Cancer Treatment Research (93.395)

National Institutes of Health

Opened 12 times since 2024. Usually posted in May, with deadlines in May.

Based on 12 recorded past opportunities. Opportunities under one Assistance Listing may cover different projects or funding cycles.

When might the next round open?

Canine Cancer Immunotherapy Network (K9CIN; U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed): expected to open November 25, 2026, according to the current forecast.
Single Source: Coordinating Center (CC) for the Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Consortium (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed): expected to open November 25, 2026, according to the current forecast.
Advanced Development and Sustainment of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional): expected to open April 1, 2027, according to the current forecast.
Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35): expected to open May 27, 2027, according to the current forecast.

Open now

Forecast opportunities are expected but are not accepting applications yet.

NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Nov 2
Precision Approaches in Radiation Synthetic Combinations (PAIRS, RP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Nov 11
NCI Research Specialist Award for Core and Laboratory-based Scientists (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Nov 20
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $375K Public and state-controlled colleges

Closes Jan 7, 2027
Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2027
National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2027
Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network (GTN) (U19 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $700K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 11, 2027
Canine Cancer Immunotherapy Network (K9CIN; U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Jan 25, 2027
Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Jan 25, 2027
Single Source: Coordinating Center (CC) for the Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Consortium (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Jan 25, 2027
NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2027
NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2027
Advanced Development and Sustainment of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $600K Small businesses eligible

Expected around Jun 11, 2027
Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jul 12, 2027
Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jul 17, 2027
Bioengineering Partnerships with Industry (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Sep 7, 2027
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Sep 7, 2027
Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Oct 4, 2027
Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services $50K to $300K Small businesses eligible

Closes Oct 19, 2027
Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $375K Private colleges and universities

Closes Oct 25, 2027
Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions (TTNCI; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Nov 15, 2027
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $375K Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Private colleges and universities

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $499K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $499K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Molecular Imaging of Inflammation in Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $375K Public and state-controlled colleges

Closes Jan 7, 2028
INCLUDE Project: Clinical Trials Phased Awards for Down syndrome Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jun 15, 2028
INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $200K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jun 15, 2028
INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jun 15, 2028
Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award Extension Request (Type 4 eSubmission Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Sep 7, 2028
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Nov 30, 2028
HEAL Initiative: Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Feb 20, 2029
NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2029
SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2029
NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2029
Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 25, 2029
NIH Research Program Projects (Parent P01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 25, 2029
Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jul 5, 2029
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancers for Years 2027, 2028, and 2029 (P50 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Sep 25, 2029

Past rounds

Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-CA-27-020

Posted
May 21, 2026

Deadline
October 19, 2026

Award
$50K to $600K
Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-CA-27-021

Posted
May 21, 2026

Deadline
October 19, 2026

Award
$50K to $600K
NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

RFA-CA-27-008

Posted
May 21, 2026

Deadline
September 18, 2026

Award
Not listed
NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-CA-27-007

Posted
May 21, 2026

Deadline
September 18, 2026

Award
Not listed
The Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) Pharmacokinetic Resource Laboratory (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-CA-27-017

Posted
May 8, 2026

Deadline
June 30, 2026

Award
Not listed
The Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) Lead Academic Organizations (UM1 Clinical Trial Required)

RFA-CA-27-016

Posted
May 8, 2026

Deadline
June 30, 2026

Award
Not listed
Informatics Tools for the Pangenome (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-HG-25-007

Posted
December 6, 2024

Deadline
March 3, 2025

Award
Up to $400K
Cancer Tissue Engineering Collaborative: Enabling Biomimetic Tissue-Engineered Technologies for Cancer Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-25-171

Posted
November 22, 2024

Deadline
May 7, 2025

Award
Up to $400K
Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-106

Posted
November 21, 2024

Deadline
May 4, 2026

Award
Up to $475K
Microbial-based Cancer Imaging and Therapy - Bugs as Drugs (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-107

Posted
November 21, 2024

Deadline
May 7, 2025

Award
Not listed
Systematic Testing of Radionuclides in Preclinical Experiments (STRIPE) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PA-25-174

Posted
November 18, 2024

Deadline
May 7, 2025

Award
Not listed
Systematic Testing of Radionuclides in Preclinical Experiments (STRIPE) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PA-25-173

Posted
November 18, 2024

Deadline
May 7, 2025

Award
Not listed

History from Grants.gov, checked October 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM CT.

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