The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will hold public pre-application webinars for each NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) RFA. 

NCI staff members involved in these NOFOs will provide orientation and technical assistance to potential applicants by explaining the goals and objectives of each of the RFAs and answering questions from attendees.

Potential applicants are encouraged to submit their questions to NCORP@mail.nih.gov in advance of the teleconference.

Recordings and slides will be available at: https://ncorp.cancer.gov/resources/applicants.html following the completion of the webinar series.

Participation in these webinars, although encouraged, is optional and is not required for the submission of an application in response to RFA-CA-27-006, RFA-CA-27-007, and RFA-CA-27-008.

RFA-CA-27-006: NCORP Research Bases (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Time: 3:30-5:00pm ET

To join the webinar, click the button below.

Meeting number (access code): 2305 484 6470
Meeting password: eVwKUk3N2@7
Audio for the webinar may be accessed by phoning: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada).

RFA-CA-27-007: NCORP Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Time: 3:30-5:00pm ET

To join the webinar, click the button below.

Meeting number (access code): 2312 381 1370
Meeting password: hxJDGiy44*4
Audio for the webinar may be accessed by phoning: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)

RFA-CA-27-008: NCORP Academic Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 3:30-5:00pm ET

To join the webinar, click the button below.

Meeting number (access code): 2305 693 6738
Meeting password: mTzMrDg@572
Audio for the webinar may be accessed by phoning: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)

Join us for the last DCP Early Career Scientist Seminar of 2026. The Spotlight Seminar Series features talks from early career scientists who are advancing research in cancer prevention, detection, and symptom science.

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. – Noon ET
Advance registration required.

• Jiahn Choi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and
• Kevin T. Liou, MD, Assistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Learn more about the Early Career Scientist Research Seminar Series.

Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Advance registration required.

In this webinar, NCI SBIR Director Michael Weingarten, M.A. and Program Director and Team Lead Monique Pond, Ph.D. will cover topics including program highlights, new funding opportunities, including the Strategic Breakthrough Awards, and important resources designed to assist cancer technology innovators in getting projects to the market. The webinar is appropriate for both established and early-stage small businesses and researchers interested in translating technologies to patients and the marketplace.

NIH is seeking feedback on whether distributing Research Project Grants (RPGs) funding across more investigators could increase overall scientific productivity and innovation. Through this Request for Information (RFI), NIH is presenting a proposal as one possible approach to advance stewardship, workforce sustainability, and the goals of the NIH Unified Funding Strategy. Comments may be submitted electronically here by August 3, 2026. 

On Thursday, June 18 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET, Drs. Hamid Akbarali from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Sun from City of Hope, will present the next Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science webinar. Their topic will be Gastrointestinal Symptomatology, From Bench to Bedside.