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PAR-24-153: The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards

Open for applicationsExpires Feb 19, 2027

The purpose of the Worta McCaskill-Stevens K12 funding opportunity is to support institutional career development awards designed to prepare newly trained clinicians who have made a commitment to independent research careers in community oncology or cancer prevention, and to facilitate their transition to more advanced support mechanisms or independent research funding (e.g., K08, R03, R21, R01). The NOFO will allow the appointment of Scholars proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent community-based clinical trial; or proposing a separate ancillary study to an existing prevention, screening or control clinical trial; or proposing to gain research experience in a…

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NOFO number
PAR-24-153
Type
PAR
Activity code
K12
Primary institute
NCI · National Cancer Institute
Clinical trials
Optional
Posted
Apr 19, 2024
Opens
May 18, 2024
Expires
Feb 19, 2027

PAR-24-153 due dates

No application due dates remain in the listed cycles. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.

Application due dates and review cycles for PAR-24-153
Letter of Intent Due Date(s)
Not Applicable
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024
Not Applicable
November 2024
January 2025
April 2025
February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
Not Applicable
July 2025
October 2025
December 2025
June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025
Not Applicable
November 2025
January 2026
April 2026
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
Not Applicable
July 2026
October 2026

Projects funded under PAR-24-153

NIH RePORTER lists 3 projects funded under PAR-24-153 in FY2022–FY2026, with $973K in award dollars. Counts include each project's later non-competing years, which keep the original NOFO number.

Projects funded

3

Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026

New awards

3

Type 1 (new project) award records

NIH funding

$973K

Award dollars under PAR-24-153, FY2022–FY2026

Funding by fiscal year

Award records, new awards, and funding by fiscal year under PAR-24-153
Fiscal yearAward recordsNew awardsFunding
FY202200$0
FY202300$0
FY202400$0
FY202511$54K
FY202632$919K

Institutions with the most funding

  1. University of Maryland Baltimore$865K · 1 project
  2. Virginia Commonwealth University$54K · 1 project
  3. University of Tennessee Health Sci Ctr$54K · 1 project

Funding institutes

  • NCI$973K · 4

Activity codes funded

  • K124 records

Most recent new awards

FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.

Participating institutes

2 NIH institutes and offices take applications under PAR-24-153. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.

  • NCI · National Cancer Institute
  • none

Related notices

  1. Mar 31, 2025

    This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities. Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission.

  2. Apr 4, 2024 · NOT-OD-24-084

    Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025. See Notice NOT-OD-24-084 

  3. Aug 23, 2023 · NOT-CA-23-081

    Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity for The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research K12 Clinical Trial Optional) See Notice NOT-CA-23-081 

Award terms

Application types allowed
NewRenewalResubmission The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO. Clinical Trial Optional: Accepting applications that either propose or do not propose clinical trial(s). Need help determining whether you are doing a clinical trial?
Award budget
Information
Project period
The project award duration for this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years. Other
Funds available and number of awards
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.

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  • Companion NOFOs: PAR-22-136.

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GotGrant gathers the NOFO, its participation and change notices, and its NOSIs from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, and counts funded projects from NIH RePORTER by the opportunity number each award was made under. Data refreshed October 16, 2026; the NIH Guide is the authoritative source. See our data methodology.

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