Research
And Grants
To further our mission, we annually award research grants to institutions and medical professionals whose research focuses on cancers that present the greatest opportunities for a homerun cancer cure.
Note: When clicking the "Submit Grant Application" button below you will be redirected to SnapGrant.com to complete the application process.
The Cure Starts Now has funded $18,897,055 in pediatric brain cancer research in partnership with the DIPG / DMG Collaborative. This includes 119 grants at over 100 hospitals in 15 countries.

Sydney Children’s Hospital – $195,327
$195,327.00
September 2021
Phase I/II Study of Oral DFMO and AMXT1501 for DIPG/DMG

Children’s Hospital of Colorado – $200,000
$200,000.00
September 2021
Multimodality, Combination Treatment Strategy for DIPG/DMG

Children's Cancer Institute – $50,000
$50,000.00
September 2021
Developing Novel Combination Therapies for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

Cincinnati Children's Hospital – $200,000
$200,000.00
September 2021
Targeting Purine Synthesis and One Carbon Metabolism in DIPG

UPMC Children's Hospital – $50,000
$50,000.00
September 2021
The Role of QPRT and NAD Pathways in DIPG Treatment Resistance

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute – $100,000
$100,000.00
September 2021
Innovative Models of the Brain Microenvironment to Identify New Treatments for Medulloblastoma

Duke University Hospital – $50,000
$50,000.00
September 2021
Identifying Oncolytic Viral Therapy Resistance Mechanisms in Brain Tumors

Funding of Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation - $25,000
$25,000.00
January 2021