Cancer research needs sustainable funding from New Jersey, advocates say

Advocates say New Jersey needs dedicated annual state funding of $10 million for support cancer research given federal funding instability.

By: Lilo H. Stainton

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 1,120

Last Updated: 4 days, 14 hours ago

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As federal funding for scientific studies continues to decline, New Jersey-based scholars, doctors, and health advocates want the state to step up – and sustain – its own investment to cancer research within the Garden State.

Advocates are urging lawmakers to adopt legislation to allocate $10 million annually from the state’s tobacco tax revenue to the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research, which funds competitive grants to researchers studying cancer …

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