Funding

Developmental grant applicants may submit only one Developmental grant application per cycle for a maximum of $50,000. SDSU ASSET fellows may apply for Developmental grants between $30,000 - $60,000.

Direct and Indirect Costs

Your budget should list direct costs only. Do not include indirect costs. The SD CFAR will cover indirects for all awarded grants at all of our member institutions.

Duration

Developmental grants awarded by the SD CFAR are funded for up to one calendar year from the award date. If you have questions, please contact us.

Supplemental Awards

If your Developmental grant has been approved and if you are currently within your award period, you may apply for a one-year supplement equal to your original budget. Supplemental applications will be evaluated on the basis of scientific progress to date and the potential for publications and independent grant funding beyond those of the originally funded project. Supplemental applications will be competitively reviewed along with new applications received for the same funding cycle. The same procedures, award amounts and due dates apply for both new and supplemental applications.

Requirements and Restrictions

• Developmental grant applications must address at least one of the NIH Office of AIDS Research Priorities. Additional weight will be given to applications focusing on key strategies that contribute to Ending the HIV Epidemic (EtHE) in the U.S.
• Developmental grants cannot support clinical trials, nor can they support studies involving new drugs, new treatments, new devices, or off-label use of a licensed drug.
• Postdoctoral fellows may not apply for Developmental grants, and these grants may not be used to provide salaries for postdoctoral fellows.
• Developmental grants cannot fund travel to scientific meetings, with one exception: Early stage investigators may include travel to a scientific meeting to present the results of their Developmental grant research.
• If an awarded grant includes research in humans or animals, Institutional Review Board or Institutional Animal Care Use Committee approval must be submitted to the SD CFAR Developmental Core before funds may be spent. Requlatory approvals should be emailed to cfar@ucsd.edu.

Fund Management and Other Responsibilities of Successful Applicants

Successful applicants have several responsibilities, including fund management. Please see our responsibilities page and contact us if you have questions.