Resource Allocation Program (RAP)

Seeding outstanding research

 

How RAP Works: 

  1. RAP is a consortium of UCSF funders
  2. Applicants select the grant mechanism, not the funding agency; funding agencies select the awardees
  3. Consideration by multiple agencies enhances funding likelihood
  4. RAP does not control the $$$ nor topic areas that are funded; funding is limited so a good score is not a guarantee of funding

3 Easy Steps to Apply: 

  1. Find the grant mechanism that is the best fit for you 
  2. Write the grant proposal for the chosen mechanism following the grant-specific instructions
  3. Submit your grant proposal via the RAP PORTAL   
QUESTIONS about the RAP grant APPLICATION submission process?
Two Q&A sessions (via ZOOM) will be offered on:

Spring 2025 Updates:

The Call for Application is Open!

  • New - The Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) offers a Mentored Scientist Award in Global Health Research. 
  • New - CAPS Research Award (formerly CAPS-HIV Innovative Grants) redesigned to support a Mentored Science award and an Innovative Pilot Study (non-mentored)
  • Eligibility for the "Mentored Scientist Award in Pancreas Cancer" revised to include graduate students, residents, postdoctoral or clinical fellows, specialists, and staff.​

 

Latest Seed Funding Success!

Read more about the impact and 'Power of a RAP award' here.

Fall 2024 Highlights

  • Overall Funding Rate: 31%; 156 applications reviewed; 49 awards for $2,902,309. Fall 2024 cycle data and funding by grant mechanism can be found at Fall 2024 Statistics (link found under the 'Resources' tab).
  • RDO-funded RAP Diversity Supplements:
    Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, PhD (Medicine)
    Carlos Penilla, DrPH, MS (Pediatrics)
    Dara Torgerson, PhD (Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
    Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD (Neurology)
  • Congratulations to all RAP Awardees for Fall 2024!  (Full awardee listing can be found at
    Fall 2024 Awardees (link found under the 'Resources' tab).