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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $9,667,033 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, allergy, immunology, transplantation, oral diseases and disorders, diabetes, endocrinology, metabolic, and alcohol programs.

$7.3 million of this funding will go directly to the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Support Center, which seeks to reduce cancer burden and improve cancer outcomes through research, innovation, and transdisciplinary collaboration.

"This funding is crucial for continuing research into how we can better equip those who help and support cancer patients. While we have made progress in the field of cancer research in recent years, there is still a long way to go," Dingell said. "This is why funding, like the $7.3 million being given to UM's Rogel Cancer Support Center, is critical to overcoming issues that these patients experience every day, on top of the daily stressors accompanied by a cancer diagnosis.

Projects receiving funding include:

• $212,214 for Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research
• $203,521 for Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research
• $5611,890 for Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
• $674,010 for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research
• $7,339,791 for Cancer Center Support
• $685,607 for Alcohol Research Programs

Find a full list of projects receiving grant funding here.

HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the US. Most HHS grants are provided directly to states, territories, tribes, and educational and community organizations, then distributed to eligible individuals and organizations. For more information on HHS grants click here.