This Funding Opportunity Announcement is designed to enhance the basic and applied cancer prevention research. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications that propose small and time-limited projects pertinent to the development of cancer chemoprevention agents, biomarkers for early cancer detection, cancer-related nutrition science, and/or clinical prevention studies that focus on specific target organs. Proposed projects may involve basic and/or translational research and/or human subjects-oriented research.
Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year may be requested for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over a 2-year (maximum time length) project period.
Among the Early Cancer Detection topics mentioned in the specific areas of research is imaging technology. The scope of the funding mechanism includes pilot or feasibility studies; secondary analyses of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodologies; and development of new research technologies.

See full description in NIH Guide: PAR-08-055