Novel approaches to support therapeutic development in ultra-rare cancers
Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · FOR-FD-26-004
In plain English
Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet.
The agency expects to make 2 awards.
Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations, colleges & universities, school districts and public housing authorities.
The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.
Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.
Key facts
| Status | Forecasted: not open yet |
|---|---|
| Estimated posting date | Not stated |
| Estimated application due date | Not stated |
| Fiscal year | 2026 |
| Forecast posted | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Opportunity number | FOR-FD-26-004 |
| Agency | Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) |
| Funding instrument | Cooperative agreement |
| Category | Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition |
| Opportunity category | Discretionary |
| Award ceiling (max per award) | Not stated |
| Award floor (min per award) | Not stated |
| Estimated total program funding | Not stated |
| Expected number of awards | 2 |
| Cost sharing or matching required | No |
| Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN) | 93.103 – Food and Drug Administration Research |
| Last updated on Grants.gov | Jan 8, 2026 |
Who can apply
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- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Description
Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):
The purpose of this program is to support new approaches that can be applied to facilitate therapeutic development in ultra-rare pediatric and adult cancers, including molecularly-defined subsets of more common cancers. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following examples: • Development of infrastructure for a coordination network and data repository for patient-level data across institutions and internationally to support drug development and regulatory decision-making for one or more ultra-rare cancers. • Investigations to explore opportunities to develop and validate early clinical endpoints and other novel efficacy endpoints for evaluation of treatments for ultra-rare cancers. …
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