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To view past Program Funding Opportunities, please visit the OCRP Program Funding Opportunities Archives.

Synopsis of FY26 OCRP Award Mechanisms - (Adobe PDF) - provides a brief description and key elements of the award mechanism.

Mechanism Release Date Program Announcement/Instructions Submission Deadline  
Clinical Trial Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter Of Intent):

September 15, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 1, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Ovarian Cancer Academy - Early-Career Investigator Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter Of Intent):

September 15, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 1, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy - Early-Career Investigator Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter Of Intent):

September 15, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 1, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application

The pre-application submission deadline for the following OCRP funding opportunities has passed.

Submission of full applications to these funding opportunities will only be accepted if you received an invitation to submit an application or if a Letter of Intent was required and it was submitted by the pre-application due date deadline.

Synopsis of FY26 OCRP Award Mechanisms - (Adobe PDF) - provides a brief description and key elements of the award mechanism.

Mechanism Release Date Program Announcement/Instructions Submission Deadline
Pilot Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Pre-Proposal):

July 13, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 1, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Investigator-Initiated Research Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Pre-Proposal):

July 13, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 1, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time


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Last updated Tuesday, July 14, 2026