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Research

The Partnership aims to foster the development of projects that investigate the basis of cancer outcomes through the development, recruitment, and retention of high-caliber investigators driving scientific discovery and clinical translation. The Partnership has been critical in supporting research relevant to cancer outcomes in our communities by providing funds for research projects. All research projects funded by the Partnership must relate to the overall priorities of the Partnership and include a mentorship component for Early-Stage investigators.

Request for Applications for Collaborative PHSU/MCC

Pilot Research Projects

Application deadline: Monday, March 16, 2026

$120,000 per year ($60,000 per institution) in direct costs for up to 2 years

The Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico and the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL are funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health (CPACH) program with the ultimate goal of eliminating health drivers that contribute to differences in cancer outcomes across populations. This Request for Applications (RFA) is for pilot research projects aimed at improving cancer outcomes in our communities and the American population at large. Proposed research projects must demonstrate relevance to cancer in the areas of cancer prevention and control, cancer epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, basic science, or clinical and translational science.

Funding Opportunity Purpose: This funding opportunity seeks to further enhance the infrastructure of the partnering institutions to continue to conduct research that addresses health drivers of cancer outcomes. All applications must be joint projects led by a faculty member at each of the partner institutions. All projects require a Co-Leader from Moffitt Cancer Center and a Co-Leader from Ponce Health Sciences University.

Funding Information

  • - $120,000 per year ($60,000 per year per institution in direct costs only with up to $240,000 in total direct costs possible) will support two-year pilot research projects. A second year with an equal amount of funding is available contingent upon demonstrated scientific productivity.
  • - A maximum of 5 pilot research projects will be funded.
  • - Awards and budgets are subject to change contingent on NCI funding availability.

Eligibility

  • - Research projects must involve an investigator from each institution (PHSU and MCC). Investigators should have a faculty appointment at their respective institution. For information about potential research collaborators visit: https://www.ponceresearch.com/researchers/ and https://www.moffitt.org/research-science/.
  • - All faculty members, including investigators already in the Partnership, are encouraged to apply, irrespective of faculty rank or current funding.
  • - Current Partnership project funded investigators may submit applications with new specific aims that are not merely an extension of currently funded research Partnership projects.

The request for applications and guidelines are available here. Please click here to apply.

For more information contact Sabrina Rodriguez or Hannia Delgado.