RFA-R-25.1-RFT Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure Track Faculty Members
This grant provides funding to support the recruitment of first-time, tenure-track faculty members in cancer research at Texas institutions, aiming to boost innovation and job creation in the field.
Description
The State of Texas has established the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
(CPRIT), which may issue up to $6 billion in general obligation bonds to fund grants for cancer
research and prevention.
CPRIT is charged by the Texas Legislature to do the following:
• Create and expedite innovation in the area of cancer research and in enhancing the
potential for a medical or scientific breakthrough in the prevention of, or cures for, cancer
• Attract, create, or expand research capabilities of public or private institutions of higher
education and other public or private entities that will promote a substantial increase in
cancer research and in the creation of high-quality new jobs in the State of Texas
• Develop and implement the Texas Cancer Plan