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NIH Solicitation for Early-Stage Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI), is inviting proposals for the early-stage development of informatics technologies to support cancer research and management. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI) - Scope of Work: - Early-stage development, prototyping, or significant modification of informatics tools - Focus on enabling technologies for cancer research, including data acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination - Solutions should address priority needs in cancer biology, treatment, diagnosis, detection, risk assessment, prevention, control, and epidemiology - Emphasis on novel, user-friendly informatics solutions - Projects must demonstrate potential to advance cancer research and provide unique informatics capabilities - Applicants are expected to engage end users and present realistic timelines and milestones - Eligibility: - Open to a wide range of applicants: government entities, educational institutions, businesses, nonprofits, and foreign organizations - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned; opportunity is open to all qualified developers and organizations - Unique Requirements: - Focus on early-stage, innovative informatics technology development - Must address unmet needs in cancer research and management - Engagement with end users is required - Clear project milestones and deliverables must be defined

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications for the development of enabling informatics technologies to improve the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of data and knowledge across the cancer research continuum. The focus is on early-stage development from prototyping to initial dissemination, including initial tool development or significant modification of existing tools for new applications. The NOFO encourages development of new, user-friendly informatics technologies supporting a wide range of cancer research areas such as discovery biology, population studies, clinical, and translational research. Projects must demonstrate potential to advance cancer research, novel informatics capabilities, plans for engaging end users, and realistic timelines and milestones.

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