CHICAGOCHEC INCUBATOR & CATALYST GRANTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) is an NCI-sponsored collaborative U54 mechanism involving the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University (NU), and a number of community organizations (https://chicagochec.org/community-partners/).
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to foster cross-institutional collaborations among investigator teams from NEIU, UIC, NU and a community partner to advance research on cancer health disparities. Projects can be in any discipline spanning basic, clinical, translational, prevention, control, behavioral, population, and/or community engagement research, but must have a cancer health equity lens.
AWARD LEVELS
Up to two (2) full projects will be funded up to $250,000 total for each full project divided over 2 years (direct costs only).
KEY DATES
January 20, 2023
Deadline for required pre-proposal phone consultation meeting with ChicagoCHEC
February 15, 2023
Letter of intent to submit proposal due
May 26, 2023
Completed proposals should be submitted via the NU Competitions application portal by 11:59PM CST, May 26, 2023.
July 2023 (anticipated)
Project teams are notified of the funding decision
September 1, 2023
Project funding begins
PRE-PROPOSAL CONSULTATION MEETING
ChicagoCHEC principal investigators will host pre-proposal consultation meetings from December 2, 2022 – January 20, 2023, to allow faculty and community partners to share ideas for collaboration and research prior to preparing a proposal. At least one pre-proposal consultation meeting is required but is not binding. Interested faculty who do not have an existing partnership with an NEIU, UIC, or NU faculty member or community partner can receive assistance in finding a collaborator during these phone consultations. Pre-proposal consultation meetings are intended to help project teams formulate competitive applications that are responsive to the request for proposals. Please note that pre-proposal consultation meetings require interested faculty to submit a draft-specific aims page.
To schedule a pre-proposal consultation meeting, please complete the online form.
Pre-proposal consultation meeting deadline: January 20th, 2023.