Community Clinical Oncology Program Groups (U10)

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Purpose. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications from institutions/organizations that propose to serve as Research Groups for the NCI-supported Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) Network. CCOP was established in 1983 to develop and conduct state-of-the-art cancer prevention, control and treatment clinical trials with significant involvement of community oncologists and populations they serve. The CCOP Network mission includes: (1) accelerating development of interventions to prevent and treat cancer and its symptoms by increasing accrual to trials; (2) fostering quality care in the community through adoption of results from clinical trials; and (3) increasing the involvement of minority and underserved patient/participant populations in cancer clinical trials and associated research. The CCOP Network consists of three components each with its own FOA. The components are as follows: CCOP Groups (also referred to as CCOPs, covered by this FOA), Minority Based-CCOPs, and CCOP Research Bases. A CCOP Group encompasses community oncologists who accrue patients/participants to NCI-approved clinical trials. The Minority Based CCOPs are formed by oncologists in communities with a high proportion of minority patients that accrue patients/participants to NCI-approved clinical trials. These trials are designed and conducted by the CCOP Research Bases, which also manage and analyze the data, and report the results. CCOP Research Bases must be located either at an NCI-supported Clinical Cooperative Group or at an NCI-designated Cancer Center. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH U10 cooperative agreement award mechanism. Parallel FOAs (RFA-CA-10-011 and RFA-CA-10-012) solicit applications for CCOP Research Bases and MBCCOP Groups respectively. It is imperative that CCOP Group applicants familiarize themselves with these parallel FOAs. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NCI intends to commit up to $1.8 million in total costs in FY 2011 to fund approximately three (3) CCOP Group awards.

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