UNMC Deadline Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019
Program Summary
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NE DHHS) announced the Fiscal Year 2020 Cancer and Smoking Disease Research Funds grant competition. Funded by LB506, this program focuses on reducing cancer and smoking-related diseases. The program gives priority to scientific, technical or behavioral research proposals relating directly to the prevention of cancer and smoking-related diseases. Preferred applications will focus on innovative, new research that could support future proposals for external peer-reviewed funding.
Interested Principal Investigators (PIs) must submit applications to SPAdmin by Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Award
Up to $50,000 for the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
- No indirect costs allowed
- No salary support for the PI or other faculty on full-time appointments allowed
- To minimize cost-share, PIs or other faculty should commit no more than 2% effort
Timeline
Deadline | Who | Task | Detailed Instructions |
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 | PI/Dept. | Application and appendix documents due to SPAdmin | Email application PDF and appendix PDF to spadmin@unmc.edu by 5 PM
· Use the application face page and application form · Prepare one PDF of application and letters PDF Title: PI name (Last, First) – LB506 – 2020 · Prepare one PDF of all appendix materials PDF Title: PI name (Last, First) – Appendix To ensure a competitive application, please be available for questions prior to the NE DHHS deadline. |
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 | PI/Dept. | ADIS Internal Forms due to SPAdmin | Generate routing and budget forms in ADIS; route for “SPA review” |
Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 | SPAdmin | Applications due to NE DHHS | Upon final review and authorized signature, SPAdmin will submit application/appendix to NE DHHS |
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 | PI/Dept. | Protocol applications due to UNMC regulatory offices | Submit IRB, IACUC, and IBC materials to the applicable UNMC regulatory office for approval by 5 PM |
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | SPAdmin | Protocol approvals due to NE DHHS | Send verification of protocol approval for IRB, IACUC, and IBC to NE DHHS
Approvals required by this date or NE DHHS will consider the application incomplete and return without review |
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | NE DHHS announces awards |
For more information
- NE DHHS required application face page and application form
- FY 2020 instructions & timeline
- Nebraska Cancer and Smoking Disease Research Program website
- Contact information for Sponsored Programs Grants & Contracts Specialists