Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2008

ACKC has been successful in getting the Department of Defense to include kidney cancer as one of 21 areas eligible to compete for research funds in the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program as part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. The total pot is $50 million. There are four award mechanisms funding grants from $900,000 plus indirect costs to $2.5 million plus indirect costs. the grants are from three to four years. To see the full details go to:

http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/08prmrppreann.htm

Last year Maria Czyzyk-Kreska, MD, PhD, of the University of Cincinnati received a three year grant of $932,919 for kidney cancer research.