California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program - RFP

The California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program is pleased to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2024 awards. The State of California has designated $7 million to the University of California (UC) Office of the President, per AB 700, for community-based participatory research projects to prevent and reduce the incidence of cancer among California firefighters. Administered by the UC Research Grants Program Office, this competitive grant program invites applications from teams of CA-based firefighters and UC academics for research awards.

These grants will support research to reduce cancer among firefighters by examining the hallmarks of cancer and key characteristics of carcinogens as they relate to firefighters’ occupational exposures, characterizing biomarkers of cancer susceptibility or risk in firefighters, understanding carcinogenic exposures among firefighters, and informing intervention strategies to lower risks of developing cancer in firefighters. 

There are two award categories:

• California Firefighter Cancer Prevention Pilot Grants: up to $300,000 direct costs over 2 years to lay the groundwork for future, larger research efforts, supporting the initial phase of the project, including strengthening collaborations, development of tools and methods, testing feasibility, and collecting pilot data.
  
• California Firefighter Cancer Prevention Full Grants: up to $750,000 direct costs over 3 years to support robust partnerships with fully developed research plans that include supporting preliminary data; carried out by a well-integrated team of scientific and fire service members with demonstrated record of success conducting research.

Please see the Request for Proposals for other eligibility and submission requirements. 

Key Dates:

 Required Letters of Intent (LOI) - Due: Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 12:00 pm PT
Invited Applications - Due: Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 12:00 pm PT

Informational Webinar: 

An applicant webinar will be held on January 29th, 2024, from 1-2 PM Pacific Time. Attending the webinar is highly recommended, especially if you are new to SmartSimple, the application submission portal.

To attend, please visit the following webinar Registration Page.

Technical Assistance: 

Technical assistance is available to help applicants find an appropriate partner, Co-Principal Investigator, and with other aspects of their application. LOIs may be submitted with only one Co-Principal Investigator named. Note that the invited applications will require that both Co-Principal Investigators be named and have developed a memorandum of understanding for their partnership.

For technical support in finding a project partner send an email to the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program at firefighter-cancer@ucop.edu.

For any other questions regarding the program or application process, please also contact the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program.

Applicants are encouraged to check the program webpage for any updates or announcements while the application cycle is open.