The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has opened a new cancer prevention and control funding competition that expressly includes the U.S. Virgin Islands. Applications are due February 5, 2027, and awards would be made as cooperative agreements.
The opportunity combines three programs: breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic follow-up for women with low incomes who lack adequate insurance; coordinated implementation of jurisdiction-wide cancer-control plans; and population-based cancer registries that track cancer incidence and outcomes.
The federal notice lists $1.26 billion in total program funding and approximately 196 expected awards nationwide. That figure is a national pool, not money already awarded or reserved for the Virgin Islands. The notice gives no minimum or maximum individual award and requires cost sharing or matching.
Territorial governments are eligible for the screening and registry components, while the comprehensive cancer-control component also allows several governmental, nonprofit, educational and other applicant types. Applicants should review the component-specific eligibility and documentation rules before preparing a submission.
The V.I. Department of Health should publish an application roadmap naming the components it will pursue, partner roles, matching-fund plan and measurable service goals. A short public needs assessment using current registry and screening data would help direct the proposal toward the territory's clearest gaps.
Source published September 3, 2026. Read the original reporting or release for the complete record.
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