The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) soliciting UG3/UH3 applications for the Cancer Adoptive Cellular Therapy (Can-ACT) Network.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,500,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The overall goal of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to advance new cell therapy strategies into clinical testing for the treatment of solid tumors in adult cancer patients (18 years or older). The successful applications to this FOA (and companion FOAs for the study of pediatric solid tumors and the establishment of a U24 Coordinating Center) will establish the Cancer Adoptive Cellular Therapy (Can-ACT) Network, dedicated to developing innovative cell therapy approaches for treatment of solid tumors. This Network of investigators will, through novel and collaborative approaches to preclinical and translational studies, bring new cell therapy products into clinical trials.
Awards made under this FOA will initially support a two-year maximum, milestone-driven UG3 phase, with a possible transition to a clinical trial implementation phase (UH3) of up to three years duration. Progression to the UH3 phase is based on an administrative review and is dependent on meeting UG3 milestones, NCI programmatic priorities, and the availability of funds. Only UG3 grants that have met scientific milestones and feasibility requirements related to initiation of a clinical trial will be considered for transition to the UH3 phase.
Funding Information
- Application budgets may not exceed $900,000/year in direct costs for UG3 phase and $1,500,000/year in direct costs for UH3 phase (excluding sub-award F&A costs) and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
- The maximum project period is two years for UG3 phase and three years for UH3 phase.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federal Government
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.