Well Told Grants

Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / National Institutes of Health

PAR-21-274: Cancer Target Discovery and Development (CTD2) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed Closed October 6, 2022 Opportunity PAR-21-274

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2021.

National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $750,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $12.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 6, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 12, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PAR-21-274 were run by National Cancer Institute (NCI, 7 projects). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.

Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read PAR-21-274 in the NIH Guide.

Key dates

PostedJuly 12, 2021
DeadlineOctober 6, 2022
Archived by Grants.govNovember 11, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

More grants for nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will support the program "Cancer Target Discovery and Development (CTD2, pronounced cee-tee-dee-squared). CTD2 is focused on efforts that advance cancer research by bridging the knowledge gap between the large volumes of comprehensive molecular characterizations of many cancer types and studies of the underlying etiology of cancer development, progression, and/or metastasis. The primary purpose of CTD2 is to advance the following areas: Improving the understanding of how mutations in cancer-associated genes affect the protein activity (e.g., gain-of-function, loss-of-function, or neomorphic function) within the cellular pathway(s) they are part of and the cellular changes that result within the context of various tumors and the microenvironment; Identifying new molecular targets with the goal to understand their wiring mechanisms and how overcome innate and/or acquired resistance to therapies, particularly clinical resistance related to inter- and intra- tumor heterogeneity; and Developing efficient strategies to identify appropriate multiple targets and optimal combination of perturbagens (chemical or biological; immunotherapeutics being a prime example of the latter) with the potential to eliminate all cancer cells, despite their clonal heterogeneity and their surrounding microenvironment.

Category: Education, Health.

Funded under PAR-21-274 so far

NIH funded 7 projects under PAR-21-274 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 7 institutions. The median yearly award was $967,866.

Recently funded projects
ProjectInstitutionFiscal yearAward
A Patient-Centric Approach to Advance Functional Precision Oncology U01Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center2026$1.1 million
Elucidating and Targeting tumor dependencies and drug resistance determinants at the single cell level U01Columbia University Health Sciences2026$975,680
Systematic Characterization and Targeting of Neomorphic Drivers in Cancer U01Oregon Health & Science University2026$973,654
Spatial functional genomics to identify regulators of the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunity U01Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai2026$1.0 million
Bay Area Cancer Target Discovery and Development U01University of California, San Francisco2026$875,155
Identifying and targeting collateral lethal vulnerabilities in cancers U01University of TX MD Anderson Can Ctr2026$1.1 million
Translating novel cancer targets and mechanisms from the CTD^2 Network using molecular glues U01Broad Institute, Inc.2023$917,278

From NIH RePORTER, which lists each project once per fiscal year it was funded. Amounts are the yearly award.

Who has won Cancer Treatment Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cancer Treatment Research (93.395) awarded $5.6 billion across 3,622 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterTexas144$188 million
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.Massachusetts68$185 million
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York35$179 million
Public Health InstituteCalifornia4$168 million
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterWashington57$156 million

Top states: California ($843 million), New York ($604 million), Massachusetts ($568 million), Texas ($444 million), Pennsylvania ($417 million).

Who has won Cancer Biology Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cancer Biology Research (93.396) awarded $4.3 billion across 3,142 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York70$151 million
The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterTexas109$144 million
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York66$136 million
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.Massachusetts47$107 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia64$95.5 million

Top states: New York ($712 million), California ($608 million), Massachusetts ($409 million), Texas ($373 million), Pennsylvania ($286 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is PAR-21-274 still open?

No. It closed on October 6, 2022.

Who can apply for Cancer Target Discovery and Development (CTD2) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Cancer Target Discovery and Development (CTD2) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

Closed October 6, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $750,000 each. About $12.0 million in total across about 12 awards.

Who has been funded under PAR-21-274?

NIH RePORTER lists 7 projects funded under PAR-21-274 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 7 institutions. The most were at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Columbia University Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University.

Who has won Cancer Treatment Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The program made 3,622 awards worth $5.6 billion in that time.

Similar open grants