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New Jersey Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Mission Statement

The New Jersey Ovarian Cancer Research Fund supports innovative research focusing on the causes, prevention, screening, treatment and cure of ovarian cancer.

Background
  • In 2024 Title 54A – New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act Section 54A:9-25.49 established the "New Jersey Ovarian Cancer Research Fund".
  • In 2021, New Jersey's age-adjusted ovarian cancer incidence rate was 10.9 per 100,000.
Meeting the Ovarian Cancer Research Challenge in New Jersey
  • Make donations to the New Jersey Ovarian Cancer Research Fund through a check-off box on your state income tax form and through Epay.
  • Donations support ovarian cancer research projects, training fellowships, and educational conferences.
Administration of the Fund
  • The Commission administers the Fund at no additional cost to the State.
  • Grants are awarded to qualified institutions to conduct research that focuses on the causes, prevention, screening, treatment or cure of prostate cancer and may include, but are not limited to, basic behavioral, clinical, demographic, epidemiological, and psychosocial research (P.L.2001, Chapter 305).
  • Grants assist New Jersey researchers in obtaining additional funding from the federal government, foundations and private sources.
  • On average, for every dollar the NJCCR awards, more than ten dollars are returned to the state for continued research.