The NCI Director’s Innovation Award Program is designed to support development of highly innovative approaches and technology aimed at significant problems from across the CCR portfolio.

Proposals are encouraged which:

• explore novel concepts with the potential for high-impact,
• have the potential to generate new intellectual property or technology,
• are considered too high-risk or preliminary to pursue within the base budget allocation, or
• focus on health disparities research. 

For the current (FY24) round, CCR will offer one-time Career Development Awards of $10,000 for Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff Scientists, and Staff Clinicians.

See more details about this program