Title	Planning Grant for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Collaboration
Announcement	RFA-CA-03-009 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-03-009.html
Release Date	03/28/2002
Application Receipt Date	08/14/2002
Funding Mechanism(s)	P20 http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/flash/awards.htm
Status of Initiative	New applications are no longer being accepted for this initiative. Currently funded projects may provide opportunities for partnerships and collaborations. Please refer to the webscontact information below.
Description	The NCI invites planning grant applications to help researchers and faculty in Minority Serving Institutions, in partnerships with researchers and faculty of NCI-designated Cancer Centers, plan and implement focused collaborations in cancer research, cancer research training and career development or cancer education. The purpose of this initiative is to provide support for cancer projects and programs for a limited duration of time to perform feasibility studies and obtain preliminary data that will lead to the submission of specific competitive grant applications traditionally supported by the NCI and others.
Contact	Sanya A. Springfield Ph.D., springfs@mail.nih.gov
Type of Cancer Research	Biology Cancer Research Training, Career Development, and Education Opportunities Imaging Predictive and Prognostic Markers Prevention Research on Health Disparities and Special Populations
Relevancy to Specific Cancer(s)	Bladder Cancer Brain Tumor Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Endometrial Cancer Esophageal Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Lymphoma Melanoma Myeloma Other Cancers Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Sarcoma Stomach Cancer
	Grant Funding Consideration: Instructions to researchers for addressing scientific priority areas identified in Progress Review Group reports and The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research (http://plan.cancer.gov). NCI Grants Information (http://www.cancer.gov/research_funding/) Information about NCI Initiatives, grant policies, processes, guidelines, program contacts... Information on all NIH funding opportunities, grants review, the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts...