Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Summary

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is forecasting the publication of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites. This grant mechanism (UG1) is intended to support academic community sites participating in NCORP, which brings cancer clinical research to communities across the United States. Clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this specific funding mechanism. This is a pre-announcement forecast notice, meaning the formal NOFO has not yet been published as of the open date.

What they want

How they evaluate

Risks & flags

• Forecast only — no full NOFO published yet; scope, eligibility, and evaluation criteria are undefined at this stage
• UG1 cooperative agreement mechanism with clinical trials explicitly excluded, which may narrow the eligible applicant pool significantly
• No dollar value, period of performance, or evaluation criteria disclosed in the forecast notice