NCI BRB Grants & Contracts
The grant program of the BRB consists of a portfolio of approximately 150 funded
grants, totaling $35,000,000 per year. The portfolio is currently handled
by four Program Directors:
The subject matter of the funded grants in the BRB is in the area of biological
agents, immunological concepts, and animal models for cancer treatment. For example, monoclonal
antibodies (conjugated and unconjugated), cytokines, vaccines, gene therapy using
a variety of vectors, delivery of biological agents, adoptive immunotherapy, innate
immunity, bone marrow transplantation (including GVHD and GVL effects), antisense
and siRNA therapy, specific animal models, and combination therapies are some of
the grants the BRB funds. Although most of the grants are preclinical, some
early Phase I pilot trials are also funded.
Information about NCI funding initiatives such as Requests for Applications (RFAs)
and Program Announcements (PAs) (see NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts) as well
as the Small Business grant program can be found at the following web site: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm. The site also
gives useful information about grant reviews and has applications that can be downloaded.
Information about funded NIH grants can be searched using the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool(RePORT) at the following
address: http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
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DATA ON ACTIVE GRANTS
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AT NIH