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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.

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Notice of Funding Opportunities

Title Announcement Number Activity Code Clinical Trials Status Expiration Date Program Official
NCI Clinical and Translational Exploratory/Developmental Studies PAR-25-139 (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) R21 Clinical Trial Optional 10/07/2025 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Community Sites NOT-CA-25-043 (NOT Clinical Trial Not Allowed) UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 10/31/2025 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites NOT-CA-25-044 (NOT Clinical Trial Not Allowed) UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 10/31/2025 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases NOT-CA-25-042 (NOT Clinical Trial Required) UG1 Clinical Trial Required 10/31/2025 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes PAR-25-095 (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 09/07/2026 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer PAR-25-074 (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) UH2, UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 10/14/2026 Sudhir Srivastava, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer PAR-25-075 (UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) UH3 10/14/2026 Sudhir Srivastava, Ph.D., M.P.H.
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers PAR-23-286 (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) R00, K99 Clinical Trial Not Allowed 10/15/2026 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers PAR-23-287 (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) R00, K99 Clinical Trial Required 10/15/2026 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers PAR-23-288 (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) R00, K99 10/15/2026 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.