist Training Award | May 14, 2003 |
| Predoctoral Traineeship Award | May 14, 2003 |
| Postdoctoral Award | May 14, 2003 |
Detailed descriptions of each of these mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements will be available late February in the Program Announcement corresponding to that mechanism. Each Program Announcement will be available for downloading from the CDMRP web site (https://cdmrp.health.mil). All applicants will be required to submit an electronic version of their proposal as a PDF (portable document format) file.
Points of Contact:
Gail Whitehead, Public Affairs Coordinator, phone (301) 619-7071;
Richard Kenyon, Ph.D., BCRP Program Manager, phone (301) 619-7071