Return to Income Tax Check-Off

Are you a breast or cervical cancer researcher looking for additional research monies? Grants are available through Pennsylvania’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund. In the first seven years of the program, over $1,700,000 was raised for grants thanks to the PBCC’s Income Tax Check-Off. Over forty Pennsylvania researchers at fourteen institutions have received grants for peer-reviewed studies to address the incidence and mortality of breast and cervical cancer. Only researchers who have applied for funding to national organizations (American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense, and Susan G. Komen Foundation) and had their proposals peer-reviewed but not funded are eligible for Pennsylvania research support. The funding provided through the check-off is designed to provide bridge funding to assist the researchers in addressing any concerns identified through the peer review process. The researchers will then be able to resubmit their applications for national funding and improve their chances at being funded.

For more information about the available grants and how the grant application process works, please contact:
John N. Boyle, MBA
Chief, Breast & Cervical Cancer Section
Division of Chronic Disease Intervention
Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
PA Department of Health
Room 1011 Health & Welfare Building
Harrisburg PA 17120
Phone (717) 346-3980
Fax (717) 772-0608
Email jboyle@state.pa.us

Bid Opportunities posted at the DGS website:
http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us/Search.aspx
Note:  Tips for finding grant opportunities - use any of the following.
     ~Choose "RFA" in the Solicitation Type drop down menu
     ~Choose "Health" in Agency drop down menu
     ~Enter "research" in the Solicitation Title or Description field


Online access to the Pennsylvania Bulletin:
http://www.pabulletin.com