Cancer Moonshot Offers Funding Opportunities

December 11, 2017 by Alec Stone MA, MPA, Former ONS Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy
Alec Stone
Alec Stone MA, MPA, ONS Public Affairs Director

Since its initial announcement, the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative (https://voice.ons.org/topic/cancer-moonshot)—dubbed the Biden Cancer Initiative—has captivated the scientific, patient advocacy, and provider communities with possibilities for advancements in cancer treatments and cures. The cancer moonshot continues to maintain bipartisan support, as all involved are committed to making a decade’s worth of progress in just half the time.

Through an influx of federal dollars, government agencies like the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are working to address priority areas in cancer care. Recently, NCI published a list of categories for grants (https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative/funding/upcoming) in response to the recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Panel (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/ncab-releases-blue-ribbon-panel-moonshot-report). These funding opportunities include:

As the cancer moonshot works toward its goal, ONS will continue to advocate and offer the insight and expertise of its nurse members. To date, ONS members have been involved in developing the Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations (https://www.ons.org/newsroom/news/ons-member-appointed-vice-president%E2%80%99s-blue-ribbon-cancer-moonshot-panel), informing the former Vice President Biden on important nursing priorities (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/six-months-later-how-ons-and-oncology-nurses-are-involved-in-the-national-cancer), and contributing to the work of the implementation sciences groups (https://www.ons.org/newsroom/news/ons-members-appointed-cancer-moonshot-working-groups)

 


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