If funded, the proposed start date of the CCVC Innovations in Cardiovascular Discovery Grant will be October 1, 2018. It is anticipated that 1 pilot project with a budget not exceeding a total of $50,000 (including matching funds) will be awarded based on merit and availability of funds. At the one-year review, if the Steering Committee agrees there is substantial progress on the project, up to an additional $12,500 may be awarded for a second year. If an R01 or equivalent grant is funded from the project within three years, an additional $12,500 may also be given. Awardees will be required to provide a six-month interim presentation to the committee on project progress as well as a one-year report on accomplishments.
ELIGIBILITY and EXPECTATIONS
- Open to all UAB faculty members at any rank. CCVC Steering Committee members are excluded from applying as PI, but may serve as Co-Investigators.
- Projects can be clinical, population, basic science, or a combination. This RFA is specifically soliciting novel, innovative, and high-impact science.
- Preference will be given to multi-investigator proposals.
- Applications that are extensions of currently funded research will not be considered.
- Require IACUC/IRB protocol submission prior to the funding start date (if applicable).
- The selected pilot project is expected to lead to the submission of an extramural NIH grant application.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- A one page pre-proposal should be submitted by May 31, 2018 5pm (CT) and should include: title of proposal; names of the PI and applicants; a brief statement of the problem, statement of the hypothesis to be tested, why it is innovative and impactful, and how you will test it. No data or references required. NIH bio-sketch of the principal investigator(s) should also be submitted.
- PIs of the most meritorious pre-proposals will be notified by June 20, 2018. Finalists will then be required to submit a three-page proposal (11-point font, 0.5-inch margins, not including face page, references, plan for extramural funding, and budget/budget justification) by July 31st and give a 10-minute presentation to the CCVC review panel on August 14, 2018 at noon. The full paper and presentation must include, in the following order:
- Face page with grant title and listing of all investigators and their UAB Departments/Divisions
- Desired modifications to the initial one-page pre-proposal
- A detailed description of the approach (up to two pages)
- References
- Timeline for proposed studies and plan for extramural funding
- Biosketches of all investigators (PI and Co-Investigators)
- Budget and justification, including description of management of the project, along with the source and extent of any matching funds and other available resources.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications must be submitted electronically in a single PDF to Megan Pickering (meganpickering@uabmc.edu) by 5:00pm CT on May 31, 2018 (pre-proposal) and July 31st (finalist papers). Applications must use Arial 11-point font with 0.5 inch margins. Faculty salary, travel or publication costs are not to be included. Post Doc/Technician salary/fringe of 25% or less of the budget will be considered. Applications that are not formatted as described will not be reviewed.
KEY DATES
April 12, 2018: RFA Announcement
May 31, 2018: Pre-proposal deadline
June 20, 2018: Finalists notified and full paper and presentation requested
July 31, 2018: Final paper by finalists deadline
August 14, 2018: Finalist presentations given
October 1, 2018: Funding start date