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PAR-21-290: Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Closed Closed January 7, 2025 Opportunity PAR-21-290

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-175). Status: Due dates in the notice, expires January 7, 2028. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2021.

National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $500,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on January 7, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 2, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PAR-21-290 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-21-290 in the NIH Guide.

Other notices with this title

National Institutes of Health has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
PAR-25-175November 6, 2024Due dates in the notice, expires January 7, 2028Open

Key dates

PostedJuly 22, 2021
DeadlineJanuary 7, 2025
Archived by Grants.govFebruary 6, 2025

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); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Through this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research project (R01) grant applications describing projects that integrate imaging and fluid-based tumor monitoring (liquid biopsy) assays during cancer therapy in patients to determine the optimal use of those modalities in the characterization of therapy response and/or emergence of resistance.

Category: Education, Health.

Funded under PAR-21-290 so far

NIH funded 7 projects under PAR-21-290 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 7 institutions. The median yearly award was $667,330.

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 Cause and Prevention Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (93.393) awarded $3.6 billion across 2,517 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterTexas81$107 million
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York65$99.1 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York48$85.3 million
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.Massachusetts51$83.1 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina49$76.1 million

Top states: California ($465 million), New York ($445 million), Massachusetts ($350 million), Texas ($259 million), Pennsylvania ($175 million).

Who has won Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research (93.394) awarded $2.7 billion across 1,944 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia56$114 million
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterWashington37$96.7 million
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia62$89.1 million
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York52$88.7 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland63$86.5 million

Top states: California ($490 million), New York ($238 million), Massachusetts ($234 million), Pennsylvania ($213 million), Texas ($186 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-25-175, which is open now.

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

Questions people ask

Is PAR-21-290 still open?

No. It closed on January 7, 2025. A newer notice is open: PAR-25-175, due dates in the notice, expires January 7, 2028.

Who can apply for Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)?

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 Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)?

Closed January 7, 2025. 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 $500,000 each.

Who has been funded under PAR-21-290?

NIH RePORTER lists 7 projects funded under PAR-21-290 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 7 institutions. The most were at Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Chicago, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Who has won Cancer Cause and Prevention Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The program made 2,517 awards worth $3.6 billion in that time.

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