Grants for Cancer Nonprofits provide funding for organizations and programs in this focus area. Sources include federal agencies, state programs, and private foundations. Use the listings below to find current opportunities, eligibility requirements, and deadlines — and apply directly to the funder when you find a fit.
Discovery Grants Overview: The Lauri Strauss Leukemia Foundation awards Discovery Grants to innovative developmental research projects as seed money for new directions in research into the cause and…
Discovery Grants Award Amount: $50,000 Duration: One-year awards Purpose: Support bold, innovative research with the potential to transform current standards in brain tumor diagnosis or treatment.…
Discretionary Grants Funder: The Osteosarcoma Institute (OSI) Geographic Scope: Not specified Focus Areas: Osteosarcoma research Award Amounts: Not specified Eligibility: Not specified in provided…
Distinguished Scientist Award Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Sontag Foundation Inc Amount: Up to US $750,000 Last Updated: January 08, 2026 Summary The Distinguished Scientist Award, established in…
DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 3 Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promising research with high potential…
DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 4 Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promising research with high potential…
DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promising research with high…
DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Clinical Research Extension Award supports research that extends the…
DoW Breast Cancer, Era of Hope Scholar Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Era of Hope Scholar Award supports individuals who are early in their careers…
DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award supports…
DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium…
DoW Lung Cancer Idea Development Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward…
DoW Lung Cancer Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award (PCOSA)…
DoW Lung Cancer Translational Research Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports advanced translational research that…
DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award â Rare Melanomas Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Focused Program Award â Rare Melanomas, supports a…
DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-reward research.…
DoW Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar Award Summary: Supports the addition of independent, early career investigators (Scholars) who are no more than seven years from their initial…
DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award addresses the relatively new and underfunded…
DoW Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Team Science Award supports a broad range of hypothesis-driven, multidisciplinary…
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Focused Pilot Award Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Focused Pilot Award supports the exploration and…