President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Joe Biden</a> and first lady <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/jill-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Jill Biden</a> will deliver remarks “on how the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is fast-tracking progress in how we prevent, treat, and detect <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/cancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">cancer</a>” at a Biden Cancer Moonshot event in New Orleans at 4:30 p.m.

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The pair will announce $150 million in awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health aiming to support eight teams of researchers around the country working on ways to help surgeons more successfully remove tumors for people facing cancer.

The president and first lady will also tour medical facilities in the area.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will deliver remarks at a Biden Cancer Moonshot event in New Orleans at 4:30 p.m.{ai:summary}<p>In a city that could use a miracle, President Biden and the First Lady are set to unveil a $150 million effort to aid the fight against cancer, focusing on smarter surgeries to root out tumors. They’ll be in New Orleans, where hope mixes with the grit of reality. </p><p>It's a long shot in a high-stakes game, but ARPA-H aims to make advances that can change lives. The Bidens will also tour local health facilities, getting their hands dirty in the battle against a cold, unfeeling disease. #health</p>

WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks at ‘Cancer Moonshot’ event - Washington Examiner

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