CAAT Grants: Call for Proposals Deadline: March 27, 2015 GRANTS PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD 2016-2017 DEADLINE: March 27, 2015 The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) is soliciting projects that focus on the implementation of the NAS Report: Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy<http://jhsph.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=066d5d7abe2de2d5e04d214bf&id=e0fbd4f38b&e=de7211444c> in the following areas: * Proposals Relating to Toxicology: Maximum grant amount is $25,000 per year. Projects should be developed to provide mechanistic understanding of computational systems biology approaches, focused on in vitroresponses to toxicants in human cells. Consideration should be given to the translation of this new method to evaluate/predict health outcomes. * Proposal Relating to Refinement: See Science-Based Animal Welfare Awards – funded separately.<http://jhsph.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=066d5d7abe2de2d5e04d214bf&id=897598521b&e=de7211444c> To submit, please use the Preproposal Form<http://jhsph.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=066d5d7abe2de2d5e04d214bf&id=38fe6d7462&e=de7211444c> To apply for a CAAT grant, complete the preproposal form here and return so that the submission reaches us no later than March 27, 2015. The form may be returned via mail, fax, or e-mail. * Mailing address: CAAT Grants Coordinator, 615 N. Wolfe St. W7032, Baltimore, MD 21205 * Fax number: 410-614-2871 * E-mail address: jderita1@xxxxxxx<mailto:jderita1@xxxxxxx> No other materials are required for this stage of the application process. ONLY ABSTRACTS USING THE APPROPRIATE FORMAT WILL BE REVIEWED. See the Preproposal Form<http://jhsph.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=066d5d7abe2de2d5e04d214bf&id=4618324bf7&e=de7211444c> for details and to submit. Applicants whose proposals meet the goals of the CAAT Grants Program will be invited to submit a complete grant application package. All responses will be forwarded by e-mail or U.S. mail. No telephone responses will be given.