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

National Institutes of Health · Opportunity PAR-25-081

Deadline January 7, 2027 120 days left
Award range Up to $500k
Total program funding $500k
PostedNovember 12, 2024

Who can apply

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

About this opportunity

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research projects that implement early phase (Phase 0, I, and II) investigator-initiated clinical trials focused on cancer-targeted diagnostic and therapeutic interventions of direct relevance to the research mission of DCTD and OHAM. The proposed project must involve at least 1 clinical trial related to the scientific interests of one or more of the following research programs: Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Cancer Imaging Program, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Radiation Research Program, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program and/or the HIV and AIDS Malignancies Research Programs. Applicants may propose to conduct an early phase trial by itself, or in combination with another research aim(s) as appropriate.

Award history — this exact opportunity

NIH RePORTER lists 21 funded awards under PAR-25-081 across 18 organizations.

Awards by fiscal year 2026: 21
Award size (min / median / max) $387k / $641k / $737k

Total award obligations, not per-year amounts.

Recent awardees include: UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR, UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES.

Source: NIH RePORTER, matched on the exact opportunity number. NIH publishes success rates by institute and activity code — source.

Portfolio context — this listing covers more than this opportunity

This opportunity is funded under Assistance Listing 93.393 (“Cancer Cause and Prevention Research”), a broad federal program that made about 318 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years (median award $1.1M). Those figures describe that whole portfolio — not this specific solicitation, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's track record.

Applicant counts per solicitation are not published by any federal agency — no one can honestly sell you that number. NIH publishes success rates by institute and activity code — source.

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