Of the $10.4 billion in funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will receive $1.3 billion during the two-year span of 2009 and 2010. NCI has developed a coordinated action plan to allocate these new resources to make the greatest impact in cancer research and patient care.

The Recovery Act dictates that NCI fund programs that preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery, assist those most impacted by the recession, and provide investments to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. Working under these parameters, NCI will work to identify appropriate programs that provide the greatest opportunities to realize scientific impacts in short periods of time. Selections will be made based on the types of activities that best align with the intent of the Recovery Act and have highest scientific merit.

Our plan strikes an all important balance between increases in the number of research grants for individual investigators - where there are long-term financial obligations for NCI - and a greater commitment to solicited, team science projects. NCI will use Recovery Act funds to support

• Three Signature Initiatives—The Cancer Genome Atlas, Physical Sciences - Oncology Centers, Personalized Medicine
• New award programs - "Challenge Grants" and "Grand Opportunities"
• Supplements to existing grants
• Contracts
• Increased paylines for unfunded competing 2009 grant applications.

Funding Opportunities and Announcements

Visit NCI's Recovery Act Funding Announcements page to stay informed about funding opportunities, policy, and other announcements related to the Recovery Act.

Funding Awards

Visit NCI's Funding Awards Section to find information about projects funded with Recovery Act money.