University of Arizona’s Schroeder Lab is studying metastatic breast cancer and how to treat it. But as federal research grants become more scarce under the Trump administration, one researcher is getting funding from an unconventional source.
The lab was already struggling to secure enough money before the Trump administration made cuts to science funding.
Researchers there have developed what they say looks like a promising therapy to treat a type of breast cancer. But researcher Danielle DiFranco says the applicant pool for NIH grants is saturated.
“And then the new proposed budget for next year is about half of what this previous year's budget was, so that will make it extremely more competitive," DiFranco said.
So last month, after much discussion, DiFranco’s mom created a GoFundMe page to benefit the lab. It has raised more than $5,000 so far. Though, DiFranco says, getting research out of a pre-clinical setting into human trials can cost about $1 million.
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FEMA has awarded about $700,000 to Arizona and the Havasupai Tribe to fund hazard mitigation projects. The money came from a program the federal agency had nixed but was reinstated by the courts earlier this year. -
Phoenix households cut from SNAP can apply for a $600 credit toward their APS or SRP electric bill and $100 for gas or public transportation. -
Planned Parenthood Arizona clinics are once again providing care for patients insured through Medicaid. Services for Medicaid patients had been on pause since September. -
The U.S. Agriculture Department says Arizona’s error rate for food stamp applications was 10.8%; that’s higher than the national rate of 10.6%. If that number doesn’t come down, it’ll cost the state in penalties, thanks to provisions in the "Big Beautiful Bill Act." -
In addition to refugees and asylum seekers, H.R. 1 ended SNAP eligibility for other immigrants who lack permanent resident status, including survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.
