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Research Funding Opportunities

The initiatives below support research on all or many types of cancer. If none of these initiatives match your research interests, please note that a large portion of NCI funding is designated for investigator-initiated research. To learn more about how to apply for investigator-initiated research funding, visit deainfo.nci.nih.gov.

Research Type(s):

Biology
Etiology
Prevention
Early Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis
Treatment
Cancer Control, Survivorship and Outcomes
Scientific Model Systems
Cancer Research Training, Career Development, and Education Opportunities

Cancer Site(s):

Breast Cancer

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  • New! Manufacturing Processes of Medical, Dental, and Biological Technologies (SBIR/STTR)

    • PA-04-161

    This PA uses the SBIR and STTR mechanisms.

  • New! Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology

    • PAR-04-159

    This PAR (Program Announcement involving Institute-managed review and special receipt dates) will use the NIH small research project grants (R03) award mechanism.

  • New! Bioengineering Approaches to Energy Balance and Obesity

    • RFA-HL-04-022

    R01, R21

  • New! Research on Malignancies in AIDS and Acquired Immune Suppression

    • PA-04-157

    R21, R01

  • Bioengineering Approaches to Energy Balance and Obesity (SBIR/STTR)

    • PA-04-156

    SBIR, STTR

  • Quick-Trials for Novel Cancer Therapies: Exploratory Grants

    • PAR-04-155

    R21

  • Cancer Prevention Research Small Grant Program

    • PA-04-147

    R03

  • Pilot Studies: Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies

    • PA-04-134

    R21

  • Clinical Trials: Oral Complications of Cancer Therapy

    • PAR-04-133

    R21

  • Supplements to Promote Reentry Into Biomedical and Behavioral Research

    • PA-04-126

    Supplement

  • Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans

    • PA-04-124

    R01, R21

  • Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research

    • PA-04-125

    R01, R21

  • Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer

    • RFA-CA-05-010

    U54

  • TREC Coordination Center

    • RFA-CA-05-011

    U01

  • Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescentsv

    • PA-04-121

    R01, R21

  • Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01)

    • PAR-04-116

    R01

  • Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)

    • PAR-04-117

    R03

  • Exfoliated Cells, Bioactive Food Components, and Cancer

    • PA-04-114

    R01, R21, R03

  • Cross-Disciplinary Translational Research at NIH

    • PA-04-109

    R01, R03, R21

  • SBIR/STTR: Circulating Cells and DNA in Cancer Detection

    • RFA-CA-06-001

    SBIR/STTR

  • Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)

    • PA-04-107

    K24

  • Rapid Access to Intervention Development (RAID)

    • NOT-CA-04-019

    Contract

  • Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET)

    • RFA-CA-05-018

    U01

  • Phased Application Awards in Cancer Prognosis and Prediction

    • PA-04-102

    R33; R21/R33

  • Characterization, Behavior, and Plasticity of Pluripotent Stem Cells

    • PA-04-101

    R01; R21

  • Diet, Epigenetic Factors, and Cancer Prevention

    • PA-04-099

    R01; R21; R03

  • Paul Calabresi Award for Clinical Oncology (K12)

    • PAR-04-096

    K12

  • Novel Technologies for in Vivo Imaging (SBIR/STTR)

    • PA-04-094

    SBIR/STTR

  • Novel Technologies for in Vivo Imaging (R21/R33)

    • PA-04-095

    R21, R33

  • The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Reference Laboratories

    • RFA-CA-05-009

    U24

  • Research Partnerships for Improving Functional Outcomes

    • PAR-04-077

    R01

  • Pathogenesis and Treatment of Lymphedema and Lymphatic Diseases

    • PA-04-071

    R01

  • In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Centers (ICMICs)

    • PAR-04-069

    P50

  • Development of Assays for High-Throughput Drug Screening

    • PA-04-068

    R01

  • An SBIR/STTR Initiative for Image-Guided Cancer Interventions

    • PA-04-063

    STTR (R41, R42); SBIR (R43, R44)

  • Improving Care for Dying Children and Their Families

    • PA-04-057

    R01, R21

  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Behavioral and Population Sciences Career Development Award

    • PAR-04-055

    K07

  • Developmental Projects in Complementary Approaches to Cancer Care

    • PA-04-053

    R21

  • Innovative Technologies For Molecular Analysis of Cancer (SBIR/STTR)

    • RFA-CA-05-006

    SBIR/STTR: R41, R42, R43, R44

  • Application of Emerging Technologies For Cancer Research (SBIR/STTR)

    • RFA-CA-05-007

    SBIR/STTR: R41, R42, R43, R44

  • Innovations in Cancer Sample Preparation (SBIR/STTR)

    • RFA-CA-05-008

    SBIR/STTR: R41, R42, R43, R44

  • NCI Competing Continuation SBIR/STTR Phase II Grants for Cancer Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

    • PA-04-047

    SBIR, STTR

  • In Vivo Cancer Imaging Exploratory/Developmental Grants

    • PA-04-045

    R21

  • Clinical Cancer Therapy and Prevention Research

    • PA-04-046

    R01

  • Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs) and the Translation of Research Into Practice

    • PAR-04-041

    R21

  • Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer

    • RFA-CA-05-002

    R21/R33

  • Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research

    • RFA-CA-05-003

    R21/R33

  • Innovations in Cancer Sample Preparation

    • RFA-CA-05-004

    R21/R33

  • The NCI Transition Career Development Award

    • PAR-04-040

    K22

  • Circulating Cells in Cancer Detection

    • PA-04-035

    R21

  • Occupational Health and Safety Research (R01)

    • PA-04-038

    R01

  • Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control

    • PA-04-034

    R21

  • Diet Composition and Energy Balance

    • PA-04-033

    R21

  • Cancer Information Service Notice

    • NOT-CA-04-002

    Research contract

  • Bioengineering Research Partnerships

    • PAR-04-023

    R01

  • Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control

    • PAR-04-020

    R03

  • Studies of the Economics of Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Care

    • PA-04-017

    R01/R21

  • Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-based Data System

    • PA-04-012

    R01, R21

  • Cohort Studies in Cancer Epidemiology

    • PAR-04-011

    R01

  • NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings

    • PAR-03-176

    R13, U13

  • Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males

    • PA-03-170

    R01, R21

  • Basic and Translational Research in Emotion

    • PA-03-169

    R01, R03

  • Research on the Reduction and Prevention of Suicidality

    • PA-03-161

    R01, R03, R21, R34

  • Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancer for the Year 2004

    • PAR-03-158

    P50

  • Industry-Academic Partnerships for Development of Biomedical Imaging Systems and Methods That Are Cancer Specific (R21)

    • PAR-03-157

    R21

  • Cancer Education and Career Development Program

    • PAR-03-148

    R25

  • Biobehavioral Pain Research

    • PA-03-152

    R01, R21

  • Age-related Changes in Tissue Function: Underlying Biological Mechanisms

    • PA-03-147

    R01

  • Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like Modifications Regulating Disease Processes

    • PA-03-145

    R01, R21

  • Global Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators

    • PAR-03-118

    R01

  • Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology: SBIR/STTR Initiative

    • PAR-03-119

    R41, R42, R43, R44

  • Administrative Supplement Requests: Instrumentation Grants for Small Animal Imaging Equipment

    • NOT-CA-03-016

    Administrative Supplement

  • Cancer Education Grant Program

    • PAR-03-093

    R25

  • Correlative Studies Using Specimens From Multi-Institutional Prevention and Treatment Trials

    • PA-03-064

    R01, R21

  • Exploratory/Developmental (R21) Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG)

    • PA-03-058

    R21

  • Academic Research Enhancement Award

    • PA-03-053

    R15

  • Notice of Limited Competition Request for Competitive Renewal Applications: ACRIN-Biomedical Imaging (U01)

    • NOT-CA-03-001

    Renewal of currently NCI-funded research grants (U01s)

  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine

    • PAR-03-045

    R01, R21

  • High-Impact Pilot Studies in Cancer Biology

    • PA-03-041

    R21

  • Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology

    • PAR-03-010

    R03

  • Bone Anabolic Hormones, Their Receptors and Signal Transduction Pathways

    • PA-03-008

    R01, R21

  • Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment

    • PAR-03-009

    R01, R21

  • Mouse Models of Human Cancers Consortium

    • RFA-CA-04-002

    U01

  • Exploratory Studies in Cancer Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis

    • PA-03-003

    R21

  • Knowledge Integration Across Distributed Heterogeneous Data Sources (SBIR/STTR)

    • PA-03-001

    R43, R44

  • Integrating Aging and Cancer Research

    • PA-02-169

    R01

  • Tools for Genetic Studies in Zebrafish

    • PAR-02-142

    R01

  • Continued Development and Maintenance of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Software

    • PA-02-141

    R01, R33, P01, P41, P50, P60

  • Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

    • PA-02-124

    R01, R21, R15

  • Bioengineering Nanotechnology Initiative

    • PA-02-125

    R43/R44

  • Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins SBIR/STTR

    • PA-02-108

    R43, R44, R41, and R42

  • Research on Ethical Issues in Human Studies

    • PA-02-103

    R01

  • Complex Formation in Hormonal Regulation of Gene Expression

    • PA-02-100

    R01, R21

  • Community Clinical Oncology Program

    • RFA-CA-03-011

    U10

  • Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program

    • RFA-CA-03-012

    U10

  • Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology

    • PAR-03-106

    R01, R21, R33

  • Cooperative Planning Grant for Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership

    • RFA-CA-03-008

    U56

  • Planning Grant for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Collaboration

    • RFA-CA-03-009

    P20

  • Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership

    • RFA-CA-03-010

    U54

  • Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

    • PA-02-072

    R01

  • Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins

    • PA-02-060

    R01

  • Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health

    • PA-02-043

    R01

  • Cooperative Planning Grant for Cancer Disparities Research Partnership

    • RFA-CA-02-002

    U56

  • Bioengineering Research Grants

    • PA-02-011

    RO1

  • Development of Clinical Imaging Drug Enhancers (DCIDE)

    • NOT-CA-00-018

  • Shared Pathology Informatics Network

    • RFA CA-01-006

    U01

  • Centers for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research

    • RFA-AT-00-001

    P50

  • Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) Data Management and Coordinating Center

    • RFA CA-99-011

    U01

  • Special Populations Networks for Cancer Awareness Research and Training

    • RFA-CA-99-003

    U01

  • Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) Clinical and Epidemiological Centers

    • RFA CA-99-007

    U01

  • Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) Biomarkers Validation Laboratories

    • RFA CA-99-008

    U24

  • Director's Challenge: Toward a Molecular Classification of Tumors

    • RFA-CA-98-027

    U01, U19

  • Mouse Models of Human Cancers Consortium (MMHCC)

    • RFA CA-98-013

    U01

  • Cancer Training Branch



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