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Priority-Setting Data for the Capacity Building Program Goal January 2014

Overview of 2015 Priority-Setting Process 1. Review the CBCRP mission statement and reaffirm the program’s foundation of long-term outcomes. 2. Review and revise the priority criteria and generate data collection questions. 3. Gather and analyze pertinent data as indicated by the priority criteria and data collection questions. 4. Identify and make decisions on long-term (5 years) priorities through a data-driven, group decision-making process. 5. Incorporate priority decisions into CBCRP operational plans and award cycles.

Timeline for the 2015 Priority-Setting Process 6/1 10/13 1/14 4/14 6/14 9/14 12/14 3/15 3 Responsive X Translation X Capacity Building X Public Health Outcomes X Disparities X Collaboration X California Specific X Innovation X Non-Duplicative X Policy X Decision-making Retreat X

Program Goal Capacity Building: fund research that helps recruit, retain, and develop high-quality California-based investigators who engage in CBCRP priority research .

Information Questions 1. What types of initiatives has CBCRP implemented to build the capacity of breast cancer researchers in California? 2. What has been the impact of reviewing junior investigators differently who apply for IDEA awards? Is this an effective way to support career development? 3. What other breast cancer research funders are supporting career development/training programs? 4. Are there opportunities to add capacity building aspects to the SRI/CBCPI?

Background Former CBCRP Career Eliminated because: Development Awards: • Duplication (e.g. many funders have post-doctoral • Training fellowships) • Dissertation • Declining revenues • Postdoctoral Fellowships • Focus and simplify • New Investigator • Cost-effectiveness of • Career Enrichment investment • Mentored Scholar • No demand for some of • Sabbatical Awards these career development mechanisms (e.g. mentored scholar awards; sabbatical awards)

Information Question #1 What types of initiatives has CBCRP implemented to support career development for breast cancer researchers in California? • Junior Investigators Applying for IDEAs • CRIBS Intensive Training Program (ITP) • Early career investigators involved in Special Research Initiatives

Junior Investigators Applying for IDEAS “During the peer review process, the applicant's prior research history and accomplishments will be rated less stringently than for IDEAs from established investigators.”

CRIBS Intensive Training Program (ITP) • Reached a diverse group of 32 individuals and 12 community/academic teams participated in the CRIBS ITP. • Provided training and career development for early career researchers and community members. • Almost all of the CRIBS teams had recently begun working together, encouraging new collaborations around California. • All aspects of training very positively rated by participants. • Four of the five funded research projects were submitted by CRIBS teams. – Each CRIBS team submitted a proposal .

Special Research Initiatives • 21% or 4 of SRI PIs were recruited into breast cancer research • Almost 1/3 of the PIs are early career researchers – 10 years or less out from PhD/MD

Information Question #2 What has been the impact of reviewing junior investigators differently who apply for IDEA awards? Is this an effective way to support career development? IDEA Applications 2010-2013 170 % Junior Investigators 15% Total Success Rate 19% % Successful Junior Investigators 21%

Information Question # 3 What other breast cancer research funders are supporting career dev/training programs? • 947 training awards related to breast cancer were active during 2010-2013 • Of those 947, 10% or 94 were awarded to California investigators. * These numbers do not include the 52 awards awarded by CBCRP.

Information Question # 3 What other breast cancer research funders are supporting career dev/training programs?* Funding Training Graduate Postdoctoral Mentored Other, Agency Grants Fellowships Fellowships / Early eg. Komen Scholars, Career Avon Global Scholars X X X X X ACS X Avon X DOD CDMRP X X Komen X X X X X NCI X X X NIEHS * See Data Summary for more details

Information Question #4 Are there opportunities to add career development aspects to the SRI/CBCPI?  If the Council votes to continue a set-aside…. Then you could make a recommendation to include funds for additional career development opportunities or mechanisms.

Conclusions • CBCRP has continued to support capacity building for breast cancer research in CA. • Junior Investigators applying for IDEAs • CRIBS Training • SRI Investigators new to field and early career • Other research funders have continued to provide career development awards to California investigators conducting breast cancer research.

Recommendations • Change the priority criteria to include “CBCRP priority research.” • Continue identifying junior investigators during the application process for IDEA awards and reviewing them differently than established researchers. • Continue providing training for Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) teams. – Committee recommends funding Quick Start in 2014. If NIH does not fund Quick Start beginning in 2015, Council consider self-funding Quick Start training on an on-going basis.

Recommendations –cont- • Explore approaches to increase the capacity of CBCRP investigators to involve advocates meaningfully in research. • Given the proven success of SRI to develop the capacity of California researchers, the committee does not recommend any additional capacity building recommendations for the SRI (set-aside).