The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) has made $1,125,000 in grants in 2024 to support 22 breast cancer research projects throughout the state. The beneficiaries are Alabama State University, Auburn University, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Tuskegee University, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), University of Alabama, and Mitchell Cancer Institute at the University of South Alabama. This year’s grants meant that BCRFA has made a cumulative investment in breast cancer research of over $16 million since its founding in 1996.

BCRFA funding allows for early-stage studies to obtain preliminary support. Multiple projects from the BCRFA have gone on to receive multimillion-dollar grants from national organizations like the National Institutes of Health, amplifying the significance of BRCFA’s investments in Alabama.