Find Funding
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
“Explore NIH Grant Opportunities” Search Tool
Starting in October 2025, Grants.gov is the single official source for NIH grant opportunities. That being said, researchers can still use the “Explore NIH Grant Opportunities” Search Tool (link below) and search by funding organization to quickly identify potential funding opportunities of interest in Grants.gov.
NIH Grant Opportunities Search Tool
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.
Current LSOs
2026 Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant
- Applicants/PIs may request funding of up to $150,000 per year (combined direct and indirect costs) for up to three years ($450,000). Budgets are not required to be submitted with the Letter of Intent. However, Applicants/PIs should take note of the following budget guidelines:
- Personnel on the Research Project are limited to a base salary at or below $250,000 per year.
- Level of effort committed to the proposed Research Project does not determine salary level; salary levels are determined by the Applicant/PI’s institutional policies.
- Reasonable compensation of Patient Advocates is allowed when advocates perform services that would otherwise be a contracted expense. Compensation may be in the form of per-hour compensation or honoraria. It may also include reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses directly related to their work on the research project (e.g., travel, parking, printing, registration fees).
- Research Technicians may be included as salaried personnel on the Research Project.
- Reasonable travel costs ARE allowed for purposes specifically related to the proposed Research Project for the PI and Key Personnel conducting the research (e.g., Postdoctoral Fellow or Graduate Student). Travel costs must be in line with the Applicant/PI’s Institution travel policies.
- Publication costs and meeting-related poster printing costs ARE allowed for purposes specifically related to the proposed Research Project.
- Reasonable coursework and training expenses (i.e., laboratory management courses, trans-disciplinary training, etc.) related to the career and professional development of the Applicant/PI ARE allowed; tuition towards a degree-granting program IS NOT allowed.
- Equipment costs are limited to no more than 25% of total direct costs.
- Professional membership dues or subscription dues ARE NOT allowed.
- Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellow tuition costs ARE NOT allowed; stipends and salaries to Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows are permitted.
- Visa costs ARE NOT allowed.
- Indirect costs cannot exceed 15% of total direct costs (including any indirect costs paid through subcontracts or consortia). Indirect costs include all expenses not directly related to the conduct of the Research Project, including, but not limited to, allocated costs such as facilities, telephone/communication expenses, technology support, computer usage fees, administrative support, etc.
How to apply
To submit your nomination application, go to the 2026 Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant InfoReady application.
Deadline
Please apply by Friday, July 10 at 11:59pm PST.
UCLA Funding Resources
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