Our Impact
Learn MoreThrough the exemplary work of our grantees, CPRIT is delivering on the promise to accelerate advancements in cancer prevention and cures.
Funding Cancer Prevention & Research to Help Texans Conquer Cancer
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has appointed Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez to the CPRIT Oversight Committee.
Read the statement here.
Texans approved Proposition 6 on November 5, 2019.
Read our statement in the newsroom.
Oversight Committee
CPRIT will host its next Oversight Committee Meeting on February 19, 2020 at 9:00AM in Room E1.012 in the Texas State Capital Extension. The public is invited!
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Our Programs
Learn MoreCPRIT advances its mission by awarding merit- based grants through three programs:
Program Priorities
Learn MoreSet by the CPRIT Oversight Committee, the Program Priorities guide the direction of the agency’s funding portfolio.
Academic Research
CPRIT supports the most creative ideas and meritorious projects brought forward by the cancer research community in Texas.
Prevention
Ten percent of CPRIT funds support the delivery of evidence-based cancer prevention interventions to underserved populations in Texas.
Product Development Research
CPRIT creates and supports infrastructure in Texas that accelerates the movement of new cancer drugs, diagnostics, and therapies from the laboratory to the patient.News from CPRIT
More News and EventsThe latest in our efforts to help Texans Conquer Cancer