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CPRIT approves six prevention awards to expand screening, navigation and HPV vaccination in underserved Texas areas
Summary
The oversight committee approved six prevention grants totaling multiple maintenance‑expansion and implementation projects focused on breast, colorectal, cervical and HPV vaccination outreach across West, South and East Texas and Bexar County.
The CPRIT oversight committee approved six prevention grant recommendations during its May 21 meeting. The Prevention Integration Committee recommended four cancer-screening/early-detection awards and two primary-prevention awards.
Why this matters: Prevention awards fund community-based screening, patient navigation and vaccination efforts that target underserved and rural counties in Texas and aim to increase screening uptake and follow-up care.
Award highlights - PP25-052 (BEST program), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso — maintenance-expansion breast cancer education, screening and navigation program covering more than 30 counties in West and South Texas; adds community partnerships and referral networks including social services and transportation supports. - PP25-053 (SUCCESS III), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso — maintenance-expansion colorectal screening program covering more than 40 counties; noted national recognition for screening and follow-up success. - PP25-004 (C-STEP), Texas A&M University Health Science Center — maintenance-expansion interdisciplinary cancer prevention program for rural and medically underserved women in 25 counties; expands training for family physicians, residents and community health workers; includes mobile mammography and partnerships with FQHCs. - PP25-075, Texas Southern University — breast cancer screening and prevention center focusing on uninsured/underinsured African American and other minority women in nine counties; uses mobile units and local partnerships. - PP25-072, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio — multi-component community intervention to increase HPV vaccination among adolescents in Bexar County, adopting the All4Them program and adding CHW training and clinic events. - PP25-056, UTMB Galveston — expanding HPV vaccination opportunities and education in medically underserved areas of East Texas; includes provider education, outreach events and partnerships with regional medical societies and Area Health Education Centers.
Vote and implementation notes - The oversight committee approved the six prevention awards in a single vote and delegated contract negotiation and signature authority to the CEO and CPRIT staff. - Management will negotiate contracts and set implementation schedules; staff identified expected modest counts (5–10 awards submitted for these mechanisms in pilot phases) and noted plans for outreach and webinars to increase awareness among community and clinical partners.
Quotes - “This program covers over 30 counties in West And South Texas,” prevention presentation (BEST program description). - “We don't expect to get a huge number of grants. It's probably more likely to be between 5 and 10,” prevention staff (on pilot clinical trial capacity awards for rural/underserved areas).
Next steps - Contracts will be negotiated and executed under delegated authority; prevention staff will implement the programs and provide compliance and outcome reports as required.
