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Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Federal funding opportunity RFA-CA-27-001 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).

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Posted
June 3, 2026
Closes
November 10, 2026
Award ceiling
$150,000
Program funding
$5,100,000
Expected awards
20
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
93.394
Category
Health
Archives
January 9, 2027

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.394 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$533.3M
FY2025 obligated
$595.6M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$227.4M
Awards in window
2,123

Top recipients: Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University, The Leland Stanford Junior University, Sloan-kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits grant applications proposing to develop innovative technologies offering new capabilities for the molecular or cellular characterization of cancer or for improved handling and quality control of biospecimens for basic, clinical, or epidemiological cancer research. The NOFO solicits R61 applications for early-stage projects proposing proof-of-concept/pilot studies to test the technical feasibility of the proposed method, tool, assay, platform, or instrument. Technologies proposed for development may have potential for widespread applicability but must be focused for this program on cancer-relevant use cases. Projects proposing to apply or use existing technologies for hypothesis-driven research where the novelty resides in the biological or clinical target/question being pursued are not responsive to this solicitation and will not be reviewed.This funding opportunity is part of a broader NCI-sponsored Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies (IMAT) Program.

Who can apply

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

How to apply

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Agency contact: National Institutes of Health · Kelly.crotty@nih.gov · 301-402-2541

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