U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
21st Century Cures Act - Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot
Key facts
- Open now
- 2 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Range: $226,154 to $3,109,346 Average $1,162,016
Open now
- Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jul 12, 2027 · 276 days left
- Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jul 17, 2027 · 281 days left
What it pays for
To provide support for initiatives funded under the 21st Century Cures Act to support cancer research, such as the development of cancer vaccines, the development of more sensitive diagnostic tests for cancer, immunotherapy and the development of combination therapies, and research that has the potential to transform the scientific field, that has inherently higher risk, and that seeks to address major challenges related to cancer.
Who can apply
The awardee will be a university, college, hospital, public agency, nonprofit research institution or for-profit organization that applies and receives a grant for support of research by a named principal investigator. To be eligible for funding, a grant application must be approved for scientific merit and program relevance by a scientific review group and a national advisory council.
How applications are judged
Funding decisions are based on scientific merit (42 CFR 52h) and program relevance. Scientific merit review encompasses: the peer review criteria detailed in the specific funding announcement, as well as the significance, approach, and innovation of the proposed research; the competency of the principal investigator; the adequacy of the resources and environment; the proposed budget and requested period of support; and, where applicable, the adequacy of the measures for protecting against adverse effects upon humans, animals, or the environment.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
12 awards to Tennessee groups since 1997 · 0 in Roane County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $130.1M | 1997 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $12.2M | 2018 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | $10.5M | 2019 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.4M | 2019 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.2M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $4M | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.2M | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.2M | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | $2.8M | 2023 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.5M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $743K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $627K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 22 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Roane County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University | $714K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center | $334K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Vumc | $292K spent that year | 2024 |
| Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | Memphis, Shelby County | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | $233K spent that year | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vumc | $210K spent that year | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $202K | 2024 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $202K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University | $178K | 2025 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $173K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Washington University, the | $147K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University | $119K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $119K | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).