Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$117,278,828

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

biotechactiveONGOING · MOD OF 1997 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN1997-03-28·LATEST ACTION2026-05-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_P30CA013148_075

Award description

COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER CORE SUPPORT GRANT

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Ongoing core support for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Comprehensive Cancer Center research and operations.

Sub-sectors

nih-research-grantcancer-researchacademic-institution

Why this matters

Cancer research infrastructure at major academic centers drives drug discovery, clinical trials, and workforce training critical to U.S. oncology leadership.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for laboratory equipment, reagents, sequencing services, and specialized biotech supplies from vendors serving academic research institutions.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. cancer research competitiveness depends on sustained funding for academic centers; China has increased biomedical R&D investment significantly in recent years.

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Period of performance

Start

1997-03-28

End

2027-03-31

Status

activein 260 days

Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

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2026-04-06COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ABSTRACT: CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM ADDRESS: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, 1720 2ND AVE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35294 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DAVID C. SCHWEBEL, PH.D. CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: (205) 934-8745; (205) 934-5266 EMAIL ADDRESS: SCHWEBEL@UAB.EDU; OSP@UAB.EDU WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.UAB.EDU GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $76,000,000 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: WE PROPOSE CONSTRUCTION OF A BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM. THE BUILDING, TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT 1500 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, WILL HOUSE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, WITH INITIAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ESPECIALLY IN THE SCIENTIFIC DOMAINS OF NEUROSCIENCE, PEDIATRICS, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY. WE ALSO WILL RENOVATE SUPPORT SPACE FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH IN THE NEW BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET IN VOLKER HALL, AND CONSTRUCT A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CONNECTING THE TWO BUILDINGS. THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE NEW BUILDING WILL HAVE BROAD-RANGING IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PRODUCTIVITY; IT WILL BROADLY SERVE AMERICAN AND GLOBAL SOCIETY THROUGH THE SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS AND DISCOVERIES MADE.$76.0M

Sources

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Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier ASST_NON_P30CA013148_075.

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