The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) Lead Academic Organizations (LAOs), with an estimated total program funding of $12 million. This initiative aims to solicit applications from private institutions of higher education to establish or maintain LAOs that will design, conduct, and analyze early phase clinical trials involving investigational agents under the regulatory sponsorship of the NIH's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis. The ETCTN LAOs will play a critical role in overseeing scientific, programmatic, financial, and administrative aspects of the trials, while also providing mentorship to early-career investigators. The NOFO is expected to be published in Summer 2025, with applications due in Fall 2025. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact Lori A. Henderson, Ph.D., at NCIETCTNRFA@mail.nih.gov or by phone at 240-276-5930.