The National Institutes of Health recently announced the awardees of 2014 fiscal year funds to develop new approaches that engage researchers, particularly those from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical sciences, and prepare them to thrive in the NIH-funded workforce.

The awards are part of a projected 5-year program, issued as part of the Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce program. Together, the awardees will establish a national consortium to develop, implement, and evaluate approaches to encourage individuals to start and stay in biomedical research careers. The long-term goal is to enhance the NIH mission through a more diverse and robust workforce, attracting talented individuals from all population sectors.

For more information, see the NIH press release. Congratulations to all awardees and partners!

The World Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT) is a map and database of biomedical research funded by major government agencies and philanthropic organizations around the world. Launched last year, the beta version was limited to 2012 research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa.

Since then, coverage has been expanded to include South Asia and East Asia/Pacific region data, and a new funding agency has been added – the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP).

2013 projects funded by NIH are now available, and the other 9 funding agencies are in the process of adding 2013 data for the new coverage regions.

For more information, see Sally Rockey’s blog post at Rock Talk.

There’s still time to apply for the Conquer Cancer Foundation’s annual research grant. The YIA is a one-year, $50,000 funding opportunity designed to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The grant will fund promising physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment.

Applications are due on September 25, 2014. Applicants must be physicians who are in the last two years of their final subspecialty training at an academic medical institution. Examples of subspecialty training include (but are not limited to) hematology-oncology fellowships, surgical oncology fellowships, and radiation oncology residencies. See the 2015 Request for Proposals for additional eligibility criteria and instructions.