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Last Updated: 09/14/2020

Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

Funding Opportunities through DCTD’s Programs

Visit the websites of DCTD's individual programs for more information on currently available funding opportunities.

Trans-DCTD Funding Opportunities
Title Announcement Number Opening
Date		 Expiration Date Activity Code
Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network (Clinical Trial Required) RFA-CA-20-047 October 19, 2020 November 20, 2020 U19
NCI Clinical and Translational Exploratory/Developmental Studies (Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-20-292 September 20, 2020 July 21, 2022 R21
DCTD-related Trans-NCI Funding Opportunities
Title Announcement Number Opening
Date		 Expiration Date Activity Code
Innovative Molecular and Cellular Analysis Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) RFA-CA-20-017 January 21, 2020 September 30, 2020 R21
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-18-317
PAR-18-310		 January 14,
2018		 October 9,
2020		 UH2/UH3
UH3
Feasibility and Planning Studies for Development of Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) to Investigate Cancer Health Disparities (Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-CA-19-034 May 19,
2019		 October 19,
2020		 P20
National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (Clinical Trial Required) PAR-18-560 February 15,
2018		 January 8,
2021		 R01
Academic Research Enhancement Award (Clinical Trial Required) PA-18-343 January 25, 2018 January 8, 2021 R15
Oncology Co-Clinical Imaging Research Resources to Encourage Consensus on Quantitative Imaging Methods and Precision Medicine (Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-18-841 October 19, 2018 June 15, 2021 U24
Revision Applications for Mechanisms of Cancer Drug Resistance (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-CA-19-049
RFA-CA-19-050
RFA-CA-19-051
RFA-CA-19-052
RFA-CA-19-053		 September 24, 2019 June 24, 2021 R01
U01
U54
P01
P50
Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Consortium: Biology, Therapy and Resistance (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-361 October 12, 2019 March 12, 2022 U01
Microbial-based Cancer Therapy - Bugs as Drugs (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-193 May 16, 2019 May 8, 2022 R01
Microbial-based Cancer Therapy - Bugs as Drugs (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-194 May 16, 2019 May 8, 2022 R21
Revision Applications for Validation of Biomarker Assays Developed through NIH-Supported Research Grants (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-20-074 January 28,
2020		 October 29,
2022		 R01
DCTD-related Trans-NIH Funding Opportunities
Title Announcement Number Opening
Date		 Expiration Date Activity Code
Pre-application: Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-18-950 November 15, 2018 December 12, 2020 X02
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-18-530 February 28,
2018		 January 8,
2021		 R01
Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-18-951 March 15, 2019 April 16, 2021 U01
Age-related Microbiota Changes and their Implications in Chronic Disease Prevention, Treatment and Progression (Clinical Trial Optional) PA-18-738 May 5,
2018		 May 8,
2021		 R01
Age-related Microbiota Changes and their Implications in Chronic Disease Prevention, Treatment and Progression (Clinical Trial Optional) PA-18-739 May 16,
2018		 May 8,
2021		 R21
Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (Clinical Trial Required) PAR-19-159 January 8,
2019		 May 8,
2021		 R01
Advancing Translational and Clinical Probiotic/Prebiotic and Human Microbiome Research (Clinical Trial Optional) PA-18-902 September 5,
2018		 September 8,
2021		 R01
Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-158 January 8,
2019		 January 8,
2022		 R01
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-149 January 16,
2019		 January 8,
2022		 R21
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-19-150 January 16,
2019		 January 8,
2022		 R21
Small Research Grants for Analyses of Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Data (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-375 January 16, 2020 January 8, 2023 R03
Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep Disparities in the U.S. (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-20-164 June 12, 2020 July 15, 2022 R01