The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act provides $80 million to the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) to fund research that will eliminate prostate cancer.

This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). A summary of PCRP funding opportunities is provided below. Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY09 PCRP Program Announcements.

Program Announcements are available electronically from the Grants.gov website, the CDMRP website and the CDMRP eReceipt website.

The final FY09 PCRP Program Announcement, which describes the Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award has now been released.

A listing of all current USAMRMC funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.

Submission Deadlines and Links:

Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46861)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: July 15, 2009
Proposal: August 5, 2009

Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45266)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009

Health Disparity Research Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45282)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009

Health Disparity Training Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45283)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009

New Investigator Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45257)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009

Physician Research Training Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45263)
Pre-Application letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009

Population Based Idea Development Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45265)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009

Prostate Cancer Training Award
(http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45262)
Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009
Proposal: May 20, 2009