NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Academic Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

US National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant open #RFA-CA-27-008

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 is a UG1 cooperative agreement mechanism explicitly restricted to non-clinical-trial activities. NCORP funds a network of community-based sites to bring cancer clinical research, including cancer care delivery research and cancer prevention and control studies, to people in their own communities. The forecast indicates an upcoming formal funding opportunity under RFA-CA-27-008, with an open date of May 28, 2025.

What they want

This is a forecasted federal grant opportunity (not yet a full NOFO) under the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). The award mechanism is UG1 (Cooperative Agreement), and clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this specific funding announcement. The program supports Academic Community Sites within the NCORP network, which engage community oncology practices and academic medical centers in NCI-sponsored cancer research studies focused on cancer prevention, control, and care delivery. The formal scope of work will be defined in the forthcoming NOFO publication.

Technical requirements

Award mechanism: UG1 Cooperative Agreement
Clinical trials are NOT allowed under this funding announcement
Applicants must qualify as Academic Community Sites within the NCORP framework

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal submission (anticipated, upon full NOFO publication)

Risks & flags

This is only a forecast — the full NOFO has not yet been published; scope, eligibility, and deadlines are not yet defined
UG1 cooperative agreement mechanism is narrowly tailored to established NCORP network participants, which may limit competitive field to existing NCORP academic community site awardees
Clinical trials explicitly excluded, which further narrows the eligible applicant and activity scope

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

NAICS 541711

US market size: $2.0T
Typical award: $25K – $50M

Typical buyers

All federal civilianDoDStates

Commonly required

8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

NCI Community Oncology Research Program (N…

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