Deadline: 7-Oct-22
The Community Foundation Northern Ireland is now inviting applications for its Cancer Charities’ Support Fund to provide a wide range of support services for cancer patients throughout NI, and will cover key areas in the cancer pathway; from pre-diagnosis, through to palliative and end of life care.
These services are key support mechanisms towards the implementation of the Cancer Recovery Plan and the Cancer Strategy, and important in working towards the Department’s aim of building cancer service capacity in communities.
What can be supported?
- Projects which support delivery of at least one of the outcomes
- Costs associated with project delivery only
- Proposals will be particularly welcome which focus on supporting those living in rural communities, and from the lesser heard/excluded or marginalised communities
- Delivery of Departmental objectives as outlined in strategic frameworks
- Funding for research linked to cancer patient experience will also be eligible, and
- Consideration of other sources of funding may be applied, for example: if the applicant is applying and/or in receipt of funding from any other DoH fund, or support from a Trust, the Foundation may prioritise funding for other applicants who have not accessed other such sources of funding
- Costs associated with IT equipment, providing it will support service delivery and enhance a particular service
- Volunteer expenses, including training
Funding Information
- The Cancer Charities’ Support Fund will provide support of between £5,000 and £1 million for cancer charities.
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The three categories of grant values are:
- £5,000 to £30,000 – Small Grant
- £30,000 to £500,000 – Medium Grant
- £500,000 to £1million – Large Grant
Fund Outcomes
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Specific outcomes that the Fund should deliver are:
- Prevention such as awareness raising sessions and campaigns
- Psychological support/counselling
- Palliative care
- Improved access to information and support services including financial/welfare/ benefits advice, and support available through new technologies
- Enhanced provision of, and access to, practical support for people with cancer
- Services to support physical and mental health and wellbeing
- Specific research into the experience of patients with cancer
- Provision of screening services, and
- Delivery of cancer rehabilitation programmes.
Eligibility Criteria
- The charity must be providing or funding services in Northern Ireland. These services should be focused predominantly on people living with cancer, or their support structure
- Charities must be registered or awaiting registration with the Charity Commission
For more information, visit Community Foundation Northern Ireland.
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/carers-support-fund/