Funding Opportunities

Cancer CAM topics may be considered responsive to many NCI and NIH announcements. CAM topics do not necessarily have to be specifically stated in the call for applications to be acceptable. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact program staff who are available to let applicants know whether a specific topic would be considered appropriate and can assist investigators throughout the application process.

The following funding opportunities are available for research in the field of complementary and alternative medicine:

Announcements from NCI or that NCI co-sponsors:

• Active Program Announcements (PA)
• Active Requests for Applications (RFA)
• Active Requests for Proposals (RFP)
• Parent Announcements

Announcements from other NIH Institutes or Centers:

• All NIH Program Announcements (PA)
     (not cancer or CAM specific)
• All NIH Requests for Applications (RFA)
     (not cancer or CAM specific)

For more information on NIH Extramural Funding Opportunities

• Extramural Funding Opportunities
• Extramural Loan Repayment Program

Other Government and Foundation Funding Opportunities

• Cancer CAM Research Funding Directory
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- CAM and Obesity Call for Proposals
• Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (DOD)
• Funding Opportunities Database from the Community of Science Web Server
• Many government agencies and private foundations have funding available for cancer research.