CPRIT oversight committee approves LAR amendment to fund new grant management system through DIR

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) oversight committee voted to amend the agency's 2026–27 legislative appropriations request (LAR) to add an exceptional capital item to procure a new grant management platform (GMP) through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR).

Miss McConnell, a CPRIT staff presenter, told the committee the agency is asking that "the agency's LAR request for the 2026-2027 biennium be amended to include an additional exceptional item to cover our capital budget, in order for us to be able to procure a new grant management platform or GMP, through the auspices of the Department of Information Resources." Dr. Rice served as presiding officer for the meeting under the Texas Open Meetings Act.

The committee was presented cost estimates and an implementation plan. McConnell said a preliminary technology assessment would cost about $560,000; acquisition, development, integration, cybersecurity, and initial operations were estimated roughly…