Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
The National Cancer Institute will soon invite applications to enhance and advance emerging informatics technologies that improve data use across cancer research, emphasizing user engagement, innovation, and impact.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline) | November 2026 (Application closing date, projected) | November 2025 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding $2,600,000; individual awards typically $50,000–$600,000 per year (up to 3 awards expected).
Summary: Supports advanced development and dissemination of emerging informatics technologies to improve cancer research and management across the research continuum.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; application details and final deadlines will be published in the official NOFO.
Description
This anticipated funding opportunity from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the NIH, will support the advanced development, enhancement, and dissemination of emerging informatics technologies for cancer research and management. The program seeks projects that will improve acquisition, analysis, visualization, and interpretation of cancer-related data, spanning cancer biology, treatment, diagnosis, early detection, risk assessment, prevention, control, epidemiology, and health disparities.
The emphasis is on technologies that:
- Have passed initial prototyping and pilot development,
- Demonstrate significant potential for broad impact,
- Require further improvement and enhancement,
- Are not yet widely adopted in the cancer research field.
Applicants must propose clear rationales for the technology’s need and benefit, and include mechanisms for soliciting feedback from both specific cancer research projects and the broader user community. Projects should demonstrate uniqueness, potential impact, clear advantages over existing technologies, and robust plans for user engagement, outreach, collaboration, and training.
