DIRECTOR, USAMRAA, MCMR-AAA, BLDG 820, FORT DETRICK, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014

A -- A--ARMY TO CONTINUE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM SOL CBD&&&-9604-0004 POC Craig D. Lebo, (301) 619-2036 (Site Code DAMD17) The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) will issue a third Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit proposals for breast cancer research. The 1996 Defense Appropriations Act provides $75 million to continue the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program. This year's program features a change in emphasis from past solicitations. Funds are designated for innovative scientific ventures that represent unattempted avenues of investigation, or novel applications of existing technologies. The programmatic strategy will be implemented by a call for proposals in three categories. - IDEA awards: The intent of IDEA awards is qualitatively different than traditional research projects. The goal of this special award category is to stimulate and reward speculative but especially promising and creative ideas that may yield a high payoff. In accordance with this challenge to be innovative, we invite submission of proposals even if they lack pilot data. However, such proposals must nonetheless demonstrate solid scientific judgement. - Research with Translation Potential awards: The intent of this category is to support larger interdisciplinary research projects that will translate into advances in the field of breast cancer prevention, treatment, and utimately, eradication. - Training and Recruitment awards: This category consists of pre- and post-doctoral traineeships, Career Development Awards, and Sabbaticals. The USAMRMC particularly wants to solicit participation by younger scientists and scientists not previously involved in breast cancer research. The BAA will be published in April. The submission deadline will be July 17, 1996. There are three ways to obtain a copy: (1) Write to: Commander, USAMRMC, ATTN: MCMR-PLF (BCRP BAA), Building 1076, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5024, (2) FAX your name and mailing address to: (301) 619-7907, or (3) on the World Wide Web: http://mrmc-www.army.mil (0103)

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