An IDEA Award proposal may address the same research question proposed in a Career Development Award proposal, but both proposals must be prepared by and have the same Principal Investigator. All Bridge proposals must include preliminary data and a clear statistical plan. Bridge Awards do not need to include a clinical trial within the lifetime of the award. Direct costs can cover salary, expenses including research supplies, equipment, animal studies, and travel to scientific meetings. A Clinical Bridge Award proposal may address the same research question proposed in a Career Development Award proposal, but both proposals must be prepared by and have the same Principal Investigator.
Direct costs can cover only salary support and travel to scientific meetings.
Funds for research must be provided from another source. A CDA proposal may address the same research question proposed in an IDEA Award or a Clinical Bridge Award proposal, but both proposals must be prepared by and have the same Principal Investigator. UCLA is a designated 2001 Accredited Postsecondary Minority Institution. Funds may also be used to establish formal technical assistance programs, in which experienced and well-funded investigators provide consultation and mentoring in grant writing and grantsmanship. The research focus should address an issue relevant to breast cancer or broaden the scope of research to include work relevant to breast cancer, under the guidance of a designated mentor.