July 29, 2011

The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Defense Appropriations Act provides $150 M to the Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) to eradicate breast cancer by funding innovative, high-impact research through a partnership of scientists and consumers.

This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). A summary of BCRP funding opportunities is provided below. Detailed descriptions of each of the funding opportunities, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY11 BCRP Program Announcements. Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website, the CDMRP website and the CDMRP eReceipt System.

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Submission Deadlines:

Impact Award
Pre-Application: September 20, 2011
Application (Invited): December 22, 2011

Clinical Translational Research Award
Pre-Application: September 20, 2011
Application (Invited): December 22, 2011

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Brief descriptions of each of these award mechanisms are available on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs website.