Assistance Listing 93.397
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listing 93.397, “Cancer Centers Support Grants,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides grant and cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 5 open, 4 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $607M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
To provide an organizational focus and stimulus for the highest quality cancer research that effectively promotes interdisciplinary cancer research aimed toward the ultimate goal of reducing cancer incidence, mortality and morbidity. The Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) provides the resources and infrastructure to facilitate the coordination of interdisciplinary programs across a broad spectrum of research from basic laboratory research to clinical investigation to population science. The CCSG supports salaries for scientific leadership of the Center, shared resources for funded center investigators, certain administrative costs, planning and evaluation, and developmental funds for new recruitments and feasibility studies.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Any nonprofit institution within the United States with a peer-reviewed cancer research base of 4.0 million dollars in direct costs may apply for a Cancer Center Support Grant.
Intended beneficiaries: Public nonprofit institution/organization and Private nonprofit institution/organization.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range: $57,222 to $13,733,523 Average: $2,438,722
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.397. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.93.397 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Cancer Centers Support Grants.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Nonprofit Organization, For-Profit Organization, Small Business Person, Local, State, Territorial, Tribal and Not-for-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $607,075,632 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.