Cancer Health Research Centers (CHERCs)

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Research We Fund: Extramural Discovery Science (EDS) Apply for a Research Grant

[x] - Grant Types

[x] - ACS Professor Award Arizona (AZ) Discovery Boost Grants (DBG) ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) Discovery Boost Grants (DBG) HEALED Gold Medal RFA To Support Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness in Cancer Survivors Institutional Research Grants Mission Boost Grants (MBG) Postdoctoral Fellowships Research Scholar Grants RFA: Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award RFA: Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP) TheoryLab Collaborative (TLC) Grant RFA: Cancer Health Research Centers (CHERCs) RFA: Biology to Prevention Award (CRUK) RFA: ACS - Fanconi Cancer Foundation Discovery Boost Grant RFA: American Cancer Society Catalyst Awards RFA: American Cancer Society - Flatiron Real-World Data Impact Award RFA: Yosemite-American Cancer Society Award Extramural Grants Department Staff Contacts Definition of Research Areas FAQs: ACS Extramural Discovery Science and Grant Application Submissions Extramural Priority Research Areas Our Grant Process Summer 2026 Grant Cycle: Summary of Changes American Cancer Society Research Events EDS: Our Research Programs

[] - Career Growth and Research Excellence Program

[] - ACS Professor Cancer Detection and Experimental Therapeutics (PF-CDET) Institutional Research Grants (IRG) Cell Biology and Immunology (PF-CBI) Clinical and Population Sciences (PF-CPS) Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (PF-MBB) Biochemistry and Immunology of Cancer Program

[] - DNA Mechanisms in Cancer (DMC) PRC Immunology and Blood Cell Development (IBCD) PRC RNA Mechanisms in Cancer (RMC) PRC Tumor Biochemistry and Endocrinology (TBE) PRC Mission Boost Grants (MBG) PRC Cell Biology and Preclinical Cancer Research Program

[] - Cancer Cell Biology (CCB) PRC Cancer Detection and Progression (CDP) PRC Experimental Therapeutics (ET) PRC Metastasis and Microenvironment (MM) PRC Clinical and Population Sciences Program

[] - Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (CPHP) PRC Treatment, Palliative Care, and Survivorship Research (CTPS) Etiology, Screening, and Early Detection (ESED) Healthcare Outcomes, Policy, and Systems Research (HOPS) Peer Review Committees (PRCs)

[] - Discovery Scientific Council Community Research Partner Participation American Cancer Society Professors Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society-Jiler Professors & Fellows Conference RFA: Cancer Health Research Centers (CHERCs) Accepted Applications Summer Cycles: New, renewal, and resubmitted applications will be accepted Winter Cycles: Only resubmissions of previously reviewed applications, including renewals, will be accepted; no new applications accepted. MARK YOUR CALENDAR Summer Cycle

LOIs Materials Available: December

LOIs Due: February 9

Application Materials Available: March

Applications Due: June 1

Peer Review: September

Anticipated Start: April 1 Winter Cycle

LOI Materials Available: Not applicable

LOIs Due: Not applicable

Application Materials Available: September

Applications Due: December 1

Peer Review: March

Anticipated Start: October 1 Informational Webinar to Learn More:

Interested investigators may attend an informational webinar to learn more about this funding opportunity and the application process. There will be ample time to ask questions.

When: January 14, 2026, 1 - 2 PM ET

Watch the informational webinar Purpose

As part of the American Cancer Society (ACS) mission to promote fair and just opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer, we have created the Cancer Health Research Center (CHERC) program. CHERCs are designed to address cancer health disparities that affect local or regional communities. Priority will be given to Centers that focus on actionable, solution-based research designed to improve the health of the community and advance…

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Cancer Health Research Centers (CHERCs) is administered by American Cancer Society (ACS), listed via American Cancer Society.