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Find similar grantsInnovative Concept Award is sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Contract award for small businesses developing highly innovative, transformative technologies to improve prevention, detection, and care in pediatric and rare cancers. High-risk/high-reward, no preliminary data required; includes I-Corps participation.
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Innovative Concept Award - NCI Notice Number: 75N98026R00109 Deadline for Receipt of Questions: Saturday, August 1, 2026 Deadline for Receipt of Proposals: Monday, September 21, 2026, at 5:00 p. m.
ET The NCI Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Innovative Concept Award offers $300,000 to small businesses developing highly innovative and transformative technologies that have the potential to create new scientific paradigms and establish entirely new and improved approaches to significantly improve research, prevention, detection, and care in pediatric and rare cancers.
This award is a contract funding opportunity, so applicants must submit their proposal through the Contract Proposal Submission website . Review criteria is heavily weighted for innovation. Preliminary data is not required, expected, or used as a review criteria.
Projects are expected to have a high risk of failure with concomitant high reward. This award is issued relatively quickly following proposal submission. Offerors will be expected to participate in the NIH I-Corps program to receive entrepreneurial training and assistance.
Additional funds will be provided for participating companies. Only proposals from eligible small businesses will be considered for the award. The business size standard for SBIR program eligibility is established by law regardless of the NAICS Code assigned.
To be considered a small business, the business concern must have no more than 500 employees, including the employees of its affiliates. See 13 C. F.
R. § 121. 702.
Other requirements apply, as well—see the U.S. Small Business Administration’s SBIR Policy Directive for further eligibility requirements: SBIR-STTR_Policy_Directive_2023. pdf . Kathleen Sears ( ncioasbir@mail.
nih. gov )
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. small businesses (≤500 employees) eligible for SBIR contracts. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $300,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 21, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Innovative Concept Award is funded by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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