CPRIT Product Development Research Awards (Texas Company Awards)
Status not published
The company may submit the preliminary application at any time while the portal is open; CPRIT may close the portal until the next fiscal year if it exhausts its annual allocation.
Four company RFAs (Therapeutics, Device and Diagnostics, New Technologies, Seed). Seed Company Awards are capped at $3 million per project; for the other RFAs applicants may request any amount appropriate to the work. CPRIT has about $70 million per fiscal year for product development awards. Projects run three years. CPRIT requires matching funds from the company and revenue sharing (royalties, equity or similar). Companies outside Texas may apply but must commit to locate and stay in Texas.
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
public · regional
Deadline: Open all year — The company may submit the preliminary application at any time while the portal is open; CPRIT may close the portal until the next fiscal year if it exhausts its annual allocation.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: health, deeptech, ai
- Stage: pre-seed, seed, Series A and growth
- R&D activity required
Cancer-focused product development at Texas-based companies; companies located outside Texas may apply but must meaningfully commit to locating and maintaining a business presence in Texas. Company must provide matching funds.
How to apply
- Submit a preliminary application: 2-page executive summary, slide deck of up to 16 slides, and a 1-page aims and budget. — link
- The Product Development Review Council decides within 3 to 5 weeks whether to invite a full application.
- Present the full proposal to the review panel by video call.
What you will need
- Executive summary (2 pages)
- Slide deck (up to 16 slides)
- Aims and budget (1 page)
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Source. https://www.cprit.texas.gov/our-programs/product-development-research
"CPRIT’s Product Development Research Program funds projects at Texas-based companies developing novel products or services intended to benefit cancer patients."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.cprit.texas.gov
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