Cancer Center Improving Cancer Outcomes Pilot Funding Grant

The Cancer Center Improving Cancer Outcomes Pilot Funding, offered by the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), aims to support innovative pilot projects that enhance cancer-related outcomes across the U.S. This program invites proposals focusing on populations with higher cancer burdens, emphasizing evidence-based strategies for prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, the initiative seeks to tackle real-world barriers and generate actionable solutions to improve community health.

The purpose of this RFA is to support innovative pilot projects that inform larger-scale research aimed at strengthening cancer-related outcomes in communities across the United States. The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is inviting proposals for pilot/feasibility research projects that address populations with a higher cancer burden. These projects should aim to identify practical, evidence-based strategies to advance prevention, early detection, treatment, or survivorship care in these communities. Populations of interest may include individuals experiencing economic hardship, or other circumstances that affect their ability to achieve the best possible health outcomes. Research that emphasizes reducing delays in diagnosis or treatment, supporting continuity of care, and promoting long-term recovery will be prioritized.
A primary goal of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is to encourage interdisciplinary and translational approaches to address real-world barriers and generate actionable solutions. We welcome proposals that foster collaboration across institutions, clinical settings, and public health systems.

Eligibility

The principal investigator must be an IUSCCC member (faculty who are associate or full members of a Research Program, Affiliate members or Unaligned members).  Applicants may have received prior or current extramural research funding, but the proposed project should clearly be separate from previous/current funded projects.

Ineligibility

Funds should not be used for fellowship or training purposes.