Research Supplements to Promote Data Sharing in Cancer Epidemiology Studies (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PA 18 748

Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 18 748

The grant opportunity "Research Supplements to Promote Data Sharing in Cancer Epidemiology Studies (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" is an NIH administrative supplement program designed to help investigators who already hold NIH funding share participant-level data from cancer epidemiology research. The central goal is practical and targeted: provide added funds so research teams can do the work required to prepare, document, and deposit individual-level epidemiologic datasets into NIH/NCI supported controlled-access repositories, specifically the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Epidemiology Data Repository (CEDR) and NIH's database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP). By pushing more well-curated datasets into these platforms, NIH is aiming to speed up discovery, make results easier to verify, and broaden the pool of scientists who can reuse existing data to answer new questions about cancer causes, risk factors, and survivorship outcomes.

This opportunity is structured as a discretionary grant mechanism but it is not a stand-alone research grant in the usual sense. It is an administrative supplement, meaning it is intended to attach to an existing, active NIH-funded project rather than initiate a new independent project. The supported activities revolve around data-sharing readiness: organizing datasets, ensuring proper formatting and quality control, creating or improving data dictionaries and metadata, addressing privacy and consent considerations that affect controlled-access sharing, and completing repository submission requirements so the data can be accessed responsibly by qualified researchers. The notice also makes clear that clinical trials are not allowed under this supplement, reinforcing that the money is meant for data preparation and deposition tied to epidemiology studies rather than running or expanding interventional clinical trial activities.

The program sits within NIH's health-focused mission and is aligned with the Cancer Epidemiology data-sharing infrastructure maintained by NCI and NIH. The funding opportunity number is PA 18 748, and the CFDA listing associated with it is 93.393. The listed award ceiling is $150,000, indicating the supplement is intended to cover a defined set of data preparation and submission tasks rather than long-term large-scale study operations. The source information shows an original closing date of 2018-07-01 and a creation date of 2018-04-10, which places it in a specific NIH program announcement cycle; in practice, applicants typically need to verify current availability and submission windows through NIH because supplements can be tied to institute priorities and fiscal-year timing.

Eligibility is broad and spans many types of organizations that commonly hold NIH awards. Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, where applicable); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and several categories of tribal entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The announcement also explicitly highlights a range of additional eligible applicant types often emphasized in federal funding, including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, AANAPISIs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions. Importantly, foreign participation is permitted: non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) can apply, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement are allowed.

In plain terms, this supplement is meant to remove the common practical barriers that stop investigators from sharing high-value epidemiologic datasets even when sharing is encouraged or required. Cancer epidemiology studies often generate complex individual-level data that require careful de-identification, harmonization, variable documentation, linkage descriptions, and controlled-access compliance steps. NIH is using this administrative funding route to help research teams finish that last mile of work so the data can be deposited into established repositories like CEDR and dbGaP, where it can support reproducibility, secondary analyses, pooled studies, and new collaborations aimed at understanding cancer etiology, identifying and refining risk factors, and improving survivorship knowledge.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research Supplements to Promote Data Sharing in Cancer Epidemiology Studies (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.393.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-04-10.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-07-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: 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 having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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