U01CA202979
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Southern community cohort study
Funding Goals
TO IDENTIFY CANCER RISKS AND RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES, TO IDENTIFY FACTORS THAT CAUSE CANCER IN HUMANS, AND TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP MECHANISMS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN HUMANS. RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS, (2) SCREENING, EARLY DETECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING BIOMARKER DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION, (3) EPIDEMIOLOGY, (4) NUTRITION AND BIOACTIVE FOOD COMPONENTS, (5) IMMUNOLOGY AND VACCINES, (6) FIELD STUDIES AND STATISTICS, (7) CANCER CHEMOPREVENTION AND INTERCEPTION, (8) PRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL AGENT DEVELOPMENT, (9) ORGAN SITE STUDIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS, (10) HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES, AND (11) SUPPORTIVE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SYMPTOMS AND TOXICITIES. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM: TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE SBIR PROGRAM, TO STIMULATE TECHNICAL INNOVATION, TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING, TO INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY WOMEN AND SOCIALLY/ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS. SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM: TO STIMULATE AND FOSTER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CARRIED OUT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, TO FOSTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING, AND FOSTER PARTICIPATION IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY WOMEN AND SOCIALLY/ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Nashville,
Tennessee
37203
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/30/21 to 06/30/26 and the total obligations have increased 739% from $2,617,394 to $21,961,566.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center was awarded
Southern Community Cohort Study
Cooperative Agreement U01CA202979
worth $21,961,566
from National Cancer Institute in July 2016 with work to be completed primarily in Nashville Tennessee United States.
The grant
has a duration of 10 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Core Infrastructure and Methodological Research for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (U01).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/5/25
Period of Performance
7/21/16
Start Date
6/30/26
End Date
Funding Split
$22.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$22.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for U01CA202979
Transaction History
Modifications to U01CA202979
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
U01CA202979
SAI Number
U01CA202979-45082446
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
75NC00 NIH National Cancer Institute
Funding Office
75NC00 NIH National Cancer Institute
Awardee UEI
GYLUH9UXHDX5
Awardee CAGE
7HUA5
Performance District
TN-05
Senators
Marsha Blackburn
Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0849) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $21,534,548 | 96% |
| National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0843) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $789,096 | 4% |
Modified: 9/5/25