Legislative Requirement
An Efficiency Audit of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
August 2026
Overview
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (Institute) directs most of its financial resources toward awarding grants related to cancer research and prevention, with grant payments representing approximately 92 percent of total Institute expenses in fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025.
However, the Institute has opportunities to improve efficiency through continued automation and streamlining of its operations related to:
- Reducing cumbersome, manual workarounds and bottlenecks in the financial status report review and reimbursement processes to improve the timeliness of reimbursements to grantees.
- Strengthening the automated monitoring and reconciliation of revenue-sharing payments owed to ensure that all funds due to the state are received.
Auditors did not identify any issues relating to duplication of effort with external agencies; office space and staff utilization; management of personal property; duplication of services provided by external vendors; or misalignment between the Institute's strategic plan and use of resources and its statutory authority and mission.
