Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$117,278,828

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

biotechactive

ACTION DATE2026-05-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_P30CA013148_075

Award description

COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER CORE SUPPORT GRANT

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In plain English

Supports core research infrastructure and operations at UAB's comprehensive cancer center for cancer research and treatment.

Sub-sectors

nih-research-grantcancer-researchacademic-institution

Why this matters

Comprehensive cancer centers are critical nodes in U.S. cancer research, combining basic science, clinical trials, and patient care to advance oncology.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for laboratory equipment, reagents, sequencing services, and specialized medical devices from biotech suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Cancer research competitiveness is strategically important; U.S. investment in academic centers counters China's growing biomedical R&D capacity.

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Period of performance

Start

1997-03-28

End

2027-03-31

Status

activein 318 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

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