OpenResearch announcementOpportunity RFA-CA-28-013

Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is an open federal grant opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services). Applications are due February 9, 2027. Individual awards are listed as $700K, with about 1 award expected and $800K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 10 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.393 (Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) and 2 other listings.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Oct 9, 2026Postednext date
Feb 9, 2027Application deadline
Oct 1, 2026 (est.)Est. award date
Apr 10, 2027Archived

Posted: Oct 9, 2026
Close date: Feb 9, 2027
Archive date: Apr 10, 2027
Est. award date: Oct 1, 2026
Award floor: $700,000
Award ceiling: $700,000
Est. total funding: $800,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute invites applications to the Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) Initiative. NCI seeks meritorious proposals to critically and systematically evaluate the scientific evidence on carcinogenic hazards to humans. Identifying potential carcinogens is essential for guiding and advancing cancer research, as well as informing cancer control and prevention efforts.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

RFA-CA-28-013-Full-Announcement.htmlFull Announcement · RFA-CA-28-013-Full-Announcement.htmlHTML · 118 KB

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number RFA-CA-28-013 on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyNational Institutes of Health · ncidccpsegrpnofos@mail.nih.gov Open ↗
Submit before February 9, 2027Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listings

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 93.393

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$755M

FY25

$835M

FY26

$520M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.393. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.393

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 3,097 grant awards had funding actions under Cancer Cause and Prevention Research, with 3,423 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$87.6M
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.$68.4M
SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH$57M
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$52.3M
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$49.4M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

National Institutes of Health
ncidccpsegrpnofos@mail.nih.gov
301-402-2541

Changes we detected

Oct 9, 2026: Contact email changed from lamt@mail.nih.gov to ncidccpsegrpnofos@mail.nih.gov
Oct 9, 2026: Expected awards changed
Oct 9, 2026: Estimated total funding changed
Oct 9, 2026: Award ceiling changed
Oct 9, 2026: Award floor changed

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

According to the official notice, applications are due February 9, 2027. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 3 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $700k, total estimated program funding is $800,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-CA-28-013), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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