UCLA cancer research Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova (right) in her lab. She and her research team are developing new early detection approaches and therapeutic strategies for late stage cancers.

Below are funding resources from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA. For more information on UCLA Health JCCC-related funding opportunities, please visit our Internal Funding and External Funding pages.

NIH Funding Resources

NIH Grants and Funding Search Guide

UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Funding Resources

Extramural Quarterly Funding Announcement

The UCLA Health JCCC provides an Extramural Quarterly Funding Announcement for UCLA investigators. This includes currently open extramural funding opportunities that are of interest to UCLA investigators. it is emailed directly to members. 

Extramural Limited Submission Funding Opportunities

Limited extramural funding opportunities are provided below as a courtesy to UCLA Health JCCC members. For an opportunity to be included on this list, it must be a cancer-relevant Limited Submission Opportunity (LSO). LSOs for NIH Administrative Supplements responsive to the UCLA Health JCCC’s Support Grant, P30CA016042, are also included on this list. Submission instructions are noted below. 

For more information, please visit our online funding portal, InfoReady. Here, you can find detailed information about available LSOs and explore the home page for more opportunities. If you have any questions about specific LSOs listed below or about NIH Administrative Supplements (under UCLA Health JCCC’s Support Grant, P30CA016042), please contact Sarah Anwar Tar via email.

InfoReady Portal

2025-26 CRCC Bridge Grant for Cancer-Related Research

In response to recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for cancer research, including large-scale terminations of NIH research grant awards, the UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) has developed a one-time, expedited bridge grant funding opportunity for researchers whose federally funded cancer research grants have recently been canceled.  This is a limited submission opportunity; each UC campus may submit up to three proposals. The maximum award amount for the 2025-26 award year will be $180,000. The award term is November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026. 

How to apply
To submit your nomination application, please access our 2025-26 Brdige Grant online application via InfoReady.

Deadline
Please submit a one-page research summary and a current NIH Biosketch by Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 5pm PST. (Note: This deadline has been extended from it's original date of Tuesday, August 12, 2025.)

UCLA Funding Resources

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