Lustgarten Foundation LEAD Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants 2027 (Up to $150,000 Annually; January 22)

FundingUp to $150,000 per year including indirect costs for up to 3 years, conditional on continuation and satisfactory progress. Up to $450,000 total over three years only if full annual funding is awarded and renewed. Indirect capped at 10% of direct costs. Overall pool and minimum unpublished.

DeadlineJanuary 22, 2027. The controlling public RFA does not state a deadline closing hour or time zone.

Last verified2026-11-04

Required next actionReview official full RFA https://lustgarten.org/lead-rfa/ and submit a competitively reviewed proposal through ProposalCentral by January 22, 2027. Describe specific measurable recruitment/retention goals or research-dataset improvements, investigator qualifications, institutional partnerships and budget. Budget request up to $150,000 per year (incl indirect), 10% indirect/direct cap. Verify portal-required fields and attachments and any submission cutoff time directly with funder.

Broad Eligibility

Investigators with a significant research track record and demonstrated engagement in inclusion in pancreatic cancer or relevant clinical research. Clinical studies should involve or partner with active high-volume pancreatic cancer trial centers serving diverse populations; community hospital partnerships encouraged. Other research may address diversity in pancreatic cancer datasets. Specific legal entity restrictions beyond investigator and institutional conditions not specified in public RFA.

Atlas Analysis

Official Lustgarten Foundation LEAD Project 2027 public RFA fully read November 4, 2026. Legitimate applicant-facing research financial assistance; not procurement. Grant up to $150,000 yearly including IDC for 3 years conditioned on progress, not guaranteed full $450,000 award. IDC capped at 10% direct. Aims diversify pancreatic cancer trial participation and research datasets. Requires scientific track record, suitable clinical trial environment for clinical proposals. No universal cash match stated. Authenticated ProposalCentral application interface not inspected; exact hour/time zone not public.

Lustgarten Foundation Equity, Accessibility, and Diversity (LEAD) Project: 2027

Applications for the Lustgarten Foundation LEAD research program are due January 22, 2027 through ProposalCentral. The current official Request for Applications does not publish a specific submission time or time zone.

Individual award: Up to $150,000 per year, including indirect costs, for up to three years, subject to satisfactory annual progress. The maximum nominal three-year total is $450,000 when fully funded for all three years, not an automatically guaranteed award. Indirect costs cannot exceed 10% of direct costs. The overall funding pool is not stated.

Purpose: Increase recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in pancreatic cancer clinical trials and improve research resources and datasets to better characterize disease across populations. Clinical proposals should establish measurable goals for trial participation; nonclinical projects may analyze or expand datasets and related scientific tools.

Research team eligibility: Investigators must have a significant relevant scientific track record and demonstrated work addressing inclusion in clinical research or similar efforts. Clinical proposals must involve or partner with an institution treating substantial numbers of pancreatic cancer patients, maintaining active pancreatic cancer trials and serving a diverse catchment area. Collaborations with community hospitals and providers are welcomed. Specific legal applicant-entity restrictions beyond these investigator and institutional qualifications are not provided in the public RFA.

Requirements: Apply through ProposalCentral for competitive review. Awards are expected to be announced in summer 2027. Funded teams must provide twice-yearly research progress reports and yearly financial reports. Continuation depends on progress; collaboration with foundation-funded investigators is expected. A universal applicant cash match is not stated.

How to apply: Consult the official RFA and authenticate to ProposalCentral for its exact submission fields and attachments, which were not independently inspected.

Official request: Lustgarten LEAD Project RFA.

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