Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
This grant will fund academic-community consortia to increase diverse patient participation in cancer control, prevention, and treatment research through the NCI Community Oncology Research Program, excluding clinical trials.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: September 18, 2026
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $73,000,000 | ~50 awards expected | Multi-year cooperative agreements
Summary: Supports academic-community consortia to enhance diverse accrual and participation in cancer control, prevention, treatment, and care delivery clinical research in community settings.
Description
This opportunity supports the formation and operation of National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites. These sites are consortia led by academic medical centers that partner with networks of community hospitals, oncology practices, public hospitals, and/or other healthcare centers. The goal is to broaden the generalizability and dissemination of cancer clinical trial results by increasing accrual of diverse patient populations in community settings.
Academic Community Sites are expected to:
- Design and conduct cancer control, prevention, screening, care delivery, and quality-of-life studies for both adults and children.
- Enhance access to clinical trials and imaging studies conducted under the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
- Maintain robust infrastructure to support participant accrual across affiliated organizations, with a focus on reaching underrepresented and diverse populations.
Clinical trials are NOT allowed under this specific NOFO; instead, the focus is on other human subjects research related to cancer.
