CPRIT narrows recruitment award sizes to stretch research funds; oversight committee approves academic slate CPRIT staff proposed reducing established investigator recruitment awards from $6 million to $4 million to fund more projects; oversight committee approved the academic research slate (28 funded now, 4 deferred) and delegated contract authority to the CEO.

CPRIT is making tough decisions to stretch research funds, reducing recruitment awards to attract more talent while still funding groundbreaking studies in pediatric cancer and rare diseases.

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