The Mark Foundation grants 12 ASPIRE awards totaling over $4M

Health tracking poll reveals most Americans opposed to cuts to federal health agencies

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a tracking poll compiling data from the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Harvard amends lawsuit against Trump administration, includes additional defendants and funding cuts

Harvard University filed an amended lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to add two more federal agencies as defendants and to address the administration’s widening efforts to cut the university’s federal funding—now targeting over $2.6 billion and all future grants.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Texas Children’s and MD Anderson receive $150M gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children’s Cancer Center

Texas Children’s Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a $150 million gift from Kinder Foundation.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

Funding Opportunities

Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund awards over $18M to drive breakthroughs in regenerative medicine

The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission awarded over $18 million in grants aimed at accelerating cutting-edge stem cell and regenerative medicine research across Maryland.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

Cancer Policy

Women’s Health Initiative funding officially restored

On April 21, investigators with the Women’s Health Initiative were notified that HHS planned to terminate the WHI Regional Center contracts at the end of the current fiscal year (The Cancer Letter, April 20, 2025).

May 09, 2025

Vol.51 No.18

By Claire Marie Porter

Funding Opportunities

CDMRP announces rare cancers research program funding opportunities for FY25

The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 provides $650 million in funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (The Cancer Letter, March 28, 2025). Congress provided further guidance for CDMRP program-level funding, including funding for the Rare Cancers Research Program.

May 09, 2025

Vol.51 No.18

The Mark Foundation grants 12 ASPIRE awards totaling over $4M

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