Funding Opportunities
General
NIH funding initiatives since 2005 have targeted cranberry as a priority, e.g. Cranberry: Urinary Tract Infection and Other Conditions, Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). More recently, RFA-AT-11-001: Mechanistic Research on CAM Natural Products (R01). Polyphenols are identified as a High-Priority Topic.
USDA funding opportunities vary each year. Past funding initiatives have included "Bioactive Food Components for Optimal Health." USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiatives (AFRI) include “Food Safety, Nutrition and Health” as a priority area. For information on upcoming funding opportunities, visit the USDA Grant Search website.
The National Cancer Institute and the Office of Dietary Supplements also fund functional foods research. PA-10-035, Prioritizing Molecular Targets for Cancer Prevention with Nutritional Combinations (R01) supports research on foods and cancer.
Specific funding opportunities for cranberry research (click for pdf)
- CHRC Seed Grant RFP 2012
- 2012-13 UMD Cranberry Research Grant RFP
- 2012 Cranberry Institute Health Research RFP
Recent Cranberry Research Projects at UMass Dartmouth (click for pdf)
