Poker Power x IFW $100,000 "Power Play" Small Business Grant

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits grant applications proposing exploratory research projects focused on the early-stage development of highly innovative technologies offering novel molecular or cellular analysis capabilities for basic or clinical cancer research. The emphasis of this NOFO is on supporting the development of novel capabilities involving a high degree of technical innovation for targeting, probing, or assessing molecular and cellular features of cancer biology. Technologies proposed for development may be intended to have widespread applicability but must be focused on improving molecular and/or cellular characterizations of cancer biology. Well-suited applications must offer the potential to accelerate and/or enhance research in the areas of cancer biology, early detection and screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment, control, or epidemiology, and/or address issues associated with cancer health disparities. This funding opportunity is part of a broader NCI-sponsored Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies (IMAT) Program.

This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) supports small research projects on cancer that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

Summary: The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Clinical Consortium Award (CCA) provides support to develop, maintain, and enhance the necessary collaborations and resources to rapidly execute phase 2 and/or phase 2-linked phase 1 (phase1/2) prostate cancer clinical trials. The primary intent of the PCRP Clinical Consortium Award is to combine the efforts of leading investigators across multiple institutions to expedite the clinical advancement of novel therapeutic interventions in prostate cancer to decrease the impact of the disease. Distinctive Features: · This award mechanism does not support the development of clinical protocols. · Coordinating Center: This award mechanism supports one coordinating center, which will be responsible for development and maintenance of the consortium organizational structure, and also function as a Clinical Research Site. · Clinical Research Sites: This award mechanism supports multiple clinical research sites, which will be responsible for clinical trial introduction and selection, patient accrual for consortium studies, data collection and timely submissions, meeting attendance, and adherence to the consortium’s operating procedures.

Black entrepreneurs continue to face systemic barriers when it comes to accessing funding to grow their businesses. Fifteen Percent Pledge is working to address this challenge by supplying Black-owned businesses with no-strings-attached funding to accelerate and sustain their success. For the third year in a row, Fifteen Percent Pledge is partnering with Shop with Google to provide $250,000 in grant funding to unlock the next horizon of growth for three Black-owned businesses. The winner of the Achievement Award will also receive mentoring and pro-bono consulting services from industry leaders.

The City of Chicago helps support business and neighborhood vitality through Community Development Grant (CDG) awards. CDGs use proceeds from the 2024 Housing and Development Bond and other funding sources to support a variety of eligible, business-related investments in construction and real estate development. Small grants up to $250,000 are intended to support eligible commercial, mixed-use and light manufacturing projects. Grants provide funding for up to 75% of total eligible project costs involving new construction, rehabilitation or both. Priority is given to projects with strong local impacts that leverage local talents, capacities and institutions and contribute to community vitality. Private and non-profit developers, property owners and businesses are eligible to apply.