Purpose

The ASCO Cancer Foundation® Improving Cancer Care Grant, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, will provide extramural research funding to address important issues regarding access to healthcare, quality of care, and delivery of care, with general applicability to breast cancer. The goal of this program is to encourage multi-disciplinary research that will have a major impact on cancer care, with general applicability in the breast cancer arena. This grant opportunity is part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure/ASCO Cancer Foundation Research Initiative.

Funding Available

Susan G. Komen for the Cure and The ASCO Cancer Foundation expect to award one research grant, totaling 1.35 million dollars. This money will be distributed as $450,000 total costs per year over three years.

Timeline

• July 1, 2010 – Online application opens
• September 1, 2010 – Letter of Intent Due
• December 21, 2010 – Full Application Due
• July 1, 2011 – Grant Term Begins

Download the Full Request for Proposals (RFP)

(Updated 6/30/2010)

Required Letters of Intent are due by 11:59PM EDT on September 1st.  Grants Staff will only be available until 5:00 PM EDT to provide technical support and answer questions. Late applications are not accepted.

For further information, please contact grants@asco.org.

APPLICATION TEMPLATES
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