Multiple Principal Investigator Award

Sponsor

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF)

For More Information

Full Letter of Intent (LOI) and application information is available in CFF's guidelines.

Description

CFF's Investigator-initiated Clinical Research Programs aim to provide support for academic clinical research projects that have the potential to make an important contribution to the CF Foundation’s mission. Academic clinical research projects may address diagnosis, treatment, management of disease or symptoms, or the pathophysiology of CF using clinical (observational or interventional), translational or epidemiologic study approaches. 

Multiple Principal Investigator Awards are offered to provide support for investigator-initiated research projects that require the unique expertise of multiple PIs from different disciplines to conduct the project successfully. Research projects must have the potential to make an important contribution to CFF’s mission. Research projects may be designed to test new hypotheses and/or new methods (Pilot and Feasibility) OR to advance established results with the potential to address diagnosis, treatment, management of disease or symptoms, or the pathophysiology of CF using clinical (observational/interventional), translational or epidemiologic study approaches. Each PI should be working together to address a single overarching research question/hypothesis.

Eligibility

• Applicants must speak with program staff prior to submission to ensure the project design is in line with the goals of this Request for Applications (RFA). Failure to do so will result in the administrative withdrawal of the proposal.
• At least two (2) but no more than three (3) investigators may be included in a given award.
• United States residents and applicants from outside the United States are welcome to apply.
• Applicants must be independent investigators. An independent investigator is an individual who is out of fellowship training and whose institution allows them to submit applications for research funding as a Principal Investigator.
• Candidates who are clinical fellows should apply to the CFF Clinical Fellowship program for the appropriate year.
• Candidates who are postdoctoral fellows should apply to the CFF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program.
• Applicants must be from a non-profit or academic institution; for-profit entities are not eligible to apply. For-profit entities should visit Industry Funding Opportunities for more information.

Funding Availability

Maximum funding availability:

• Each applicant may request $200,000/yr for 3 years in Direct Costs + 12% Indirect Costs
• The Lead Institution may request an additional $25,000/yr in Direct Costs to support an administrative core

Indirect Costs

12%

Project Duration

Maximum 3 years