There was a very interesting article in the Dallas News on the CPRIT: "State cancer funding requires 50% match; scientists unsure how to raise money".

The focus of the article is the uncertainty surrounding the definition of the matching funds requirement. As the article stated: "But scientists say the cancer research initiative may face a major roadblock: Not one penny can be distributed unless researchers can also come up with large sums from a different source."

Apparently the idea was that projects that had been funded by another source, would already have passed muster, and so would present less risk. Of course, the problem is that typically projects funded by one agency are not eligible for funding by another source. This is particularly true of NIH funds, and is scrutinized closely.

Many people in the know are quoted, including our own Dr. DuBois. Worth a read - check it out.