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Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) is accepting applications until November 10, 2026. It lists awards of up to $300,000, 13 awards expected, $5.9 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number
RFA-CA-27-002
Status
Posted, open
Posted
June 3, 2026
Closes
November 10, 2026
Award ceiling
$300,000
Expected awards
13
Total funding
$5,900,000
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Health
Assistance listing
93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research
Contact
National Institutes of Health · [email protected] · 301-402-2541

Who can apply

  • Special district governments
  • For profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
  • State governments
  • Small businesses
  • City or township governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
  • 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)
  • County governments
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

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.

What the agency says

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites grant applications proposing exploratory research projects focused on further development and technical validation of emerging technologies offering novel capabilities for the molecular or cellular characterization of cancer or for improved handling and quality control of biospecimens used for basic, clinical, or epidemiological cancer research. This NOFO solicits R33 applications where major feasibility gaps for the technology or methodology have been overcome, as demonstrated with supportive preliminary data, but still require further development and rigorous technical validation to encourage adoption by the research community. Well-suited applications must propose the development of technologies that offer the potential to accelerate and/or enhance research in the areas of cancer biology, early detection and screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment, cancer control, epidemiology. Technologies proposed for development may have potential for widespread applicability but must be focused in this proposal 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.

The notice on Grants.gov

Other open grants from the Department of Health and Human Services

All grants open to Special district governments · All grants open to For profit organizations other than small businesses · All grants open to Tribal governments · Everything closing in November 2026

Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-24. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.