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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Cancer Treatment Research

Federal program · program number 93.395 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

Key facts

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36 grants
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13 grants
Type of help
Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
Typical award
Range: $5,000 to $22,055,360 Average: $653,665

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What it pays for

To develop the means to cure as many cancer patients as possible and to control the disease in those patients who are not cured. Cancer Treatment Research includes the development and evaluation of improved methods of cancer treatment through the support and performance of both fundamental and applied laboratory and clinical research. Research is supported in the discovery, development, and clinical testing of all modes of therapy including: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy including molecularly targeted therapies, both individually and in combination. In addition, research is carried out in areas of nutritional support, stem cell and bone marrow transplantation, image guided therapies and studies to reduce toxicity of cytotoxic therapies, and other methods of supportive care that may supplement and enhance primary treatment. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program: To expand and improve the SBIR program; to increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development; to increase small business participation in Federal research and development; and to foster and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in technological innovation. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program: To stimulate and foster scientific and technological innovation through cooperative research and development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions; to foster technology transfer between small...

Who can apply

The awardee will be a university, college, hospital, public agency, nonprofit research institution, or for-profit organization that submits an application and receives a grant or cooperative agreement for support of research by a named principal investigator. SBIR grants can be awarded only to domestic small businesses (entities that are independently owned, and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed and have no more than 500 employees). Primary employment (more than one-half time) of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project. In both Phase I and Phase II, the research must be performed in the U.S. and its possessions. 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. STTR grants can be awarded only to domestic small business concerns (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed and have no more than 500 employees) which "partner" with a research institution in cooperative research and development. At least 40 percent of the project is to be performed by the small business concern and at least 30 percent by the research institution. In both Phase I and...

How applications are judged

The major elements in evaluating applications include assessments of: (1) The scientific merit and general significance of the proposed study and its objectives; (2) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (3) the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; (4) the adequacy of the available and proposed facilities and resources; (5) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (6) the relevance and importance to announced program objectives. The following criteria will be used in considering the scientific and technical merit of SBIR/STTR Phase I grant applications: (1) The soundness and technical merit of the proposed approach; (2) the qualifications of the proposed principal investigator, supporting staff, and consultants; (3) the technological innovation of the proposed research; (4) the potential of the proposed research for commercial application; (5) the appropriateness of the budget requested; (6) the adequacy and suitability of the facilities and research environment; and (7) where applicable, the adequacy of assurances detailing the proposed means for (a) safeguarding human or animal subjects, and/or (b) protecting against or minimizing any adverse effect on the environment. Phase II grant applications will be reviewed based upon the following criteria: (1) The degree to which the Phase I objectives were met and feasibility demonstrated; (2) the...

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

25 awards to Tennessee groups since 1993 · 0 in Warren County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$81.5M1993
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$41.4M1999
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.Memphis, Shelby County$14.7M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$5.8M2005
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$5.3M2011
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$4.1M spent that year2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$4M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$3.9M2023
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.8M2001
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$3.5M2020
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.5M2019
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.4M2006

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. 102 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Warren County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Southern California$2.8M2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyThe Johns Hopkins University$1.4M2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyBaylor College of Medicine$1.4M2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyPublic Health Institute$1.1M spent that year2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountySeattle Children's Hospital$962K2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$815K2024
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Southern California$811K spent that year2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Southern California$785K2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$629K2023
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyIcahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai$624K spent that year2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of California, Los Angeles$501K2024
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$495K2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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