Open · PA-25-253 · CFDA 93.393;93.399 · Discretionary

Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institutes of Health, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Open
Status
683d
Days left
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) is an open discretionary opportunity from National Institutes of Health, offering Varies by applicant. Applications close in 683 days. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

Varies
award range
Open
683 days left
93.393;93.399
CFDA program
12,419
other opportunities from National Institutes of Health

Open desk with published close date

Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control remains open until September 7, 2028 (683 days out). Award range Varies by applicant without a cost-share requirement.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

683 days left to apply

Posted Nov 12 → closes Sep 7, 2028

Posted Nov 12 Closes Sep 7

Instrument

Grant

Description

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) applications that focus on different aspects of cancer control by modifying behavior, screening, and understanding etiologic factors contributing to the development of cancer, and developing ways to control cancer. The overarching goal is to provide support to promote the early and conceptual stages of research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance population-based cancer research, such as the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of cancer research (epidemiologic, biomedical, behavioral, health care delivery or clinical).

Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors

Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control prints 15 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +11 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Health (ED;HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institutes of Health book (9,741 peers, 78% of 12,420).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov

What to do next

Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control is open with Varies by applicant awards and 683 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (PA-25-253) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 93.393;93.399 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • National Institutes of Health lists 12,419 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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