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Assessing the value of a Small Grants Program for behavioral research in cancer control

Gina M Tesauro1, Yvette R Seger2, Leo Dijoseph2

  • 1Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Room 3E634, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9761, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.

Translational Behavioral Medicine
|March 22, 2014
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The National Cancer Institute

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Science
  • Cancer Control Research
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The National Cancer Institute (NCI) established the Small Grants Program (SGP) in 1999.
  • The SGP aimed to support new investigators in behavioral cancer prevention and control research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the success of the SGP in encouraging new investigators.
  • To assess the program's impact on career development in behavioral cancer research.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental design was employed.
  • Propensity score matching compared awardees and non-awardees with similar application impact scores.

Main Results:

  • Awardees were more likely to secure subsequent NCI funding.
  • Awardees demonstrated higher rates of research publication compared to non-awardees.

Conclusions:

  • Tailored small grant programs effectively promote and retain new investigators.
  • The SGP successfully fostered career progression in behavioral cancer control research.
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