National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

US National Institutes of Health – National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant open #RFA-CA-24-026

Response due Sep 28, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is soliciting applications under the Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Research Education Program through the R25 grant mechanism. The program is intended to support research education activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs, specifically targeting youth engagement in cancer science. Clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this funding opportunity.

What they want

Technical requirements

Clinical trials are not allowed under this funding opportunity
Must align with R25 research education program mechanism
Activities must support cancer research education and workforce development

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (electronic submission)

Risks & flags

No dollar value or award ceiling disclosed in the synopsis
Extremely long open window (over 2 years) may indicate rolling or multiple submission cycles not fully described here

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Educational Services

NAICS 611310

US market size: $340B
Typical award: $50K – $25M

Typical buyers

DoDVAStates

Commonly required

Accreditation

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