CPRIT Prevention — Cancer Screening and Early Detection
Funds Texas cancer screening and early detection networks to strengthen evidence-based diagnosis pathways.
Eligibility · United States · US-TX
⚠ This may reflect a past cycle — verify the current call on the funder's site.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Cancer Screening and Early Detection RFA (P-271-CSD) funds Texas organizations that deliver evidence-based cancer screening and early detection services to Texas priority populations. Unlike the Primary Prevention track, this RFA specifically supports clinical screening delivery rather than behavioral or policy interventions. A hard eligibility restriction applies: clinical services funded under this award may only be delivered to Texas residents, and organizations serving cross-border populations must restrict program activities accordingly. Maximum awards are $1.5 million over five years for new screening programs and $2.5 million over five years for expansion projects that scale existing, operational programs.
Eligible applicants are Texas nonprofits, universities, and research institutions; for-profit entities and individuals cannot apply. The FY2027 Cycle 1 application window for RFA P-271-CSD opened March 18, 2026, with a June 10, 2026 submission deadline. Award notifications are sent in November 2026. Multi-site network partnerships are well-suited to this RFA given the delivery requirements and geographic coverage priority. All submissions are made through the cpritgrants.org portal, which requires an organizational account and institutional signatory designation prior to application.
Applications are evaluated by CPRIT's Prevention Review Council, composed of 12 to 15 reviewers who must live and work outside Texas, eliminating in-state conflicts of interest. After panel scoring and discussion, recommendations proceed to the Program Integration Committee and then to the CPRIT Oversight Committee, which issues final award decisions by two-thirds vote. CPRIT's broader prevention program is cited for contributing to a 14% reduction in Texas cancer death rates between 2010 and 2018, with an estimated $29.08 in downstream savings per dollar of prevention spending.
Evidence-based cancer screening and early detection services delivered through community networks to Texas residents, funded at up to $1.5 million (new) or $2.5 million (expansion) over five years.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see how to apply
Sign up free to see the timeline