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Research We Fund: Extramural Discovery Science
- Discovery Boost Grants (DBG)
- Arizona (AZ) Discovery Boost Grants (DBG)
- Mission Boost Grants (MBG)
- Research Scholar Grants
- Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)
- ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)
- Institutional Research Grants
- RFA: Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)
- RFA: ACS IMPACT - Expanding Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials in the Community
- RFA: Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award
- RFA: Cancer Health Equity Research Centers
- IMPACT RFA to Support Research to Reduce Prostate Cancer Mortality
- RFA: Real-World Data Impact Award (RWIA)
- TheoryLab Collaborative (TLC) Grant
- RFA: The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services
- ACS Professor Award
- Extramural Grants Department Staff Contacts
- Definition of Research Areas
- FAQs: ACS Extramural Discovery Science and Grant Application Submissions
- Extramural Priority Research Areas
- Our Grant Process
- American Cancer Society Research Events
- Peer Review Committee for DNA Mechanisms in Cancer (DMC)
- Peer Review Committee for Immunology and Blood Cell Development (IBCD)
- Peer Review Committee for RNA Mechanisms in Cancer (RMC)
- Peer Review Committee for Tumor Biochemistry and Endocrinology (TBE)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Cell Biology (CCB)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Detection and Progression (CDP)
- Peer Review Committee for Experimental Therapeutics (ET)
- Peer Review Committee for Metastasis and Microenvironment (MM)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (CPHP)
- Peer Review Committee for Treatment, Palliative Care, and Survivorship Research
- Peer Review Committee for Etiology, Screening, and Early Detection (ESED)
- Peer Review Committee for Healthcare Outcomes, Policy, and Systems Research (HOPS)
- ACS Professor Peer Review Committee
- Peer Review Committee for Institutional Research Grants (IRG)
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (PF-MBB)
- Cell Biology and Immunology (PF-CBI)
- Cancer Detection and Experimental Therapeutics (PF-CDET)
- Clinical and Population Sciences (PF-CPS)
- Peer Review Committee for Mission Boost Grants
- Discovery Scientific Council
- Community Research Partner Participation on Grant Peer Review Committees
- American Cancer Society Professors
- Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society
Mission Boost Grants (MBG)
Grant Overview
Mission Boost Grants (MBG) are designed to support select current and past ACS grantees specifically for the translation of their research to human testing. MBGs are opportunities for American Cancer Society (ACS) grantees to seek additional, or “boost,” resources for innovative, high-risk/high-reward projects.
MBGs offer 2 stages of funding:
- Stage I requires the investigator to develop outcome-specific, unequivocal milestones that reduce the risks of studying a new drug, device, or procedure in patients.
- Stage II supports testing in cancer patients.
Eligibility
Stage I Mission Boost
You ARE eligible to submit a proposal if you:
- Work at a US academic institution or eligible non-profit
- Have an independent, full-time faculty appointment
- Have held or currently hold one of these ACS grants (or previous versions of such awards) for a minimum of 1 year:
- Research Scholar Grant (RSG)
- Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)
- Mentored Research Scholar Grant (MRSG)
- Cancer Control Career Development Award (CCCDA)
- Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care (PEP) Award
- ACS Postdoctoral Fellowship (previous fellows only)
- Discovery Boost Grant (DBG)
Stage II Mission Boost
You ARE eligible to submit a proposal if you:
- Work at a US academic institution or eligible non-profit
- Have an independent, full-time faculty appointment
- Previously held or currently hold a Stage I Mission Boost Grant for a minimum of 18 months AND have completed Stage I milestones
Grant Term and Budget
Stage I Mission Boost
Stage I will be for a term of up to two years in duration with an allowable budget of $135,000 per year direct costs plus 10% allowable indirect costs ($297,000 allowable total costs).
Stage II Mission Boost
Stage II will be for a term of up to 18 months with an allowable budget up to $545,000 direct costs plus 10% allowable indirect costs.
Want to see some recently published studies from grantees?
Go to Research Highlights.