Jordan Countering Terrorism Finance Regime Development (DOS)

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31000
• Published date: 02 April 2020
• Date: 02 April 2020

Federal Grants & Contracts ■ April 2, 2020 Page 5

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Grants alert (cont.)

Areas: DOD said applications must describe the

short- and long-term impact of the proposed research,

as well as the evidence-based burden of the disease

on public health. Applications should also include a

well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong

scientic rationale that is established through logical

reasoning, critical review and analysis of the literature,

and/or preliminary data (if available).

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-TBDRP-IDA

Lung Cancer Concept Award (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s U.S. Army Medical

Research Acquisition Activity seeks applications for the

Lung Cancer Concept Award announcement.

Deadline: Pre-applications, May 27, 2020; proposals,

June 10, 2020.

Funds: Approximately $1.92 million total for

approximately 12 Concept Award applications.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said Concept Award applications must

address at least one of the nine areas of emphasis:

identifying innovative strategies for prevention of the

occurrence of lung cancer; identifying innovative

strategies for the screening and early detection

of lung cancer; understanding the molecular

mechanisms of initiation and progression to lung

cancer; understanding contributors to lung cancer

development other than tobacco; identifying innovative

strategies for the treatment of lung cancer; identifying

innovative strategies for the prevention of, recurrence

of or metastases from lung cancer; developing or

optimizing prognostic or predictive markers to assist

with therapeutic decision-making; understanding

mechanisms of resistance to treatment (primary and

secondary); and identifying innovative strategies for lung

cancer care delivery (disparities/clinical management/

surveillance/symptom management).

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-LCRP-CA

Investigator-Initiated Translational Research

Award (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s U.S. Army Medical

Research Acquisition Activity seeks applications for

the Investigator-Initiated Translational Research Award

announcement to support translational research that

will develop promising ideas in lung cancer into clinical

applications.

Deadline: Pre-applications, May 6, 2020; proposals,

July 29, 2020.

Funds: Approximately $1.92 million for approximately

three Investigator-Initiated Translational Research Award

applications.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said this mechanism is intended to fund a

broad range of translational studies, including but not

limited to: studies advancing/translating in vitro and/

or animal studies to applications with human samples/

cohorts; late-stage preclinical work leading to/preparing

for a clinical trial (e.g., Investigational New Drug

application submission); and correlative studies that are

associated with an open/ongoing or completed clinical

trial and projects that develop endpoints for clinical trials.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-LCRP-IITRA

Jordan Countering Terrorism Finance Regime

Development (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s Bureau of

Counterterrorism seeks applications for the Jordan

Countering Terrorism Finance Regime Development

announcement.

Deadline: May 18, 2020.

Funds: $987,500 for one award.

Eligibility: U.S.-based nonprot or nongovernmental

organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS,

overseas nongovernmental nonprot organizations,

foreign public entities and public international

organizations.

Areas: DOS said funding will support activities to

increase the capacity of the Jordanian judicial sector to

pursue terrorist nancing prosecutions and convictions.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# SFOP0006653

Countering mis/disinformation in the Indo-

Pacic region (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to India

seeks applications for the Support for women journalists

in countering mis/disinformation in the Indo-Pacic

region announcement to build on last year’s cross-

border media workshop.

Deadline: May 15, 2020.

Funds: $120,000 total for one award.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities and nonprot

organizations.

Areas: DOS said 50 to 60 workshop participants will

develop concrete strategies to counter disinformation and

misinformation in the Indo-Pacic region within six to eight

months of the workshop, as evidenced by collaborative

stories/articles published. Journalists will collaborate

across borders on reporting issues that are important

to their communities and to the U.S. government. The

journalists are to develop at least ve digital stories

countering disinformation and misinformation that will be

shared on the consulate’s social media platforms.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# K-NOFO-20-101

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