Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #FOR-CA-25-073
Forecasted Funding for Early-Stage Informatics Technologies in Cancer Research
Buyer
National Cancer Institute
Posted
July 02, 2025
Respond By
November 21, 2025
Identifier
FOR-CA-25-073
NAICS
541715, 541714, 541690
This opportunity is a forecasted funding announcement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for early-stage development of informatics technologies in cancer research. - Government Buyer: - National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Products/Services Requested: - Early-stage development, prototyping, and initial dissemination of informatics tools - Technologies to support data acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination in cancer research - Focus areas include cancer biology, treatment, diagnosis, prevention, control, epidemiology, and health disparities - Unique/Notable Requirements: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; this is a grant forecast for technology development - Applicants must demonstrate potential impact, novel capabilities, user engagement plans, and realistic development timelines - Eligible applicants: educational institutions, businesses, government entities, and nonprofits - Funding instrument: cooperative agreement; no cost sharing or matching required - Place of Performance: - National Cancer Institute (federal office) - Period of Performance: - Estimated project start date is July 1, 2026; duration and milestones to be defined in the official NOFO
Description
The National Cancer Institute plans to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for developing informatics technologies that enhance data acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination across the cancer research continuum. This funding focuses on early-stage development, including prototyping and initial dissemination of new or significantly modified tools. The goal is to support a wide range of cancer research areas such as biology, treatment, diagnosis, prevention, control, and health disparities. Proposed projects must demonstrate potential impact, novel capabilities, user engagement plans, and realistic development timelines.