Research Funding

NE LB506 Cancer and Smoking Research

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

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