Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Posted
- November 1, 2023
- Closed
- February 21, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $275,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.393
- Archives
- February 22, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.393 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $803.1M
- FY2026 obligated
- $769.4M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 2,546
Top recipients: The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center, Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Sloan-kettering Institute for Cancer Research, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) represents the continuation of an NCI program to enhance the diversity of the pool of the cancer research workforce by recruiting and supporting eligible junior investigators and Early Stage Investigators from groups that have been shown to be nationally underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences. This funding opportunity will also provide a bridge to investigators who have completed their research training and may need extra time to develop a larger research project grant application.
Who can apply
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Special district governments
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
The official record
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