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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 10.14.05.11" title_num="10" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="05" heading="Application Process for Cancer Research Grants.">
  <text>An applicant for a cancer research grant shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Submit a completed application to the CCPC by the due date listed in the application packet; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Include in the application packet the following information as specified in the Department’s application packet:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An executive summary stating:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>How the grant funds will be used;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>What institutions and other persons will be involved in the research;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Whether basic, clinical, applied, translational, or community-based research is being proposed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Whether the proposed research is included in a recommendation of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>How the grant money is expected to further the knowledge of cancer;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A statement of the need for the cancer research, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Previous literature in the area; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any work that the applicant has done in the research area;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A proposed cancer research plan describing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>How the grant funds will be used;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Who will be involved in the research;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>What the anticipated results of the research with the grant funds will be; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>What goals, objectives, and activities will be pursued with the grant funds;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A brief professional resume or curriculum vitae of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The principal investigator; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Other key staff;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A description of how the proposed research will help to eliminate disparities between racial and ethnic minorities and the white population;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A list of the institutional review boards to which the research will be submitted for review and approval before the research is initiated, including the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Department's Institutional Review Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applicant's relevant institutional review board;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A timeline showing the expected start date and completion date for each activity to be conducted under the grant, including application to and approval from the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Department's Institutional Review Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applicant's relevant institutional review board;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>An organizational chart showing where the work under the research grant is located within the applicant's organization;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A statement that the grant funds will not be used to supplant any existing funding for this cancer research and, if an applicant receives funding for a similar cancer research activity, a listing of the funding:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Source;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Amount; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Period for the activity;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A line item budget for the cancer research grant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>A written budget justification for each line item request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>