Health · Active
Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics · NIH · High-volume · mid band
Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics (CFDA 93.286) - federal assistance administered by National Institutes of Health (NIH), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $200K–$3M
- Typical award range
- 78
- Indexed opportunities
- 0
- Open now
- NIH
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics ranks #27 of 504, #10 of 22 within NIH, and #62 of 106 among Health programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 93.286 is an active Health program with 78 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 0 are open for application.
- $200K–$3M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- -
- next application deadline
- $300,000
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 21%
- of the catalog is Health
Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics · midpack ceiling on a busy book (#293/502)
Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics lands midpack on published ceilings (42nd percentile; rank #293 of 502). The printed high is a catalog cap, not a guaranteed outlay.
Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$3,000,000 Top 58% higher than 42% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2025-03-17
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 93.286 · NIH VOL-BUSY · #27/504
VOL-BUSY · TOP-DECILE · NEAR-PEER · NOFO-CLOSED · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-EDU · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-BUSY 78 indexed
- TOP-DECILE #27/504
- NEAR-PEER International Science… · 47.079
- NOFO-CLOSED 0 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $200K–$3M
- ELIG-EDU Educational institution
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 78 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Health: International Science and Engineering Research (CFDA 47.079) (±12 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 93.286
VOL-BUSY · #27/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±12 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestDiscovery Research… · this listingInternational Scien… · nearNSF Small Business… · nearUSAID International… · nearNSF Small Business… · nearPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
High-traffic mid-ceiling grant corridor
Mid-band funding ($200,000 to $3.0 million) with a hot opportunity book (78 indexed rows) under CFDA 93.286. Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics is one of the busier mid-scale corridors in the indexed set; open rate on the recent slice is 0%.
Assistance Listing text · NIH
Research on cancer biomarkers, imaging, and diagnostics for improved cancer detection.
Campus applicant desk · Health
Educational institutions are the sole printed applicant type for CFDA 93.286. Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics reads as a campus Assistance Listing, not a civic or commercial open desk.
Predominantly grants (G) · CFDA 93.286
67% of the 43 indexed listings under CFDA 93.286 are grants (G), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Discovery Research for Cancer Diagnostics typically uses to move money. None of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $29.0 million across 8 listings (avg $3.6 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 9 across 2 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 93.286, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Archived NOFO book · CFDA 93.286
None of the 43 indexed Grants.gov listings under CFDA 93.286 are open on the current extract. Reported award ceilings span $70,000–$1.2 million (17.1×), a wide solicitation range inside one CFDA. 100% of listings carry the Health (HL) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 0 open · 43 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $275,000 (17 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Health (HL)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
NIH · administering agency
National Institutes of Health
Biomedical and behavioral research grants for universities, institutions, and investigators.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 93.286
National Centers for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NCBIB) (P41 Clinical Trials Optional)
NIBIB Research Revisions to Promote Clinical Resident Research Experiences (Revisions to Currently Active NIBIB R01 and R37 Grants)
NIBIB Research Supplements to Promote Clinical Resident Research Experiences (Supplements to Currently Active NIBIB P01, P41, P50, U01, U54 Grants)
Building Biomedical Engineering Education, Research, and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU eBETA) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Research on Bioethical Issues Related to Bionic and Robotic Device Development and Translation (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Enhancing Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, and Technology Acceleration (BEITA) at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIBIB Biomaterials Network Technology Development Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Research on Bioethical Issues Related to Bionic and Robotic Device Development and Translation (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIBIB Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (78 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 93.286: 78 indexed opportunities · 0 open on the recent slice.
- No open Grants.gov rows on the recent slice, watch this CFDA for the next NOFO drop. How to apply
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) administers 22 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants (97.047). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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