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The Metastasis Research Network (MetNet): MetNet Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Award ceiling
up to $500,000
Closes
Nov 22, 2028
Last verified
2026-09-04

Awards up to $500,000 per recipient for business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofit, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, other legal entity, private institutions of higher education, public agency, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, tribal government, closing Nov 22, 2028.

BusinessCity or township governmentsCounty governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesIndependent school districtsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)NonprofitNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOther Legal EntityPrivate institutions of higher educationPublic AgencyPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPublic housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesSmall businessesSpecial district governmentsState governmentsTribal GovernmentHealth & Human Services

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The Metastasis Research Network (MetNet): MetNet Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) awards up to $500,000 per recipient, open to business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
Not confirmed
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$500,000
Award ceiling of $500,000 per project
Award floor
Not confirmed
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Nov 22, 2028
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
Feb 4, 2026
Status
Open
Eligible entities
Business · City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofit · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Other Legal Entity · Private institutions of higher education · Public Agency · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments · Tribal Government
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
Systems-level approaches to address gaps and opportunities in metastasis research
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
Not stated
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$500,000

Source wording: “Award ceiling of $500,000 per project

Who can apply?

level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Business, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
+9more, Other Legal Entity, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government
Source field: entity types
industry
Source field: industries
use
Systems-level approaches to address gaps and opportunities in metastasis research
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components are allowed. NIH will no longer issue awards to domestic or foreign entities that involve foreign subawards/subcontracts unless specifically designated for funded international collaborations. Applications involving foreign subawards/subcontracts submitted in response to this NOFO will be deemed noncompliant.

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When does it close?

Nov 22, 2028807 daysDeadline type Fixed date

Response deadline date

What can the money be used for?

1 category
The source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
Systems-level approaches to address gaps and opportunities in metastasis research

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

2 fields
Effort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No
No cost sharing requirement

What comparable notices state

333 records
Stated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Health & Human Services, 333 of 928 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

  • 25th percentile$250,000
  • Median$500,000
  • 75th percentile$1,200,000

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

5 questions
Every answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much can one applicant receive?
Up to $500,000 per recipient. The source states: “Award ceiling of $500,000 per project”.
When is the application deadline?
Nov 22, 2028. Response deadline date
Who is eligible to apply?
Business, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Other Legal Entity, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government.
What can the funding be used for?
Systems-level approaches to address gaps and opportunities in metastasis research, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required. No cost sharing requirement

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Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-09-04
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-01

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