While there has been much progress in cancer prevention, screening, and treatment, Florida continues to improve our understanding and response to cancer. Data are the foundation of Florida’s steps forward to stop cancer before it’s too late.
Cancer Connect Collaborative Long-Range Plan
The long-range plan was developed based on input from the Cancer Connect Collaborative, cancer centers, research institutions, biomedical education institutions, hospitals, and medical providers both funded and not currently funded under the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program.
Informe Sobre el Cáncer de Florida.
The Florida Cancer Report explores trends in the most common cancers, highlights screening and prevention measures, and details the history of cancer research and care. The report provides public information about the top five most frequently diagnosed cancers in Florida, including breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, and skin cancers.
Florida Cancer Innovation Funding Opportunity 2024
The Florida Department of Health is accepting applications for innovative cancer research and treatment models.
This effort aims to energize collaborations between oncologists, cutting-edge researchers and cancer facilities and to provide a plausible route for expedited funding to bolster the competitiveness of extramural cancer research funding.
This Florida Cancer Innovation Funding Opportunity aims to provide opportunities to break down longstanding silos between researchers, cancer facilities and medical providers to improve cancer research and treatment through innovative approaches to data infrastructure and best practices through the provision of innovation grants.
Funding is for Florida-based institutions only.
Click the button below to learn more about this opportunity to help shape the future of cancer care in Florida.
Applications open Nov. 2024
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PROGRAMA DEL CONSORCIO DE CENTROS DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL CONTRA EL CÁNCER DE FLORIDA
The Florida Consortium of National Cancer Institute Centers Program was established by 381.915, Florida Statutes to:
- Enhance the quality and competitiveness of cancer care in this state.
- Further, a statewide biomedical research strategy is directly responsive to the health needs of Florida’s citizens.
- Capitalize on the potential educational opportunities available to its students.
Florida-based cancer centers are eligible to join if they are recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as NCI-designated cancer centers, NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers or cancer centers working toward achieving NCI designation.
Las tres categorías de los centros oncológicos de Florida que se financiarán son:
- NCI-designated cancer center and comprehensive cancer center: Moffitt Cancer Center
- Centro oncológico designado por el NCI: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center de la Universidad de Miami
- Centro oncológico que trabaja para conseguir la designación del NCI: Health Cancer Center de la Universidad de Florida
Biomedical Research Program
En 2001, la legislatura de Florida reconoció la necesidad de apoyar la investigación innovadora que se lleva a cabo en instituciones académicas y privadas de todo el estado.
The Florida Department of Health’s Biomedical Research Program administers research grant projects through three research programs (per 381.922 and 215.5602, F.S.):
- $10 million for the William B. “Bill Bankhead, Jr. and David Coley Cancer Research Program.
- $8 million for the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program.
- 3 millones de dólares para la Iniciativa de Investigación sobre el Cáncer Pediátrico Live Like Bella.
Grants are awarded annually to support research institutions conducting cancer studies in prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Grantees are selected based on scientific merit as determined by independent peer review experts.
Las subvenciones se otorgan anualmente para apoyar a instituciones de investigación que realizan estudios sobre el cáncer en materia de prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento. Los beneficiarios se seleccionan con base en el mérito científico, lo cual se determina a través de expertos en revisión por pares independientes que no tienen ningún conflicto de intereses.
Las subvenciones se otorgan anualmente para apoyar a instituciones de investigación que realizan estudios sobre el cáncer en materia de prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento. Los beneficiarios se seleccionan con base en el mérito científico, lo cual se determina a través de expertos en revisión por pares independientes que no tienen ningún conflicto de intereses.