Co-infection and Cancer (R01 and R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

A list of agency contacts by research area may be found in the application instructions.

• R21 project agency contacts
• R01 project agency contacts

The Co-infection and Cancer program provides grants for research on the roles of co-infection and cancer to inform prevention and treatment strategies for infection-related cancers. Applicants are encouraged to investigate co-infection and its relation to causes of risk among racially/ethnically diverse populations and those from urban and rural areas who are poor and medically underserved, and populations who may have a disproportionate burden of infection-related cancers.

Examples of research questions include:

• Why do some infected individuals progress to cancer while others do not?
• How can high-risk individuals be identified?
• Do co-infections contribute to cancer disparities?
• Are there differences between mono and co-infected tumors and individuals that increase cancer risk?

A detailed list of specific areas of research focus is available in the application instructions. There are two funding opportunities under this program:

1. R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant for the development of new research activities in the early and conceptual stages
2. R01 Research Project Grant that supports a discrete project to be performed by an investigator in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies

Eligible applicants include:

• Higher education institutions
  • Public/state controlled institutions
  • Private institutions
• Nonprofit organizations
  • With 501(c)(3) status
  • Without 501(c)(3) status
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • Faith-based or community-based organizations
  • Regional organizations
• Governments
  • State
  • County
  • City or township
  • Special districts
  • Federally recognized Indian/Native American tribal governments
  • Indian/Native American tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
  • Eligible agencies of the federal government
  • U.S. territory or possession
• Other
  • Independent school districts
  • Public housing authorities
  • Indian housing authorities
  • Non-domestic entities and non-domestic components of U.S. entities
  • Small businesses
  • For-profit organizations

R21: The combined budget for direct costs for the 2 year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 in direct costs may be requested in any single year.

R01: Project budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.

Links to the full announcement and online application procedures are available on grants.gov.

• R21 project application
• R01 project application

While not required, potential applicants are encouraged to email a letter of intent to Tram Kim Lam, Ph.D., MPH at least 30 days before application submission.