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The Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences funds a large portfolio of grants and contracts. The portfolio currently includes over 900 grants valued at almost $400 million. Here we provide a listing of funding opportunities that are currently accepting applications. Please visit this page regularly as new funding opportunities are added upon approval by NCI. To learn more about past funding opportunities, please visit the archive at: http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding_archive.html.

For information on the portfolio of over 900 grants, please go the Cancer Control Research section of this Web site at http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/current_research.html.

Behavioral Research

Find a Program Director in a relevant area of scientific expertise to discuss funding in behavioral research.

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
FOA for research in Native American populations PAR-11-346 (R01) May 16, 2014
The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery PA-11-162 (R01)
PA-11-163 (R21)
PA-11-164 (R03)
May 8, 2014

Go to the Archive of Funding Opportunities http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding_archive.html for information on recent funding announcements. Visit the Cancer Control Research http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/current_research.html section of this Web site for descriptive information on currently funded grants in this area.

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Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Practical Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Primary Care PA-12-022 (R01) January 8, 2014
Limited Competition: Revision Applications for Basic Social and Behavioral Research on the Social, Cultural, Biological, and Psychological Mechanisms of Stigma (R01) RFA-MD-13-005 August 3, 2013

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Health Behaviors Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Improve Health-Related Behaviors – Trans-NIH PA PA-11-063 (R01) January 8, 2014
Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males PA-10-236 (R01)
PA-10-237 (R21)
September 8, 2013

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Health Communication and Informatics Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy Research Project Grant
PAR-13-130, R01
Small Grant Program
PAR-13-131, R03
Exploratory/Developmental Grant
PAR-13-132, R21
May 8, 2016
Innovative Health Information Technology for Broad Adoption by Healthcare Systems and Consumers (SBIR) (R44) PA-12-196 January 8, 2015
NIH-NSF joint founding opportunity, "Smart and Connected Health" NIH Guide Notice  
Innovative Health Information Technology for Broad Adoption by Healthcare Systems and Consumers (SBIR) (R44) PA-12-1967 Expiration Jan 8, 2015
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs at the National Institutes of Health

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Process of Care Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Examination of Survivorship Care Planning Efficacy and Impact PA-12-274 (R21)
PA-12-275 (R01)
January 8, 2016
The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery PA-11-162 (R01)
PA-11-163 (R21)
PA-11-164 (R03)
May 8, 2014
Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care PA-12-024 (R01) January 8, 2014
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy PAR-10-133 (R01)
PAR-10-134 (R03)
PAR-10-135 (R21)
May 8, 2013

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Science of Research & Technology

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Innovative Research Methods: Prevention and Management of Symptoms in Chronic Illness PA-13-165 (R01)
PA-13-166 (R15)
PA-13-167 (R21)
May 8, 2016
Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations (R01) PAR-11-346 May 16, 2014
Systems Science and Health in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R01) PAR-11-314 September 8, 2014

Go to the Archive of Funding Opportunities http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding_archive.html for information on recent funding announcements. Visit the Cancer Control Research http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/current_research.html section of this Web site for descriptive information on currently funded grants in this area.

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Tobacco Control Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date

NIH Revision Applications for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P30)

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, updated 2/22/13)

Pre-Application Webinar

RFA-OD-12-007

March 26, 2013

Tobacco Control Regulatory Research

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, updated 12/21/12)

PAR-12-267 (R01)
PAR-12-268 (R03)
PAR-12-266 (R21)

June 18, 2013
January 15, 2014
June 17, 2014
January, 16, 2015

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Implementation Science

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care PA-12-024 (R01) January 8, 2014
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (Domestic and International Funding Opportunity)

Frequently Asked Questions:
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01)

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03)

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21)



Characteristics of Strong Dissemination and Implementation Studies
PAR-13-055 (R01)
PAR-13-054 (R21)
PAR-13-056 (R03)
January 8, 2016

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Cancer Survivorship

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Examination of Survivorship Care Planning Efficacy and Impact PA-12-274 (R21)
PA-12-275 (R01)
January 8, 2016
Physical Activity and Weight Control Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Effects on Biomarkers of Prognosis and Survival PAR-12-228 (R01)
PAR-12-229 (R21)
September 8, 2015
Cancer Education Grants Program PAR-12-049 (R25) January 8, 2015

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Applied Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01) PAR 12-257 September 11, 2015
Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures PA-10-027 (R01)
PA-10-028 (R21)
PA-10-029 (R03)
January 8, 2013

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Applied Research Program Funding Opportunities

Surveillance Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Bridging the Gap Between Cancer Mechanism and Population Science PAR-13-081 (U01) November 5, 2015
Program Announcements for Spatial Uncertainty: Data, Modeling, and Communication PA-11-238 (R01)
PA-11-239 (R21)
PA-11-240 (R03)
September 8, 2014

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Epidemiology and Genomics Research

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
Mechanistic Insights from Birth Cohorts PAR-13-109 (R01) May 8, 2016
Revisions for Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technology PAR-12-286 (R01, R37)
PAR-12-289 (U01)
PAR-12-290 (P01)
June 19, 2015
Advanced Development of Informatics Technology PAR-12-287 (U24) June 19, 2015
Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technology PAR-12-288 (U01) June 19, 2015
Pilot Studies in Pancreatic Cancer PA-11-298 (R03)
PA-11-297 (R21)
January 5, 2015
Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology PAR-12-039 (R03) November 19, 2014
Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Regular Research Program PA-11-250 (R01) September 8, 2014
Mitochondria in Cancer Epidemiology, Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis - Trans-NCI Program Announcement PA-11-073 (R01)
PA-11-074 (R21)
January 8, 2014
FOA for Core Infrastructure and Methodological Research for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts PAR-11-167 (UM1)
FAQs
November 9, 2013
Research on Malignancies in the Context of HIV/AIDS PA-10-290 (R01)
PA-10-291 (R21)
September 8, 2013

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Women's Health

Go to the Archive of Funding Opportunities http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding_archive.html for information on recent funding announcements. Visit the Cancer Control Research http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/current_research.html section of this Web site for descriptive information on currently funded grants in this area.

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Health Disparities

Title Announcement # Expiration Date
FOA for research in Native American populations PAR-11-346 (R01) May 16, 2014
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities PAR-10-136 (R01)
PAR-10-137 (R21)
May 12, 2013

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