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RAPID ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT (RAPID) PROGRAM
Application Information
Format of ApplicationsThere is no specific form for applications. Applications must be no more than 20 single-spaced pages, be submitted in hard copy and electronic copy (MS Word or preferably .pdf format) and contain the following elements:
Address for ApplicationsApplications for the RAPID program may be requested from and returned to: Email:
Telephone:
Overnight mail:
Regular U.S. mail:
Receipt DatesApplications will be reviewed once per year. Applications (10 copies), including a resume for the principal investigator must be received on or before October 1. Review will be completed by March 1, the following year. NCI staff will discuss the project in person or by telephone conference, with successful applicants, and time lines for completion of tasks will be in place by May 1. Review CriteriaStrength of the hypothesis - the extent to which this discovery is associated with a compelling hypothesis that strongly merits a clinical test. Novelty - the extent to which this discovery will enable clinical testing of new approaches to cancer prevention that have not been adequately explored and are NOT likely to be explored without RAPID assistance. Costs and Benefits - appropriateness of the anticipated costs (as estimated by the RAPID Review Committee) in light of the possible benefits. Submittal and Review ProcessUnder the RAPID program, NCI contractors perform work pertaining to approved projects. Speed of review, criteria for review, and timeframe of interaction is significantly different when compared to the grant funding mechanism. RAPID is not a grant program to a particular laboratory. The majority of resources committed through RAPID are NCI new-agent development contracts and NCI staff expertise in service of highly meritorious projects. Some steps in the process may be best carried out in the originating laboratories, in which case NCI will initially attempt to provide necessary support through existing suitable funding vehicles, but this pathway for support may not be the ultimate avenue used. The focus is on using NCI staff expertise to define the most effective and cost-efficient means of getting necessary tasks accomplished. Applicants are NOT expected to ask for specific funds or to estimate costs in a RAPID proposal. A central function of NCI staff in the RAPID Review Process is to outline costs utilizing U.S. Government internal or external contract sources to achieve the desired goals. A special RAPID Review Group, comprised of selected NCI staff and outside experts from academia and industry, reviews applications. NCI staff participate in an advisory capacity, and are not reviewing or voting members of the RAPID Review Group. RAPID Review Group members are bound by confidentiality agreements customary for review of NIH grants. Review results in the assignment of priority scores. NCI commits to develop the projects accorded high merit by the Review process. The number of projects supported in any review cycle is a function of the level of merit and availability of funds.
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