CITEC Innovation Awards
Funds NIH-eligible teams refining and testing point-of-care cancer diagnostics through six- or twelve-month subawards.
Rice360's Center for Innovation and Translation of Point-of-Care Technologies for Expanded Cancer Care Access administers CITEC Innovation Awards through the NIH Point of Care Technologies Research Network. The 2026 solicitation offered USD 450,000 for four to six subawards. Projects could receive USD 75,000 for up to six months or USD 150,000 for up to twelve months, including overhead.
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Late-stage point-of-care tests for screening or early detection of epithelial cancers in homes, communities, rural areas and other hard-to-reach settings.
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