If you’re interested in conducting research that focuses on using data to improve health equity in genomics, explore the requirements in this NCI-sponsored Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

You can submit your application starting October 8, 2023. The application deadline is November 8, 2023. All applications are due by 5:00 p.m., local time.

Apply for this funding if your research focuses on genomics for the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer across diverse populations through:

• using integrated analysis of genomic and environmental data.
• leveraging or enhancing NCI data resources, such as the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program.
• studying cancer types that are rare or disproportionately affect understudied populations.
• conducting integrated analysis of diverse populations and cancer-related outcomes, including genomic and environmental data, via holistic approaches (e.g., system modeling).
• gathering and harmonizing exposure, phenotype, and outcome data in underrepresented populations.

Applications should:

• have a primary focus on genomics research.
• have a focus on health equity.
• include a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives.

Through this NOFO, NCI and other National Institutes of Health participating organizations will support investigator-initiated research that advances the equitable use of genomics to improve health in U.S. populations. This includes projects that leverage existing NCI resources and databases.