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field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <h2>How RAP Works: </h2> <ol> <li>RAP is a consortium of UCSF funders</li> <li>Applicants select the grant mechanism, not the funding agency; funding agencies select the awardees</li> <li>Consideration by multiple agencies enhances funding likelihood</li> <li>RAP does not control the $$$ nor topic areas that are funded</li> </ol> <h2>3 Easy Steps to <a href="https://rap.ucsf.edu/how-apply">Apply</a>: </h2> <ol> <li>Find the grant mechanism that is the best fit for you </li> <li>Write the grant proposal for the chosen mechanism following the grant-specific instructions</li> <li>Submit your grant proposal via the <a href="https://rapapp.ucsf.edu/"><strong>RAP PORTAL</strong></a> <strong> </strong></li> </ol> <div class="wysiwyg_featured_content"> <div class="wysiwyg_featured_content--image_area"> <h2>Fall 2024 Updates:</h2> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong><em>The Fall 2024 Call 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Award-funding results will be announced in late December via the RAP portal email.</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"> </p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_featured_content--body"> <h2>Latest Seed Funding Success!</h2> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">Read more about the impact and <a href="https://rap.ucsf.edu/rap-seed-funding-success">'<strong>Power of a RAP award'</strong></a> here.</p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"> <h4><strong>Spring 2024 Highlights</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Overall Funding Rate: 37%</strong>; <strong>170</strong> applications reviewed; <strong>63</strong> awards for <strong>$2,983,199</strong>. Spring 2024 cycle data and funding by grant mechanism can be found at <a href="https://rap.ucsf.edu/spring-2024-statistics"><strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024 Statistics</strong></a>.</li> <li><strong><u>RDO-funded RAP Diversity Supplements:</u></strong><br /> <strong>Lauren Haack, PhD </strong>(Psychiatry)<br /> <strong>Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD</strong> (Neurology)<br /> <strong>Lisa Rotenstein, MD, MBA</strong> (Medicine)<br /> <strong>Monika Sarkar, MD, MAS</strong> (Medicine)</li> <li><strong>Congratulations </strong>to all RAP<strong> Awardees for Spring 2024!</strong> (Full awardee listing can be found at<br /> the <a href="https://rap.ucsf.edu/spring-2024-awardees"><strong>Spring 2024 Awardees</strong></a> link under the '<strong>Resources</strong>' tab) </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2> </h2> <p> </p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> <ul> </ul> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-sidebar"> <div id="block-block-6" class="block block-block callout-box"> <h3>Quicklinks</h3> <div class="content"> <div align="center"> <p style="text-align: left;"><a class="btn--small btn--blue" href="https://rap.ucsf.edu/eligibility-compare-grants" target="_blank">ELIGIBILITY & COMPARE GRANTS </a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a class="btn--small btn--blue" href="https://rapapp.ucsf.edu/">Resource Allocation Portal</a> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a class="btn--small btn--blue" href="https://rdo.ucsf.edu/">Research Development Office Website</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-16" class="block block-block"> <h3>Grant Deadlines</h3> <div class="content"> <p><u><strong>SPRING 2024 CYCLE</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Funding Results: </strong>now available via your portal acct.</p> <p><br /> <u><strong>FALL 2024 CYCLE</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Call Opens: </strong>Thurs., <strong>August 29, 2024</strong></p> <p><br /> <strong>Deadline:</strong> Mon. <strong>September 30, 2024</strong><br /> (2:00 pm PST)<br /> <br /> <strong>Funding Results: </strong>available before end of December, 2024</p> <p><br /> <br /> <strong><u>TWO CYCLES PER YEAR</u></strong><br /> <br /> SPRING Deadline: February/March <br /> <br /> FALL Deadline: September/October </p> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-26" class="block block-block"> <h3>Important Details </h3> <div class="content"> <p>Grant offerings, application rules, eligibility criteria, and other requirements are subject to change from cycle to cycle.</p> <p> </p> <p>Be sure to review the website after every “Call for Applications” is launched to learn about the updates and prepare your application accordingly.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-11" class="block block-block footer-contact-us"> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Resource Allocation Program</strong></p> <p> </p> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols layout--40-60"> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols--first bg--transparent"> <p>600 16th Street, Suite 116, San Francisco, CA 94143<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4537243505302636236b202130"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="780a1908380d1b0b1e561d1c0d">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols--second bg--transparent"> <p><b>Phone:</b> 415-502-1674<br /> <b>Fax:</b> 415-502-1675</p> </div> </div> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> <nav aria-label="Footer Navigation" class="footer--navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="rap.ucsf.edu/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/accessibility-resources">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/website-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/website-terms-use">Terms of Use </a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/azlist">A-Z Website List</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="footer--copyright"> <p>© 2024 The Regents of the University of California</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ (function() { var sz = document.createElement('script'); sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true; sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8343.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s); })(); /*]]>*/ </script> </body> </html>