The intent of this grant mechanism is to provide interim support for promising tobacco-related
investigator-initiated research projects that have been highly rated by national
panels of peer reviewers in recent federal competitions but were not funded due
to budgetary constraints. Allowable federal competitions include those conducted
by the National Institutes of Health (including the National Cancer Institute),
the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for
Breast Cancer Research or Prostate Cancer Research, the National Science Foundation,
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and
Drug Administration.
The maximum award for Bridge grants is $200,000 over a 12-month period. Awards
are for a period of 12-months and will begin on around July 1 for Round 1.
The intent of this program is to foster development of new investigators so that
they can undertake independent research that is competitive for national research
funding. Projects must be conducted under the mentorship of a senior investigator.
The Proposals must address an important biomedical, biotechnological, or social
scientific research and development problem relevant to tobacco use or diseases
related to tobacco use.
The maximum award for NIR grants is $135,000 for the first year, not to exceed $400,000
over 36-months. Awards are for a period of up to 36-months and will begin on or
around July 1.
The purpose of this grant program is to support a broadly based, multi-disciplinary
research program with a well defined major objective or theme; create synergies
and collaborations; stimulate applications to, and make Florida institutions competitive
for, program-type federal or national extramural funding; address research questions
that can only be accomplished through collaborations, networks, and consortia.
A TSP project generally involves the organized efforts of relatively large groups,
members of which are conducting research projects designed to explain the various
aspects or components of the overall objective. An eligible institution can submit
up to two intra-institutional (single institution meeting the required match) Team
Science Program grant application and an unlimited number of inter-institutional
(involving more than one eligible institution contributing to the required match)
Team Science Program grant applications.
The TSP project consists of at least three and no more than five interrelated individual
research projects led by a Project Director. The individual research projects must
be multi-disciplinary and at least one project must be translational/clinical in
nature.
The maximum award for TSP grants is $500,000 for the first year, not to exceed $1,500,000
over 36-months. An institutional match of at least 25 percent of the grant direct
cost amount is required. Awards are for a period of 36 months and will begin on
or around July 1.
The intent of the TTCP grant mechanism is to: encourage the collaboration of investigators
at eligible institutions and small businesses; stimulate technology transfer activities
for promising research discoveries that could lead to innovations in the prevention,
diagnosis, treatment, or cure of tobacco-related diseases; and strengthen a project?s
economic feasibility and commercialization prospects.
The maximum award for TTCP grants is $100,000 over 12-months. TTCP grants are expected
to begin 90 days after application submission.
The intent of the TTF grant mechanism is to: offer early stage funding in order
to develop intellectual property and improve its commercial potential and competitiveness
for later development activities, including company formation or partnering with
private interests. Recipients of a TTF award remain eligible to apply later for
a TTCP Grant for the same project. Although preliminary data are not required, projects
should be designed to establish the technical/scientific merit and feasibility needed
to attract commercial interest. Unlike the TTCP Grant, there is no Small Business
partnership requirement.
The maximum award for TTF grants is $100,000 over 12-months. TTF grants are expected
to begin 90 days after application submission.
The James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program Calls for Grant Applications documents for New
Investigator Research (NIR) and Bridge Grants for FY 2012-2013 closed on January 20, 2012. We are no longer accepting applications at this time.
Award notifications for NIR and Round 1 Bridge awards will be issued on or
around June 1, 2012.
For reference purposes, you can access the Calls for Grant Applications documents
by clicking on the following links:
Call for Grant Applications: New Investigator Research Grant
Call for Grant Applications: Bridge Grant
A competition for Technology Transfer Feasibility (TTF) and
Technology Transfer/Commercialization Partnership (TTCP) grants for Fiscal Year 2011-12
opened July 15, 2011. All funds set aside for these grants have been awarded
and the Open Call is now closed. For reference purposes, you can access the FY 2011-12 Open Call for Grant Applications document
and the Call Amendment by clicking
on the appropriate link below:
Call for Grant Applications: Technology Transfer Grants
Technology Transfer Call for Grant Applications Amendment 1
The application submission process for the competition is an internet-based process.
Researchers interested in submitting an application must first register for access
to the application submission system. Upon submitting a registration request, applicants
will receive an e-mail with a username and password to be used on the web site to
log in and complete the requested application. In order to gain access to this year's
application, you will need to register for the Program regardless of whether you
applied or registered in previous years. To register to access the application submission
system for a grant application, click on the following link:
Register to access application.
Examples of the award Terms and Conditions are available by clicking on the appropriate
links below. The award Terms and Conditions are non-negotiable and acceptance of
the Terms and Conditions is required as part of the grant award process. The Program
reserves the right to change or modify the Terms and Conditions as needed. By submitting
a grant application pursuant to this Call, all applicants acknowledge this requirement.
Terms and Conditions, Attachment 1
TTF Attachment 2
TTCP Attachment 2
NIR Attachment 2
Bridge Attachment 2 for Round 1
Peer review panels will be formed comprised of reviewers with expertise in the substance
and methodology of the proposed research. More information about the Peer Review
process can be found in the Call for Grant Applications documents (above). The Program
reserves the right to modify the Reviewer Questions as needed. To view the reviewer
questions click on the appropriate link:
TTF and TTCP Review Questions
NIR Review Questions
Bridge Review Questions
Award notifications for Fiscal Year 2012-13 for NIR and Round 1 Bridge awards will be issued on or around June 1, 2012. Award notifications for Bridge Round 2 awards will be issued on or around November 15, 2012. Award notifications for Bridge Round 2 awards will be issued on or around March 8, 2013.
Award notifications for Fiscal
Year 2011-12 Technology Transfer (TTF & TTCP) awards will be issued within 60
days of application submission. Applicants will receive an e-mail notification regarding
the funding status of their application and will have access the peer review evaluations
at that time.
Award notifications for the Fiscal Year 2011-12 Bridge Round 1 grants were distributed on August
8, 2011.
To review the award announcement article, click on the following link:
FY 2011-12 King and Bankhead-Coley Programs Grant Bridge Awards Announcement
Award notifications for the Fiscal Year 2011-12 NIR & TSP awards were issued on June 1, 2011. To review the award announcement article, click on the following link:
FY 2011-12 King and Bankhead-Coley Programs Grant Awards Announcement
Select closed/inactive Calls for Grant Applications are provided below for reference
purposes only. Future Calls for Grant Applications for similar grant types, may
be different.
FY 2011-12 Bridge Call for Grant Applications
FY 2011-12 Bridge Call Amendment 1, Issued September 8, 2011
FY 2010-11 Open Call for Grant Applications: Technology Transfer Feasibility and Technology Transfer/Commercialization Partnership Grants
FY 2010-11 TTF/TTCP Call Amendment 1, Issued November 22, 2010
FY 2011-12 New Investigator Research (NIR) Grant Call for Grant Applications
FY 2011-12 Team Science Program (TSP) Grant Call for Grant Applications
FY 2011-12 TSP Call Amendment 1, Issued January 3, 2011
FY 2010-11 Research Project Grant (RPG) Call for Grant Applications
FY 2010-11 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PRF) Call for Grant Applications
FY 2009-10 Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Call for Grant Applications
FY 2009-10 Bridge, NIR, TSP, and TTCP Call for Grant Applications
To ensure equal access by all potential applicants to questions and answers, all programmatic New Investigator Research (NIR) and Bridge Round 1 questions may be submitted by e-mail to
at any time through 5:00 PM (ET), January 6, 2012. We are no longer accepting
programmatic questions. Answers will be posted at this website location frequently without notice.
To review the submitted NIR and Bridge questions and corresponding answers click on the following link:
NIR & Bridge Call Questions and Answers (last updated 1/10/2012)
Applicants are responsible for checking this website regularly throughout the
application, peer review, and award process for any Program updates and
announcement.
The James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program Calls for Grant Applications for NIR and Bridge Grants for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 were posted on this web page on November 11, 2011. To review the Call Announcment, click on the following link: King NIR and Bridge Calls Announcement
Please read the Call for Grant Application section (above) on this web site for more information on accessing the document and registering for access to the online application. If you are interested in receiving notices and announcements about the King Program, please subscribe on the home page of this website.
Award notifications for the Fiscal Year 2011-12
Bridge awards were issued on August 8, 2011. To review
the Bridge award announcement article, click on the following link:
FY 2011-12 King and Bankhead-Coley Programs Grant Awards Announcement
Award notifications for the Fiscal
Year 2011-12
NIR & TSP awards were issued on June 1, 2011. To review
the award announcement article, click on the following link:
FY 2011-12 King and Bankhead-Coley Programs Grant Awards Announcement
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Esther King Biomedical Research Program, please subscribe on the home page of this
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