The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a grant opportunity titled "Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)." This funding aims to support innovative projects that develop technologies for analyzing and managing biospecimens in cancer research and clinical care, with a focus on proof-of-concept studies that demonstrate feasibility in areas such as cancer biology, early detection, and health disparities. The total estimated program funding is $4.7 million, with individual awards ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, and approximately 17 awards are expected to be made. Interested applicants can reach out to Dr. Kelly Crotty at Kelly.crotty@nih.gov or by phone at 240-255-0917 for further information, with applications due by April 10, 2026.

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits grant applications proposing to develop innovative technologies for analyzing, targeting, probing, handling, or quality control of biospecimens used in cancer research or clinical care. The emphasis of this NOFO is on early-stage projects proposing proof-of-concept/pilot studies to test the feasibility of the proposed method, tool, assay, platform, or instrument. Well-suited applications must offer a high degree of technical innovation and the potential to accelerate and/or enhance research in the areas of cancer biology, early detection and screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment, cancer control, epidemiology, and/or address issues associated with cancer health disparities. Technologies proposed for development may have potential for widespread applicability but must be focused in this proposal on cancer applications. This funding opportunity is part of a broader NCI-sponsored Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies (IMAT) Program. 

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