On Feb. 21, 2018, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded 49 new academic research grants and eight prevention grants totaling more than $73.5 million, supporting novel evidence-based prevention screening for lung cancer, the leading cause of Texas cancer deaths.

CPRIT has awarded 1,247 grants totaling more than $1.95 billion. CPRIT was then past the two-thirds mark in the state’s historical 2007 constitutional commitment of $3 billion to fight cancer. During the 85th Texas Legislature, CPRIT’s Sunset Review date was extended by two years to 2023 to allow the agency to use fully all funds approved by Texas voters.

To date, CPRIT has awarded $1.95 billion in grants to Texas researchers, institutions and organizations. CPRIT provides funding through its academic research, prevention, and product development research programs.