Exploratory Studies (R21 and R03 grants): Active Program Announcements (PA) and Requests for Applications (RFA)
The NIH offers grant mechanisms with limited budgets such as small (R03) and exploratory/developmental (R21) grants to support the initial stages of research projects. Applications for these types of grants are accepted by the NCI only in response to specific Program Announcements or Requests for Applications such as those listed below.
Current Initiatives (shown in order of publication in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts)
| PA-06-299 (R21) | Exploratory Studies in Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis |
| PA-07-177 (R01) PA-06-296 (R21) |
Correlative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials |
| PA-06-499 (R21) | Exfoliated Cells and Circulating DNA in Cancer Detection and Diagnosis |
| PA-06-371 (R21) | In vivo Cancer Imaging Exploratory/Developmental Grants |
| PAR-08-025 (R21) | Quick-Trials for Novel Cancer Therapies: Exploratory Grants |
Recent Exploratory Studies Funded by CDP provides examples of applications funded in response to these and related prior initiatives.
