Research Overview
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) funded 744 research grants, totaling $332,804,744. (Dollar figures may include funding from other NCI organizations.)
Table 1 shows the distribution of the research grant portfolio by scientific program: epidemiology and genetics research, behavioral research, applied research, surveillance research and survivorship research.
Table 2 shows the distribution of behavioral research grants by scientific focus: applied cancer screening research, basic biobehavioral research, health communication and informatics research, health promotion research, and tobacco control research.
Table 3 shows the distribution of FY 2001 cancer control and population sciences grants by funding mechanism. Approximately 61 percent of the division's grant portfolio is funded through the R01 research project grant mechanism.
Table 1: Distribution of Cancer Control and Population Sciences grants funded in FY 2001 (by program)
| Program |
# of Grants |
Dollars |
% DCCPS Grants |
% DCCPS Dollars |
| Applied Research Program |
39 |
$23,138,905 |
5 |
7 |
| Behavioral Research Program |
249 |
$112,242,098 |
33 |
34 |
| Cancer Survivorship Research |
54 |
$14,428,507 |
7 |
4 |
| DCCPS Office of the Director |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
0 |
| Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program |
387 |
$180,402,851 |
52 |
54 |
| Office of Management |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
0 |
| Surveillance Research Program |
15 |
$2,592,383 |
2 |
1 |
| Total Cancer Control and Population Sciences |
744 |
$332,804,744 |
100% |
100% |
Table 2: Distribution of Behavioral Research grants funded in FY 2001 (by focus)
| Branch |
# of Grants |
% Behavioral Research Program |
Dollars |
% Behavioral Research Program |
| Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch |
37 |
15 |
$14,927,888 |
13 |
| Basic Biobehavioral Research Branch |
22 |
9 |
$6,150,677 |
5 |
| Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch |
59 |
24 |
$17,463,858 |
16 |
| Health Promotion Research Branch |
48 |
19 |
$22,065,065 |
20 |
| Tobacco Control Research Branch |
83 |
33 |
$51,634,610 |
46 |
| Total |
249 |
100% |
$112,242,098 |
100% |
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Table 3: Distribution of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences research portfolio by grant funding mechanism.
| Grant Funding Mechanism |
# of Grants |
% of total DCCPS Grants |
Dollars |
% of total DCCPS Dollars |
| P01 - Research Program Projects |
18 |
2.4 |
$33,072,185 |
10 |
| P41 - Biotechnology Resource Grant Program |
1 |
0.1 |
$95,000 |
0 |
| P50 - Specialized Center |
8 |
1.1 |
$10,531,177 |
3 |
| R01 - Research Project |
452 |
60.8 |
$211,488,710 |
64 |
| R03 - Small Research Grants |
74 |
9.9 |
$5,078,240 |
2 |
| R13 - Conferences |
11 |
1.5 |
$552,677 |
0 |
| R18 - Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects |
2 |
0.3 |
$357,369 |
0 |
| R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants |
30 |
4.0 |
$5,172,964 |
2 |
| R25 - Education Projects |
3 |
0.4 |
$297,192 |
0 |
| R29 - First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) Award |
14 |
1.9 |
$1,549,492 |
0 |
| R41 - Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase I |
1 |
0.1 |
$99,790 |
0 |
| R43 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I |
16 |
2.2 |
$1,932,667 |
1 |
| R44 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II |
26 |
3.5 |
$8,596,108 |
3 |
| U01 - Research Project (Cooperative Agreements) |
78 |
10.5 |
$38,587,283 |
12 |
| U19 - Research Program (Cooperative Agreement) |
2 |
0.3 |
$8,049,887 |
2 |
| U24 - Resource-Related Research Project (Cooperative Agreements) |
8 |
1.1 |
$7,344,003 |
2 |
| Totals |
744 |
100% |
$332,804,744 |
100% |
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