PAR-24-153: The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-24-153: The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) is sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Supports career development in community oncology and prevention research, with an optional clinical trial component.

PAR-24-153: The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities. Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission. Department of Health and Human Services Part 1.

Overview Information Participating Organization(s) National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Components of Participating Organizations National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) Funding Opportunity Title The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) K12 Physician Scientist Award Program (PSA) March 31, 2025 - This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities.

Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission. April 04, 2024 - Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025.

See Notice NOT-OD-24-084 August 23, 2023 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity for The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) See Notice NOT-CA-23-081 Funding Opportunity Number (FON) Companion Notice of Funding Opportunity Physician Scientist Award (Program) See Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.

Assistance Listing Number(s) Notice of Funding Opportunity Purpose The purpose of the NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12) is to support the training of clinical scientists in community cancer prevention, screening, intervention, control, and treatment research.

Special emphasis is placed on training clinical scientists whose career goal is to improve the care and outcomes of minority health populations and populations with health disparities that are underrepresented in clinical research by increasing their access to and representation as human subjects in cancer clinical trials.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) allows the appointment of Scholars proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent community-based clinical trial; proposing to increase the integration of cancer health disparities research questions into clinical trials; or proposing a separate ancillary study to an existing prevention, screening, intervention, control or treatment trial; or proposing to gain research experience in a community-based clinical trial led by another investigator; or proposing to serve as leader of innovative clinical trial approaches that expand engagement of minority health populations and populations with health disparities that are underrepresented as human subjects in cancer clinical trials, as part of their research and career development.

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) Letter of Intent Due Date(s) Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowed All applications are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

Required Application Instructions It is critical that applicants follow the Training (T) Instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide , except where instructed to do otherwise (in this NOFO or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts ). Conformance to all requirements (both in the How to Apply - Application Guide and the NOFO) is required and strictly enforced.

Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the How to Apply - Application Guide , follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

There are several options available to submit your application through Grants. gov to NIH and Department of Health and Human Services partners. You must use one of these submission options to access the application forms for this opportunity.

Use the NIH ASSIST system to prepare, submit and track your application online. Use an institutional system-to-system (S2S) solution to prepare and submit your application to Grants. gov and eRA Commons to track your application.

Check with your institutional officials regarding availability. Workspace to prepare and submit your application and eRA Commons to track your application. Part 1.

Overview Information Part 2. Full Text of Announcement Section I. Notice of Funding Opportunity Description Section II.

Award Information Other Award Budget Information Section III. Eligibility Information Section IV. Application and Submission Information Section V.

Application Review Information Section VI. Award Administration Information Section VII. Agency Contacts Section VIII.

Other Information Part 2. Full Text of Announcement Section I. Notice of Funding Opportunity Description The overall goal of the NIH Research Training and Career Development programs is to help ensure that a pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.

More information about Career programs may be found at the NIH Extramural Research Training and Career Development website. Investigators proposing NIH-defined clinical trials may refer to the Research Methods Resources website for information about developing statistical methods and study designs.

Note : This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) allows appointment of Scholars proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial; or proposing a separate ancillary study; or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, as part of their research and career development.

The purpose of the Worta McCaskill-Stevens K12 programs funding opportunity is to support institutional career development awards designed to prepare newly trained clinicians who are committed to independent research careers in community oncology, prevention, or treatment research, and to facilitate their transition to more advanced support mechanisms or independent research funding (e.g., K08 or R01-equivalent).

Special emphasis is placed on training clinical scientists whose career goal is to improve the care and outcomes of minority health populations and populations with health disparities that are underrepresented in clinical research by increasing their access to and representation as human subjects in cancer clinical trials using.

This new NCI K12 funding opportunity focusing on community oncology and prevention is named in honor of the late medical oncologist Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens, a leader and visionary in designing clinical oncology research to help all populations benefit from its advances, with specific emphasis on the recruitment and retention of minority health populations and populations with health disparities as human subjects in clinical trials.

Having worked at the NCI for 25 years (1998-2023), Dr. McCaskill-Stevens, Director of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) and Chief of the Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group in the Division of Cancer Prevention, led advances in breast cancer prevention and community-based clinical trials for cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and control.

This funding opportunity will encourage applications proposing creative transdisciplinary research and innovative institutional career development programs focused on community oncology, prevention, and treatment research.

Program areas of interest include, but are not limited to, cancer prevention, screening, intervention, control, and treatment, cancer care delivery research; the integration of cancer health disparities research within these scientific areas; community-based oncology research both nationally and internationally; the management of comorbidities within clinical trials; and molecular research that helps to identify those individuals who will benefit from cancer prevention and control interventions.

The Worta McCaskill-Stevens K12 programs will be required to have at least two oncology or cancer prevention specialties represented among the included faculty and the pool of K12 appointees (Scholars).

NCI K12 programs are expected to leverage the institution’s unique strengths in these oncology or cancer prevention specialties and to incorporate the latest research and technology advancements in designing cutting-edge career development curricula.

NCI K12 programs must establish individualized career development plans to accommodate Scholars with different levels of prior research training/experience and assign two mentors to each Scholar, such as a clinician conducting patient-oriented cancer health disparities research and a cancer care delivery researcher with expertise in serving minority health populations or populations with cancer health disparities. See Section VIII.

Other Information for award authorities and regulations. Section II. Award Information Grant: A financial assistance mechanism providing money, property, or both to an eligible entity to carry out an approved project or activity.

Application Types Allowed The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO. Optional: Accepting applications that either propose or do not propose clinical trial(s).

Need help determining whether you are doing a clinical trial? Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Direct costs are limited to $50,000 in the initial year of new (Type 1) programs and may be used for program planning and development, advertising, and recruiting of the first class of Scholars.

K12 Scholars will begin work in the second year of the grant, where costs are limited to $750,000 direct costs annually. For renewal (Type 2) applications, the program may request up to $750,000 direct costs annually in each of the 5 years.

Funds may be used only for those expenses that are directly related to and necessary for the career development of K12 Scholars and must be expended in conformance with OMB Cost Principles and the NIH Grants Policy Statement .

The award budget includes salary support for the PD(s)/PI(s) and Scholars, research and development support, and administrative support costs (as described under Personnel Costs and Other Program Related Expenses). The project award duration for this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years.

Other Award Budget Information Individuals designing, directing, and implementing the career development program may request salary and fringe benefits appropriate for the person-months devoted to the program. Salaries requested may not exceed the levels commensurate with the institution's policy for similar positions and may not exceed the congressionally mandated cap.

If mentoring interactions and other activities with scholars are considered a regular part of an individual's academic duties, then mentoring and other interactions with Scholars are non-reimbursable from grant funds. Up to 1.

2 person-months total effort per annum may be allocated for all PDs/PIs of the K12 program to partially offset their salaries and associated fringe benefit costs, depending on commitment of effort ( https://grants. nih. gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-045.

html ). These salary and fringe benefit expenses must be included in Section A of the R&R Budget. Salary requests for the Program Faculty/Mentors are not allowed.

Scholars are those individuals who benefit from the proposed activities and experiences involved in the career development program. Scholar costs must be justified as specifically required for the proposed career development program and based on institutional policies for salaries paid to individuals in similar positions, regardless of the source of funds. These expenses must be itemized in the proposed budget.

Scholar salaries can be requested up to $110,000 for 75% of full-time professional effort, in accordance with K-awardee salary guidelines, along with associated fringe benefits. The total salary requested for Scholars must be established on the base salary of a full-time, 12-month staff appointment.

Scholars are required to devote a minimum of 9 person-months (75%) of full-time professional effort to conducting health-related research with the remaining effort devoted to activities related to the development of a successful research career. Surgeon-scientists with surgical duties may request a minimum of 6 person-months (50% full-time professional effort) to the K12.

A clear justification must be provided in the application when requesting less than 75% full-time professional effort (less than 9 person-months). The sponsoring institution may supplement the NIH salary contribution up to a level that is consistent with the institution's salary scale. However, supplementation may not be from federal funds unless specifically authorized by the federal program from which such funds are derived.

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8_allowable_and_unallowable_costs. htm#Salaries ) Scholar appointments are up to two (2) years in length, with the option of an extra year for Scholars who would benefit. The application must clearly indicate the number of scholar appointments proposed for each year.

Candidates must have a full-time appointment at the applicant institution or a partnering institution. Scholar support consistsof 12-month appointments, provided their progress towards an independent academic career is on track and satisfactory.

Scholar Research and Development Support: Up to $30,000 per individual Scholar may be provided for the following types of research-related expenses: (a) research expenses, such as supplies, equipment, and technical personnel; (b) tuition and fees related to required career development courses and activities; (c) travel to scientific meetings or training that the institution determines to be necessary for the individual’s career development experience such as the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) annual meeting; and (d) statistical services including personnel and computer time.

These funds may be pooled for program-wide activities only if such activities support the career development of all Scholars. It is expected that the K12 Scholars will be working in a funded research environment and that support provided by the K12 grant will augment existing research support to the Scholar. These expenses must be itemized in Section F of the R&R Budget.

For information regarding NIH policy on determining full-time professional effort for career awards, see: NIH Grants Policy Statement. Other Program Related Expenses Consultant costs, equipment, supplies, travel for key persons, and other program-related expenses may be included in the proposed budget.

These expenses must be justified as specifically required by the proposed program and must not duplicate items generally available at the applicant institution.

In years other than year 1 of a new award, if applicable and justified, up to $26,000 per year may be requested to defray the costs of a consultant, Program Administrator, and/or program assistant with responsibilities directly associated with the institutional career development program; salaries must be commensurate with institutional policy for similar positions and specifically identified and justified.

When applicable, this expense must be itemized in Section B of the R&R Budget. Travel for key persons and Advisory Committee members must be justified as specifically required by the proposed program and must not duplicate items generally available for similar programs at the applicant institution. These expenses must be itemized in Section D of the R&R Budget.

Travel funds at the rate of $1,500 per person will be provided to defray the travel costs to attend a K12 community conference (a regular conference voluntarily organized by an institution(s) with an NCI K12 award for the purpose of gathering K12 Scholars and Mentors for exchange of knowledge, career development and networking). Each year, one Mentor and about half the total Scholars will be supported.

It is anticipated that a Scholar will attend this conference in their first year of support, and if applicable again in their third year. Each Program would decide who would receive this funding, giving priority to Scholars who have not previously received it, the Scholar’s ability to travel at the time of the conference, and standing in the program.

Other Scholars/mentors/program leaders could attend using funds from their institution as available. Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities & Administrative [F&A] Costs) are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition and fees, consortium costs in excess of $25,000, and expenditures for equipment), rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement.

NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made from this NOFO. Section III.

Eligibility Information Higher Education Institutions Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) U.S. Territory or Possession Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Faith-based or Community-based Organizations Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government U.S. Territory or Possession The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program.

Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program. The applicant institution must have a strong and high quality research program in the area(s) proposed under this NOFO and must have the requisite faculty, staff, potential trainees and facilities on site to conduct the proposed institutional program.

In many cases, it is anticipated that the proposed program will complement other ongoing career development programs occurring at the applicant institution and that a substantial number of program faculty will have active research projects in which participating scholars may gain relevant experiences consistent with their research interests and goals. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement , are allowed. Applicant organizations must complete and maintain the following registrations as described in the How to Apply - Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award.

All registrations must be completed prior to the application being submitted. Registration can take 6 weeks or more, so applicants should begin the registration process as soon as possible. Failure to complete registrations in advance of a due date is not a valid reason for a late submission, please reference NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.

3. 9. 2 Electronically Submitted Applications for additional information.

System for Award Management (SAM) – Applicants must complete and maintain an active registration, which requires renewal at least annually . The renewal process may require as much time as the initial registration. SAM registration includes the assignment of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code for domestic organizations which have not already been assigned a CAGE Code.

NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) Code – Foreign organizations must obtain an NCAGE code (in lieu of a CAGE code) in order to register in SAM. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) – A UEI is issued as part of the SAM. gov registration process.

The same UEI must be used for all registrations, as well as on the grant application. eRA Commons – Once the unique organization identifier is established, organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their Grants. gov registration; all registrations must be in place by time of submission.

eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit an application. Grants. gov – Applicants must have an active SAM registration in order to complete the Grants.

gov registration. Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD(s)/PI(s)) All PD(s)/PI(s) must have an eRA Commons account. PD(s)/PI(s) should work with their organizational officials to either create a new account or to affiliate their existing account with the applicant organization in eRA Commons.

If the PD/PI is also the organizational Signing Official, they must have two distinct eRA Commons accounts, one for each role. Obtaining an eRA Commons account can take up to 2 weeks.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator) Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research training program as the Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support.

For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the How to Apply - Application Guide .

The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program.

The PD/PI will be responsible for the selection and appointment of trainees to the approved research training program, and for the overall direction, management, administration, and evaluation of the program. The PD/PI will be expected to monitor and assess the program and submit all documents and reports as required.

The PD/PI has responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the program and is responsible for appointing members of the Advisory Committee, using their recommendations to determine the appropriate allotment of funds. The PD(s)/PI(s) are expected to have independent R01 and/or R01-equivalent cancer-focused grant support at the time of application and award.

For the NCI K12, R01 or R01-equivalent awards are defined as grants or contracts of at least 3 years in duration and $150,000 per year in direct costs, including those supporting clinical trials. This NOFO does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 1. 2 Definition of Terms .

3. Additional Information on Eligibility Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is programmatically distinct. NIH will not accept duplicate or highly overlapping applications under review at the same time per NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.

3. 7. 4 Submission of Resubmission Application .

This means that the NIH will not accept: A new (A0) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of an overlapping new (A0) or resubmission (A1) application. A resubmission (A1) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of the previous new (A0) application.

An application that has substantial overlap with another application pending appeal of initial peer review (see NIH Grants Policy Statement 2. 3. 9.

4 Similar, Essentially Identical, or Identical Applications ). Programs are encouraged to build a team of preceptors/mentors that includes, for example, faculty at different career stages (i.e., junior as well as senior faculty). Scholars to be supported by the institutional career development program must be at the career level for which the planned program is intended.

Scholars are expected to devote a minimum of 9 person-months (75% of full-time professional effort) during the appointment on the K12 award. Scholars must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment. Additional details on citizenship requirements are available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement .

Scholars to be supported by the institutional career development program must be at the career level for which the planned program is intended, should not have reached research independence, and should benefit from the proposed activities and experiences involved in the career development program.

All Scholars are required to devote a minimum of 9 person-months (75% of full-time professional effort) during the appointment on the K12 award. Surgeon-scientists with surgical duties may request a minimum of 6 person-months (50% full-time professional effort) to the K12. A clear justification must be provided in the application when requesting less than 75% full-time professional effort (less than 9 person-months).

Scholars on the K12 award must be individuals with a clinical doctoral degree. Such degrees include, but are not limited to, the MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, DC, PharmD, ND (Doctor of Naturopathy), DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), and DVM.

Individuals with a PhD or other doctoral degree in clinical disciplines such as medical physics, clinical psychology, nursing, clinical genetics, speech-language pathology, audiology, or rehabilitation are also eligible. Non-clinically trained PhDs or PhDs without clinical/patient responsibilities are not eligible K12 Scholars.

Scholars must be citizens or noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment. Details on citizenship requirements are available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement .

It is acknowledged that, among all medical specialties, surgeons require significant clinical activity to maintain their clinical competency skills and, in general, may be unable to devote the required level of effort of at least 9 person-months (75%) to research and career development activities on mentored career development awards.

NCI will allow U.S.-licensed surgeon-scientists with active surgical duties to request less than the required 9 person-months (75%) full-time professional effort under a K12 career development award for the specific purpose of maintaining specialty clinical competency. Surgeon-scientist Scholars may not request less than 6 person-months (50%) full-time professional effort devoted to research and career development activities.

Scholars must provide a justification clearly stating the reason(s) for the reduced amount of effort. A copy of the Scholar's current U.S. clinical license (and board certification if applicable) must be provided, and all relevant information—surgical training, clinical license, expiration date, board certification—must be present in the Scholar’s NIH Biosketch. Section IV.

Application and Submission Information 1. Requesting an Application Package The application forms package specific to this opportunity must be accessed through ASSIST, Grants. gov Workspace or an institutional system-to-system solution.

Links to apply using ASSIST or Grants. gov Workspace are available in Part 1 of this NOFO. See your administrative office for instructions if you plan to use an institutional system-to-system solution.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission It is critical that applicants follow the Training (T) Instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide except where instructed in this notice of funding opportunity to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the How to Apply - Application Guide is required and strictly enforced.

Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review. All page limitations described in the How to Apply - Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed. Instructions for Application Submission The following section supplements the instructions found in the How to Apply - Application Guide and should be used for preparing an application to this NOFO.

Substitute the term “scholars” for all references to “trainees” in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, and substitute the term “career development” for all references to “training” in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide. All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed. SF424(R&R) Project/Performance Site Locations All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

SF424 (R&R) Other Project Information All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed. Substitute the term “scholars” for all references to “trainees” in the How to Apply - Application Guide , and substitute the term “career development” for all references to “training” in the How to Apply - Application Guide . Project Summary/Abstract.

Provide an abstract of the entire application. Include the objectives, rationale and design of the career development program, as well as key activities in the training plan.

Indicate the planned duration of appointments, the projected number of scholars including their levels (i.e., predoctoral , postdoctoral , short-term faculty ), and intended trainee/scholar outcomes The filename provided for each “Other Attachment” will be the name used for the bookmark in the electronic application in eRA Commons.

SF424(R&R) Senior/Key Person Profile Expanded Follow all instructions provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide . PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement Follow all instructions provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide . PHS 398 Training Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Follow all instructions provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide .

Research and Related (R&R) Budget Follow all instructions provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide with the following additional modifications: Include all personnel other than the Training PD(s)/PI(s) in the Other Personnel section, including clerical and administrative staff. Also include proposed salary costs for planned scholars. Do not complete the section on Participant/Trainee Support Costs.

PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan The PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan Form is comprised of the following sections: Faculty, Scholars, and Training Record Other Training Program Sections Appendix- Note that the Appendix should only be used in circumstances covered in the NIH policy on appendix materials or if the NOFO specifically instructs applicants to do so.

Follow all instructions provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide . Particular attention must be given to the required Training Data Tables .

Applicants should summarize, in the body of the application, key data from the tables that highlight the characteristics of the applicant pool, faculty mentors, the educational and career outcomes of past participants, and other factors that contribute to the overall environment of the program.

Please note that the race, ethnicity, or sex of scholar applicants, scholars, or faculty mentors will not be considered in the application review process or when making funding decisions.

Institutions with existing programs must explain what distinguishes this program from the others, how their programs will synergize with one another, if applicable, and make it clear that the pool of faculty, potential scholars, and resources are robust enough to support additional programs.

When a program administrator position is planned, a description of the scientific expertise, leadership, and administrative capabilities essential to coordinate a program for developing investigators must be included in the application.

In the event that a clinical trial may be proposed, provide documentation of the PD/PI(s) expertise, experience, and ability to oversee the organization, management and implementation of the clinical trial, including any feasibility or ancillary study, proposed by Scholar(s).

In the event that a clinical trial may be proposed, provide documentation of the administrative, data coordinating, enrollment and laboratory/testing centers, appropriate for the clinical trial, including any feasibility or ancillary study, proposed Scholar(s). Institutional Environment and Commitment to the Program The application must include a statement from the sponsoring institution describing the commitment to the planned program.

The institutional commitment to the proposed program must focus on supporting Community Oncology and Prevention Research.

The sponsoring institution must assure that essential time will be allowed for the PD(s)/PI(s), other faculty, mentors, as well as the required protected time for Scholars selected for the program must expend a minimum 6 person-months (50%) full-time professional effort for clinician-scientists in surgical specialties and 9 person-months for all other Scholars equivalent to 75% full-time professional effort.

​​​​​Plan for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for Plan for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research as provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide .

If any mentors will supervise a Scholar proposing to either lead a clinical trial, or gain research experience in a clinical trial, provide documentation of their expertise, experience, and ability to provide guidance in the organization, management and implementation of the proposed clinical trial, ancillary, or feasibility