Medical Research Grants- Resubmission Grants

The Medical Research Grants program offers funding of up to $25,000 for Resubmission Grants aimed at enhancing NIH proposals that were previously scored in the top 50% but not funded. These grants support various research areas, including infectious diseases and cancer, and are particularly focused on junior faculty within Rhode Island's academic and hospital institutions. The funding can cover costs such as data gathering and equipment, but not salary support.

The Medical Research Grants program awards grants of up to $25,000 each. There are three funding opportunities:
Seed Grants- To provide support to new investigators as seed money or for pilot projects;Resubmission Grants- To provide support to improve already highly rated NIH research proposals for re-submission;Redirection grants- To provide support to redirect or expand the focus of research for investigators impacted by changes in federal research priorities
The Foundation encourages researchers throughout Rhode Island to apply for grant support for laboratory, clinical and population-based research. In addition to limited funding for general medical research, areas of interest with designated funding include infectious diseases, cardiac research, coronary artery disease, cerebral accidents, cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, spinal cord, diabetes, allergies, and performance enhancing substances.
Resubmission Grants are provided to help bridge research and help improve already highly rated NIH research proposals for re-submission. The applicant must have already applied for an NIH grant within the last 24 months that was discussed by the relevant study section, scored in the top 50th percentile, but was not funded. Applicants cannot have an active RO1 grant that extends beyond 12 months from the time of application.
Funding may support activities including data gathering, travel, equipment time, purchase of supplies or other activities that are expected to improve the competitiveness of a planned resubmitted research proposal. In most cases, this program does not provide funds for salary support of the principal investigator. Due to the limited funds available, the Foundation does not cover charges for overhead by the applicant hospitals and universities.
The proposed grant period for a Resubmission Grant is 12 months from the time funds are disbursed.

Eligibility

Grants are limited to individuals with faculty level appointments are not awarded to individuals holding training positions, such as clinical specialty fellows or postdoctoral fellows, at the time of initiation of the proposed research.