Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)
This grant will fund research hubs to lead and manage multi-institutional cancer control clinical trials in community settings, aiming to improve cancer prevention, care delivery, and address health disparities.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: September 18, 2026
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $74,500,000; ~7 awards expected; multi-year cooperative agreements
Summary: Supports research hubs to design, conduct, and lead multi-institutional clinical trials and studies on cancer control, prevention, and care delivery in community settings.
Description
This funding opportunity is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). The NCORP Research Bases serve as central research hubs responsible for developing, implementing, and analyzing multi-institutional clinical trials and human subject studies focused on cancer control, prevention, screening, and care delivery—including quality-of-life studies embedded in treatment and imaging trials. These Research Bases are expected to provide scientific and statistical leadership, manage study operations and data, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, conduct quality assurance and auditing, and support community-based research sites. The overarching goal is to improve the generalizability and dissemination of cancer research findings, particularly in diverse community settings.
