Cancer Advancement through Partnerships in Research and Infrastructure (CAPRI)

The CAPRI Program builds capacity through collaborative partnerships that leverage the strengths of RLIs and CCs. Joint research, shared resources, and coordinated training strengthen research environments and expand cancer programs at RLIs. These collaborations provide access to advanced technologies, expertise, mentorship, and training for ESIs, supporting sustainable programs and improving competitiveness for external funding. Overall, CAPRI enhances scientific capacity, advances cancer research, and supports long-term workforce growth.

The institutions in each partnership are expected to work collaboratively to:  

1. Strengthen cancer research capacity at Resource Limited Institutions (RLIs) by developing cancer research, enhancing institutional research infrastructure and competitiveness, and promoting the career development of ESIs and trainees.
2. Develop and implement coordinated cancer-related outreach and education initiatives that are integrated with the partnership’s research priorities and extend the benefits of scientific advances to communities nationwide.

Each partnership is expected to include:

1. Administrative Core: will provide day-to-day administrative support for the partnership, ensuring bidirectional and integral collaborations across institutions.
2. Full and Pilot Research Projects: each new or competing renewal application should propose at least one Full Research Project and one Pilot Research Project.
3. Planning and Evaluation Core: provides continuous process, outcomes, and impact planning and evaluation of partnership activities. 
4. Outreach and Engagement Core: provides support and is aligned with the partnership’s cancer research and includes bidirectional activities to develop and share targeted educational materials with surrounding communities.
5. Shared Resources: applicants may propose the development of resources/infrastructure that augments the cancer research capability of the RLIs, the collaborative research of both partnering institutions, and/or enhance cancer research. 

It is expected that all activities should be planned to:

• Increase the participation of the RLIs in the nation’s cancer research and research education enterprise.
• Increase the competitive research capacity of RLIs.
• Increase competitive grant applications from scientists supported by the partnership.
• Increase the involvement and effectiveness of CCs in cancer research.
• Develop effective and meaningful outreach, engagement, and education initiatives that will impact the surrounding communities
• Identify and share innovative methods and approaches that strengthen and sustain each partnership. 

If you are interested in more information, contact nci-crchd@mail.nih.gov. 

The CAPRI establishes its partnerships through one mechanism, the Cancer Advancement through Partnerships in Research and Infrastructure (CAPRI) (U54 Clinical Trial Optional), PAR-28-062.

Contact the CAPRI U54 Program Team at: nci-crchd@mail.nih.gov.  

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Partnerships & Locations  

• City College of New York and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  New York, NY
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• Hunter College and Temple University of The Commonwealth/Fox Chase Cancer Center
  New York, NY
  Philadelphia, PA
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  Las Cruces, NM
  Seattle, WA
  Visit the partnership websites to learn more: New Mexico State University and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• University of Illinois Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, and Northwestern University Lurie Cancer Center
  Chicago, IL
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• Northern Arizona University and Arizona Cancer Center
  Flagstaff, AZ
  Tucson, AZ
  Visit the partnership websites to learn more: Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona Cancer Center
• Ponce Health Sciences University and Moffitt Cancer Center
  Ponce, Puerto Rico
  Tampa, FL
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego Moores CC
  San Diego, CA
  La Jolla, CA
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt Ingram CC
  Nashville, TN
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• Tuskegee University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
  Tuskegee, AL
  Atlanta, GA
  Birmingham, AL
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• University of California, Riverside and Beckman Research Institute/City of Hope
  Riverside, CA
  Duarte, CA
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.  
• University of Guam and University of Hawaii Cancer Center
  Mangilao, Guam
  Honolulu, HI
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, University of Florida, and University of Southern California
  Tallahassee, FL
  Gainesville, FL
  Los Angeles, CA
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• University of Massachusetts, Boston and Harvard Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  Boston, MA
  Visit the partnership website to learn more
• University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences and MD Anderson Cancer Center
  San Juan, Puerto Rico
  Houston, TX
  Visit the partnership website to learn more.
• Howard University and Johns Hopkins University
  Washington, DC
  Baltimore, MD