Funding Opportunities

Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI Due Application Due Date Expiration Date Comments / Documents
NCI DCP Early Career Scientist Opportunity Annual Call for Nominations Now Open NIH 07/31/25 Instructions for Nominators , NCI DCP Call for Nominations
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Quantum Sensing in Biomedical Applications (SBIR/STTR) NIH NOSI 01/27/27 01/27/27
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Data Reuse for Health Research NIH NOSI 11/04/26 11/04/26
NIH Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award Extension Request (Type 4 eSubmission Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 07/01/25 09/08/28
NIH SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/06/25
NIH PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/06/25
NIH PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/06/25
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 2 2025 Foundation 05/13/2025 09/03/25
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation Research Grant Program Foundation 07/01/25
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Novocure Career Development Award for Cancer Research Foundation 06/30/25
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Novocure Cancer Research Grant Foundation 06/30/25
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Grant For Innovative Bladder Cancer Research Foundation 06/05/25
Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) Children's Cancer Research Fund Research Grant (various) Foundation
V Foundation for Cancer Research 2025 Pediatric Cancer Research Award Foundation 04/21/2025 06/05/25 If interested, please send materials to Sarah Laye at SLaye@som.umaryland.edu by Monday, April 21, 2025.
Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grants Foundation 03/31/2025
American Cancer Society Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award Foundation Applications submitted through June 1 will be reviewed in July. Applications submitted after June 1 will be reviewed in December. Grants start in September 2025 (July review) or 04/2026 (December)
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Communication and Decision-Making in a Complex and Dynamic Cancer Treatment Environment NIH NOSI 09/08/28 09/08/28
NCI Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Improving Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens and Maintenance of Health Behaviors to Promote Health NIH NOSI 07/14/27 07/14/27
NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NIH PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/06/25
Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) Foundation
Maryland Department of Health MHHD Grant Programs MDH see each grant for specific deadline
NCI Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NCI Imaging Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/08/25
OREF OREF Research Grants (various) Foundation
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer SITC-MRA Women in Melanoma Fellowship Award Award
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing and Testing Multi-level Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being NIH NOSI 11/14/27 11/14/27
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk NIH NOSI 05/09/26 05/09/26
Society for Immunology of Cancer SITC-Merck Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Foundation
Society for Immunology of Cancer 2024 SITC-Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Adverse Events in Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Foundation
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Project Cure CRC Foundation rolling request for proposals
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities NIH NOSI 10/10/26 10/10/26
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk NIH NOSI 05/09/26 05/09/26
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth Research in Cancer Care NIH NOSI 03/17/26 03/17/26
Pew Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Foundation
Alan B. Slifka Foundation Sarcoma Research Grants Initiative Foundation send a 1-2 page letter of intent (LOI) to sarcomaLOI@slifkafoundation.org.
Melanoma Research Foundation Melanoma Research Foundation RFP (various) Foundation https://melanoma.org/research-science/research-grants/research-grant-rfps/
American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Grants (various) Foundation Deadlines April 1 and October 15
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Chronic Inflammation of the Oral Cavity - An Agent for Oral Mucosal Disease NIH NOSI 05/10/27 05/10/27
NCI Notice of Special Interest: Health Influences of Gender as a Social and Structural Variable NIH NOSI 10/01/25 10/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Utilization of Cohorts and Prospective Study Designs for Liquid Biopsy Assay Validation for Early Detection of Cancers NIH NOSI 07/02/25 07/02/25
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Grants - various Foundation Deadlines vary by award
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Quantum Sensing Technologies in Biomedical Applications NIH NOSI 01/27/27 01/27/27