What role does the National Cancer Institute play in research funding?
The NCI (part of NIH) is the federal government’s main agency for cancer research and training. One of the many things that NCI does is to support and coordinate research projects conducted by universities, hospitals, research foundations, and businesses throughout the country and abroad through research grants and cooperative agreements. Many hospitals get funding for clinical trials from NCI through Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs). For an institution to be considered for a CCSG, they have to meet certain criteria, including specific minimum levels of “peer reviewed, funded research projects.
