Funding Opportunities

The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention funds new research in cancer prevention, detection, screening, interception, and symptom management. We also fund programs to train people for careers in research. Explore current open funding opportunities here and streamline your search by using keyword or type of funding.

Information about the funding opportunity announcements that align with the efforts of the Cancer MoonshotSM can be found here: https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative/funding.
 

Notice of Funding Opportunities

Title Sort descending Announcement Number Activity Code Clinical Trials Status Expiration Date Program Official
Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program PAR-24-072 (R01 Clinical Trial Required) R01 Clinical Trial Required 01/08/2027 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning Grant Program PAR-22-173 (R34 Clinical Trials Optional) R34 05/08/2025 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning Grant Program PAR-22-174 (U34 Clinical Trials Optional) U34 05/08/2025 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cancer Tissue Engineering Collaborative: Enabling Biomimetic Tissue-Engineered Technologies for Cancer Research PAR-22-099 (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) R01 Clinical Trial Optional 05/08/2025 Richard Mazurchuk, Ph.D.
Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies PAR-21-329 (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) R01 Clinical Trial Optional 11/06/2024
Consortium for Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan RFA-AG-25-002 (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) U54 Clinical Trial Optional 07/03/2024 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., R.N., M.P.H.
Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Cancer Interception and Prevention RFA-CA-23-028 (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) UH3, UG3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 06/14/2025 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
HEAL Initiative Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development and Validation of Pain-Related Models and Endpoints to Facilitate Non-Addictive Analgesic Discovery NOT-NS-22-095 06/25/2025 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
HEAL Initiative: Discovery and Validation of Novel Targets for Safe and Effective Pain Treatment RFA-NS-22-034 (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 12/07/2024 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
HEAL Initiative: Interdisciplinary Team Science to Uncover the Mechanisms of Pain Relief by Medical Devices RFA-NS-23-003 (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional) RM1 Clinical Trial Optional 06/10/2025