Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.
Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI Due Application Due Date Expiration Date Comments / Documents
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings NIH NOSI 11/18/25 11/18/25
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
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings NIH NOSI 11/18/25 11/18/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIH Research Project Grants on Down Syndrome (R01) for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project NIH NOSI 05/01/25 05/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Populations to Cancer Screening Cancer Prevention and Symptom Management Clinical Trials NIH NOSI 07/01/25 07/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on HIV-associated Malignancies NIH NOSI 09/08/26 09/08/26
NCI Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 07/09/26 Applications are accepted by continuous receipt.
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): 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
The Hope Foundation SWOG Trial Support (STrS) Foundation
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIH Research Project Grants on Down Syndrome (R01) for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project NIH NOSI 05/01/25 05/01/25
NIH 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
Lung Cancer research Foundation (LCRF) LCRF (various) Foundation
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations NIH NOSI 06/06/26 06/06/26
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions NIH NOSI 06/06/26 06/06/26
Prostate Cancer Foundation Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards (Various) Foundation Deadlines vary across grants
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Adaptive Biomaterials for Cancer Biology NIH NOSI 05/07/25 05/07/25
Gray Foundation GRAY FOUNDATION BRCA TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAM Foundation
NCI National Cancer Institute Program Project Applications for the Years 2023 2024 and 2025 (P01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/26 LOI due 30 days before application due date
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Development of Rapid Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostics NIH NOSI 01/08/26 01/08/26
Cancer Research Institute CRI Grants (various) Foundation https://www.cancerresearch.org/apply-for-grants
NIH 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 Expiration Date: 7/2/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): RNA Modifications in Cancer Biology NIH NOSI 01/08/26 01/08/26
Pfizer 2023 Pfizer’s Competitive Grants Program (various) Industry https://www.pfizer.com/about/programs-policies/grants/competitive-grants
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Basic Mechanisms of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Action in Cancer NIH NOSI 05/08/27 Expiration Date: 5/8/27
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIH Research Project Grants on Down Syndrome (R01) for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project NIH NOSI 05/01/25 Expiration Date: 5/1/25
NCI Precision Approaches in Radiation Synthetic Combinations (PAIRS R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/08/25 LOI due 30 days before application due date
Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) Melanoma Research Foundation Research Grant RFPs (various) Foundation https://melanoma.org/research-science/research-grants/research-grant-rfps/
Breast Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Alliance grants (various) Foundation https://breastcanceralliance.org/what-we-fund
Rita Allen Foundation Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program Foundation
EMDR Foundation EMDR Research Consultation Awards Foundation https://emdrfoundation.wpengine.com/research-grants/research-consultation-award… Applications accepted year round
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Mechanistic Research on Therapeutic and Other Biological Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes NIH NOSI 07/01/25 07/01/25 Expiration Date: 7/1/25
Rivkin Center Rivkin Center Scientific Grants (various) Foundation https://rivkin.org/research/apply/
NIH Notice of Special Interest: Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research NIH NOSI 09/06/26 09/06/26
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Synthetic Biology for Biomedical Applications NIH NOSI 05/17/26 05/17/26
NIH HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/13/25 LOI Not Applicable
NIH HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K23 - Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/13/25 LOI Not Applicable
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Populations Across the Lifespan NIH NOSI 05/08/25 05/08/25 Expiration Date: May 08 2025
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations NIH NOSI 08/08/25 08/08/25 Expiration Date: August 08 2025
Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) CCRF Research Grant Programs (various) Foundation https://childrenscancer.org/awards/
ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation ChadTough DIPG 2024 grants (various) Foundation https://www.chadtough.org/research/grant-application/
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) and Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Institutions with an emphasis on Down syndrome research (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH NOSI 04/11/25 04/11/25 Expiration Date: 4/11/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project NIH NOSI 06/02/25 06/02/25 Expiration Date: 6/2/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Climate Change and Health NIH NOSI 05/08/25 05/08/25 Expiration Date: May 08 2025
Bone Cancer Research Trust Bone Cancer Research Trust grants (various) Foundation https://www.bcrt.org.uk/research/for-researchers/
AbbVie Investigator-Initiated Studies Industry IIS applications are accepted on a rolling submission basis.
Solving Kids' Cancer Solving Kids' Cancer Research Grant Foundation Proposals are accepted and reviewed throughout the year on a rolling basis.
Hope Foundation for Cancer Research Hope Foundation funding opps (various) Foundation https://www.thehopefoundation.org/funding-opportunities/
Cures Within Reach CureAccelerator Funding opps (various) Foundation https://www.cureswithinreach.org/programs/funding-opportunities-rfps/
Lung Cancer Research Foundation LCRF Grants (various) Foundation https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/research/funding-opportunities-202…