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
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3)
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others
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.
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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