Resource Allocation Program (RAP)

Seeding outstanding research

 

How RAP Works: 

  1. RAP is an umbrella 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

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   

Fall 2023 Updates:

  • UCSF Faculty based at Fresno, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and the VA Medical Center are all welcome to apply
  • New! Supplement offered by the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) - Impacting Policy by Accelerating Translation (IMPACT) Program to support the dissemination of completed research to policymakers in governmental and non-governmental sectors
  • CAPS will sponsor this Fall 2023 Cycle
  • Pilot Award for Precision Imaging of Cancer is returning this Fall 2023
  • Team Science Grant for Tuberculosis Research is returning this Fall 2023
  • School of Dentistry Research will NOT be sponsoring for the Fall 2023 Cycle
  • The following Technology Grants offered by the Research Resource Program (RRP) allow multiple submissions from the same PI, submissions to other grants, and no cycle break:
  1. Core Assistance Fund (CAF)
  2. Core Award for Research and Development (CARD)
  3. Core Operational Improvements Awards (COIA)
  4. Institutional Matching Instrumentation Award
  • Both NIH Bio sketch version G and H will be accepted with RAP applications this Fall 2023 Cycle.

Spring 2023 Highlights

  • Overall Funding Rate: 45%; 119 applications reviewed; 53 awards (four co-funded) for $2,525,796. Spring 2023 cycle data and funding by grant mechanism can be found at Spring 2023 Statistics.
  • Pilot for Anti-Racism Research Awardees:
    Johanna Folk, PhD (Dept.of Psychiatry) awarded by the Academic Senate
    Ryutaro Hirose, MD (Dept.of Surgery) awarded by the CTSI Pilot Awards
    Rachel Willard, MPH, MS (Dept. of Family & Community Medicine) awarded by REAC
  • RDO/RAP Diversity Supplement Awardees:
    Matthew Durstenfeld, MD (Dept. of Medicine) awarded by REAC
    Alison Huang, MD (Dept. of Medicine) awarded by MZHF
    Karly Murphy, MD, MHS (Dept. of Medicine) awarded by CTSI Pilot Awards
    Joyce So, MD, PhD (Dept. of Pediatrics) awarded by MZHF
    Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH (Dept. of Pediatrics) awarded by REAC
  • Congratulations to all RAP Awardees for Spring 2023!  (Full awardee listing can be found under the Spring 2023 Awardees in the 'Resources' tab)