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PAR-24-085: National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Closed Closed January 7, 2025 Opportunity PAR-24-085

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-25-081). Status: Due dates in the notice, expires January 7, 2027. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2023.

National Institutes of Health offered grants 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 November 12, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PAR-24-085 were run by National Cancer Institute (NCI, 24 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-24-085 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-25-081November 12, 2024Due dates in the notice, expires January 7, 2027Open

Key dates

PostedDecember 15, 2023
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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of this reissuance is to seek research projects that implement early phase (Phase 0, I, and II) investigator-initiated clinical trials focused on cancer-targeted diagnostic and therapeutic interventions of direct relevance to the research mission of DCTD and OHAM. The proposed project must involve at least 1 clinical trial related to the scientific interests of one or more of the following research programs: Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Cancer Imaging Program, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Radiation Research Program, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program and/or the HIV and AIDS Malignancies Research Programs. Applicants may propose to conduct an early phase trial by itself, or in combination with another research aim(s) as appropriate.

Category: Education, Health.

Funded under PAR-24-085 so far

NIH funded 24 projects under PAR-24-085 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 15 institutions. The median yearly award was $662,096.

Most projects: University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania), 4, Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research (New York), 4, Beckman Research Institute/City of Hope (California), 3, Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), 2, Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minnesota), 1.

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).

Other programs behind this notice

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-25-081, 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-24-085 still open?

No. It closed on January 7, 2025. A newer notice is open: PAR-25-081, due dates in the notice, expires January 7, 2027.

Who can apply for National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)?

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 National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)?

Closed January 7, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has been funded under PAR-24-085?

NIH RePORTER lists 24 projects funded under PAR-24-085 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 15 institutions. The most were at University of Pennsylvania, Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research, Beckman Research Institute/City of Hope.

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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