| The NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) has announced 26 new administrative supplement topics of interest to the DCCPS research programs. These supplements provide funding for current grant or cooperative agreement awardees for projects within scope of existing awards and address emerging scientific opportunities in cancer prevention and control. Applications will be accepted through July 31, 2026. Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as submissions will be reviewed and funded on a rolling basis. Below are selected topics, drawn from the full list of 26, that are related to advancing cancer surveillance: Place-based factors in cancer disparities (Heather D'Angelo): supports projects that use geographic information systems (GIS), geographically linked datasets, and/or spatial analysis methods to understand the broader context in which current cancer prevention and control interventions are being implemented. Projects should integrate geospatial data into analyses that would elucidate the role of place-based factors in contributing to cancer health disparities. Informatics tools for cancer surveillance (Natasha Stout): facilitates broader adoption, understanding, dissemination, accessibility, and usability of informatics tools for cancer surveillance that are currently under development or already in use. Proposed activities may include refining existing tools; enhancing their generalizability across data sources, populations, or settings; improving documentation and user support materials; and developing open-source software packages or deployable products. Standardized methods for EHR and RWD harmonization (Pam Marcus, Betsy Hsu): fosters the adaption or development of standardized protocols or methods to enable the extraction and/or harmonization of data from diverse sources of electronic health records (EHRs) and other real-world data (RWD) in the cancer research domain. These efforts will support the systematic capture of treatment exposures, comorbidities, clinical outcomes, and other key variables to enhance data quality, comparability, and reproducibility across studies. Data availability and re-usability for cancer control datasets (Charlisse Caga-anan): supports activities to submit to the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons - Population Science Node, help refine processes for data submission, facilitate future submissions, and improve both data submitter and data requestor experiences. Consider various challenges (scientific, regulatory, logistic, etc.) and clearly document the process so it can be used as a model for future sharing of those data. More details, including the full list of 26 supplement topics of interest, research objectives and submission information, are available on the DCCPS website: https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding/dccps-topics-of-interest-for-administrative-supplements-in-fy26. | | | Investigators are encouraged to contact the NCI Program Director on their parent grant or the designated scientific/research contact for questions. Topics not on the list of 26 areas of interest may still be eligible if they are within scope of the parent award and comply with guidelines for administrative supplements. | |