Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.
Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI or Pre-Application Due Date Application Due Date Expiration Date Comments / Documents
Blood Cancer United Blood Cancer United Equity in Access Research Grants Foundation 09/10/2026
NIH NIH Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NIH NIH Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/06/26
NIH NIH Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Molecular Imaging of Inflammation in Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NCI NIH Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program (R01 Clinical Trial Required) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 11/10/26
NCI NIH Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 11/10/26
NIH NIH Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Required) NIH 01/25/27
NCI NIH Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 09/11/27
NIH NIH Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/06/26
NIH NIH Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 10/19/26
NIH NIH Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 10/19/26
NIH NIH Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 10/19/27
NCI NIH Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 03/12/29
NCI NIH Metastasis Research Network (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI Standard due dates apply 09/26/26
NIH NIH Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NIH NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) - various awards DOW Pre-application/LOI and application deadlines vary by award - visit website
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - various awards DOW Pre-application/LOI and application deadlines vary by award - visit website
NIH NIH Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 07/05/29
NIH NIH Research Opportunities in Cancer Epidemiology Cohort Studies (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 07/05/29
The Elsa U Pardee Foundation The Elsa U Pardee Foundation Grant Foundation 12/01/26
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery AATS Foundation Research Scholarship Scholarship 12/02/26
Gateway for Cancer Research (GFCR) Gateway for Cancer Research Grant Programs (various) Foundation 05/15/2026 LOI submissions due - current cycle May 15, 2026 at 12 pm CT
NCI DCCPS Topics of Interest for Administrative Supplements in FY26 NIH 11/30/28
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Defense Health Agency Research and Development Medical Research and Development Command Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2026 (various) Foundation
National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Foundation
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ASTRO Funding Opportunities (various) Foundation
Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) LCRF Research funding opportunities (various) Foundation
The She+ Foundation The She+ Foundation Grant Foundation
NIH NIH HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program (PCTP): Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Co-infection and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply