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Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network (GTN) (U19 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · RFA-CA-27-005

In plain English

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) is accepting applications for this cooperative agreement until Jan 11, 2027 (61 days left).

Awards are up to $700,000 each, the agency expects to make 4 awards and estimated total program funding is $4,400,000.

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, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusPosted: open for applications
Close dateJan 11, 2027 · 61 days left
Posted dateAug 31, 2026
Opportunity numberRFA-CA-27-005
AgencyNational Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentCooperative agreement
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$700,000
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program funding$4,400,000
Expected number of awards4
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.394 – Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research
93.395 – Cancer Treatment Research
Last updated on Grants.govSep 30, 2026
Archive dateMar 11, 2027

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
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

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 Organization) are not 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.

Description

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications for research on novel therapies for adult glioblastoma (GBM). The goal is to improve the treatment of adult GBM by developing novel effective agents that can cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) and testing them clinically. Successful early-stage trials of new drugs from this NOFO would transition seamlessly to later stage trials using well-established NCI clinical trial mechanisms. To implement this concept, a highly collaborative GBM Therapeutics Network (GTN) of cross-cutting teams will be established, each team capable of driving therapeutic agent(s) from pre-clinical development, through investigational new drugs (IND) studies, into pilot clinical studies in humans. …

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