DCB Funding Opportunity and Grants-Related Resources
The NCI Division of Cancer Biology (DCB) provides public resources related to notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) and NCI grant policies to cancer researchers.
NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy Resources
New Grantee Workshop
DCB offers an annual workshop for new and early-stage investigators to familiarize them with the processes and standards of DCB, NCI and NIH. It is designed for DCB grantees who have received their first independent NIH grant within the last year.
It includes breakout sessions with DCB Program Directors and a seminar from an NCI-funded mid-career cancer researcher.
Below is the agenda and the presentations from the January 2025 Workshop:
Session 1: The NCI and Your New Investigator Grant
- Introduction to the NIH Grants System and DCB
- Communicating with Your NCI Program Director: It's a Two Way Street
- Post-Award Administration of Your NCI Grant
Session 2: Supporting Your Team and Expanding Your Research Enterprise
- Awards to Support Mentored Early Career Cancer Researchers
- Advancing the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
Session 3: Supporting Your Science with Additional Funding & Resources
Session 4: Review, Renew, and Promote Your Science
- Peer Review at NIH
- Review, Resubmission, and Renewals - the Program Perspective
- DCB/NCI Outreach Activities to Promote Science
Questions about the workshop should be directed to Dr. Joanna Watson.
DCB Presentations with Funding and Grants-Related Resources at Meetings
April 27, 2025
2025 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Meeting
Slides from NCI-Selected Sessions
- Cancer Immunoprevention Network (CIP-Net) by Dr. Lillian Kuo.
- The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN): Charting Tumor Transitions Across Space and Time by Dr. Sharmistha Ghosh-Janjigian.
- HTAN Precancer Atlas (PCA) Research Centers: A Transformational Program Charting a Course to Intercept Cancer and Drive Precision Medicine by Dr. Indu Kohaar (a Program Director in the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention).
- HTAN Data in the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons by Dr. Erin Beck (a Program Director in the NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology).
- HTAN Portal for Data Access and Visualization by Dr. Adam Taylor (Director of Cancer Biology at Sage Bionetworks).
May 30, 2024
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Meet the Funders Webinar with NCI
Slides from a Virtual Presentation
- Funding Opportunities at the NCI Division of Cancer Biology by Dr. Lillian Kuo.
April 5 - 10, 2024
2024 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Meeting
Slides from NCI-Selected Sessions
- Overview of NCI Grants Process and Policy Updates by Dr. Shannon Hughes.
- Integrating Health Disparities Research into Immuno-Oncology by Dr. Lillian Kuo.
- Cancer Immunoprevention Network (CIP-Net) by Dr. Lillian Kuo.
Slides from NCI Meet-the-Expert Talks
- Cancer Immunology Funding Opportunities: Strategies for Early Career Scientists by Dr. Lillian Kuo.
- Investigator-Initiated Grants to Increase Viewpoints in Cancer Research by Drs. Shannon Hughes and Ruibai Luo.
- Cancer Biology Research is Advancing Progress Towards the National Cancer Plan by Dr. Claire McCarthy.
- Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities Funding Opportunities by Dr. Anu Sharman.
- NCI AI Activities and Resources by Drs. Juli Klemm, Emily Greenspan, Jennifer Couch, and Roxanne Jensen.
Pre-application Webinar Materials Related to Funding Opportunities
| NOFO Title(s) | NOFO Number(s) | Webinar Date | Webinar Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| RNA Modifications Driving Oncogenesis (RNAMoDO; U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA-CA-24-029 | 09/24/2024 | webinar slides and recording |
| Human Tumor Atlas (HTA) Research Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA-CA-23-039 | 11/09/2023 | webinar slides, recording, and FAQs |
| Mechanisms of Fusion-Driven Oncogenesis in Childhood Cancers (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) & Next Generation Chemistry Centers for Fusion Oncoproteins (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
RFA-CA-23-036 & RFA-23-037 | 08/11/2023 | webinar slides, recording, and FAQs |
| Cancer Immunoprevention Network (CIP-Net) Research Projects (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | RFA-CA-23-029 | 05/18/2023 | webinar recording |
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Cancer Tissue Engineering Collaborative: Enabling Biomimetic Tissue-Engineered Technologies for Cancer Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) |
PAR-19-113 & PAR-22-099 | 09/13/2016 | webinar slides |
"Getting a Grant from the NCI" Webinar
On April 21, 2022, Dr. Dan Gallahan (the Director of DCB) was joined by Drs. Joanna Watson (DCB Branch Chief), Amy Rubinstein (Review Branch Chief at the NIH Center for Scientific Review), and Shannon Hughes (DCB Deputy Director) for a special virtual session on NCI grant policies. It covered considerations for new and experienced applicants, as well as information about peer review.
Session Overview
- Introduction: Overview of NIH and NCI (slides)
- Program: Oversight and Grantsmanship (slides)
- Peer Review at NIH (slides)
- Q&A Panel Discussion
Meet the Experts: Getting a Grant from the NCI