Research Funding

COG is primarily funded by NCI and also receives additional funding from other granting agencies and from philanthropic sources (thecogfoundation.org).

COG has been awarded a grant by NCI as a member of the NCI NCTN.

Two major NCI NCTN Grants provide core funding: the primary or NCTN Operations Center Grant supports research operations and funds personnel at member institutions conducting research, and the NCTN Statistics and Data Center Grant supports these essential research functions. Other key grants include the Pediatric Early Phase-Clinical Trial Network (PEP-CTN) Grant, supporting 21 COG institutions charged with early phase clinical trials, and the NCI’s Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Grant.

Financial Conflict of Interest Policy

It is the policy of COG to conduct its affairs with the highest standards of integrity and to ensure that all potenial, perceived, and actual financial conflicts of interest, particularly financial, are identified and managed with respect to COG research. The purpose of this policy to identify the standards and responsibilities related to potential, perceived, and actual conflicts of interest, and to provide guidance for select COG members as they balance their roles as staff, clinicians, clinical investigators, scientific leaders, and translational researchers.  Download PDF