# Presentation: 362136

##    		 National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences               Multimedia Technology Health            Communication SBIR/STTR Program

**  ****FUNDING FOR SMALL**
**   ****BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS**

## eHealth Funding Mechanisms: Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR:R43/R44) and Small Business Technology Transfer Grants (STTR: R41/R42) for non-profits

**eHealth Funding Mechanisms:**** ****Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR:R43/R44) and Small Business Technology Transfer Grants (STTR: R41/R42) for non-profits**

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**	****    ****SBIR****	****	****	****	****     ****	****            STTR**
**     ****Research Control****	****	****	****	****Research Control**
**     ****Phase I; 6-12 months****	****	****	****Same**
**     ****Direct Costs: $100,000 ****	****	****	****Same**
**     ****Phase II: 2-3 years****	****	****	****	****Same**
**     ****Direct Costs: $750,000 ****	****	****	****Same **
**     ****Employed by company: 51% ****	****	****On non-profit staff; must**
**	****	****	****	****	****	****work with small business**
**     ****Must be U.S. citizen****	****	****	****	****Same**
**     ****Application Due:**
**     ****April 1, August 1, December 1****	****	****Same**
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## 		eHealth SBIR CONTRACTS

**	****	****eHealth SBIR CONTRACTS**
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**	****>****	****Phase I, Phase II or Fast Tracks**
**	****>****	****Same amount of money as SBIR grants**
**	****>****	****Same time duration in each phase**
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**	****Contract Topics are reviewed and approved in May ****	**
**	****each year, announced in the NIH Guide in July/August ****	**
**	****and applications are due in November**

## 		USES of Real-time Data Capture

**	****	****USES of Real-time Data Capture**
**	****	****	**** ****in eHealth Research**
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**	****√****	****Track actual ehealth research**
**	****√****	****Track ****follow-up information for evaluation**
**	****√****	****Collect information via: questionnaires, interviews, ****	****	****diaries, video-****	****tapping, records, etc. **
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## 	Real Time Data Capture Use in 	eHealth Research Categories 

**Life Styles Associated with Cancer Risk ****(tracking nutrition intakes/habits****, smoking habits, physical activity, sun screening habits) **
**Cancer Genetics ****(tracking personal decisions)**
**Communication Techniques for specific cancers, hard to**
**	****reach populations, physically challenged populations**
**Complementary Medicine Approaches ****(symptoms, outcomes)**
**Survivorship and Quality of Life Issues, ****(pain management)**
**Systems for Primary Care Professionals/Oncologists &**
**	****Systems for the Public ****(training, education, screening, assessment, treatment)**

##      FY 03/04 SBIR Contracts: Real-time data Capture

**     ****FY 03/04 SBIR Contracts: Real-time data Capture**
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**	****$3 million: ****Real-time Cancer Communications Data Collection**
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**Topics Funded:**
**SelfMon: A Researcher Configurable Self-Monitoring System**
**2)****	****Real Time Data Capture for Cancer Control Research (****patients’ experience throughout clinical trials)**
**3)****	****A Ubiquitous Multi-Medium Real-Time Diary System (****patient symptoms and side effects during clinical trials)**

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