The Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC) is a collaboration between ten of the state’s leading medical research institutions, working to improve early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders has provided $58,965,217.23 in research grants since 2005.

2005-2023 Disbursements by Site:

Baylor College of Medicine$7,129,703.93 (2005-2023)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$19,342,128.20 (2005-2023)

The University of North Texas Health Science Center$9,402,049.88 (2005-2023)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center$5,738,418.97 (2005-2023)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

$6,876,348.15 (2009-2023)

Texas A&M Health Science Center

$2,789,085.50 (2014-2023)

The University of Texas at Austin$2,807,836.60 (2016-2023)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

$2,670,889.20 (2005-2009; 2018-2023)

UTMB Health (Galveston)

$1,350,000.00 (2018-2023)

UT Rio Grande Valley

$858,756.80 (2019-2023)

Grand Total: $58,965,217.23

The Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders has provided $58,965,217.23 in research grants since 2005.

Alzheimer's Facts

brain-icon-small-11 in 9 people age 65+ has Alzheimer's disease.

brain-icon-small-1About 490,000 Texans are projected to have Alzheimer's by 2025.

brain-icon-small-11 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia.

brain-icon-small-1Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s.

Get Involved

Now Open: Request for Applications

TARCC is now pleased to announce its 2023 Request for Applications (RFA) as part of a research program to support an innovative, translational-based research structure across the state of Texas, and to ensure that a diverse pool of well-trained basic and translational researchers, and clinician-scientists are available in Texas to aid in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

Learn more about funding priorities, grant opportunities and how to apply here.

TARCC Grants

February 8, 2024: TARCC 2024 Scientific Symposium

Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Science, Research, and Care

Research poster awards have been announced - read more here.

Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium Scientific Symposium

TARCC Research Updates

TARCC investigators have been involved in a number of new, important research studies. Recently published research is wide ranging, spanning the gamut from clinical trials to new cognitive diagnostics; blood-based biomarkers in Mexican-Americans;  identification of additional risk genes; and validation of biomarker algorithms in AD patients and AD animal models.

View all TARCC researcher publications here.
View all TARCC Investigator Grant Awards here.

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