Deadline: 30 March 2020
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is inviting applications for its Community Grants 2020 to provide the resources needed to fund vital community-level activities in cancer prevention (including education or vaccination) or screening.
The proposed projects must be aligned with their mission to support community projects or programs across the United States that focus on helping to prevent cancer or find it earlier and that demonstrate a potential to make a positive impact, especially in underserved communities.
Funding Objectives
Projects that meet the following criteria will be considered:
- Projects must be aligned with the mission of the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
- Projects must be feasible. There must be a reasonable assumption of completion and success of the project given the resources, time, and personnel available.
- Projects must demonstrate through letters of support at least two community partnerships which support the implementation of the proposed project.
- Projects must have measurable goals, objectives and outcomes.
- Projects should utilize evidence-based practices or best practices to provide cancer prevention or early detection services in their communities. Projects with screening objectives must follow current cancer screening guidelines of the United States
- Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the American Cancer Society (ACS) or the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
- Screening programs must demonstrate established community partnerships to provide any necessary follow-up care.
- The inclusion of community participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the proposed projects is encouraged.
- Projects focused on cancer screening and prevention in rural populations are encouraged. These proposals should provide at least 50% of planned services to rural community members. The Foundation recommends these proposals to include community advisory groups comprised of community members from rural areas along with other
stakeholders. - Projects focused on breast health education for young women should include use of the Foundation’s Breast Health Education for Young Women Facilitator’s Guide (available in English or Spanish) and must include education about breast cancer screening.
- While the Foundation does not fund equipment which it considers to be indirect costs, projects which require specialized equipment may include it in their plans; however, such expenses must be explained and well-justified.
Grant Information
They will provide $25,000 one-year grants for organizations that will develop new or implement existing community projects/programs in cancer prevention and early detection in rural or urban areas.
2020 Focus
The Foundation invites applications focused on cancer screening and early detection of guidelines mandated screenings as well as education projects focused on these screenings. Additionally, they invite vaccination applications focused on preventing liver cancer or HPV-related cancers. All applications must focus on underserved communities.
Examples of eligible projects for the 2020 grants cycle
- Projects focused on guidelines-driven screening recommendations (breast, cervical, colorectal or lung cancer).
- Cancer education projects focused on raising awareness and/or making referrals for guidelines-driven screenings.
- Vaccination projects for HPV or hepatitis B or testing or education projects (with referrals) for hepatitis B or C.
What type of projects are considered ineligible?
- Projects that are not aligned with the mission of the Prevent Cancer Foundation and the purpose of the Community Grants program.
- Projects of organizations not based in the United States or of U.S. organizations located in the D.C. metro area.
- Projects of for-profit organizations.
- Projects focused on treatment and survivorship.
- Projects that include fundraising events.
- For the 2020 grants cycle, projects focused on primary prevention such as tobacco cessation, exercise and nutrition are not eligible.
- Screening projects which do not comply with current screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the American Cancer Society (ACS) or the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
- For the 2020 grants cycle, screening and testing projects focused on stomach and other cancers without guidelines-mandated screenings are not eligible to apply.
- Projects that promote breast self-exam; the Foundation does support programs promoting breast self awareness and ‘knowing your body’.
- Projects that include the construction of buildings or purchase of land.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply for a 2020 Community Grants award:
- Nonprofit organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Independent sponsored projects of a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization acting as a fiscal sponsor
- Government and public agencies.
- Tax-exempt tribal organizations and fraternal or social organizations.
- Organizations based in the United States, including U.S. territories. Groups located outside the U.S. are not eligible to apply.
- Organizations described above must be located outside the Washington, DC, metro area to be eligible for the 2020 grants.
- Only one application may be submitted by an organization.
- Organizations previously funded by the Prevent Cancer Foundation must have satisfactorily completed their grants before being eligible to apply for new grants.
- Both small independent organizations and ones which are part of larger “parent” organizations are eligible to apply. All applicants must demonstrate how a grant award would provide needed support for vital community-level activities in cancer prevention (including education or vaccination) or screening, in underserved communities.
Note: All applicants must comply with the Foundation’s Tobacco policy. All applicants (project managers/directors) must sign the Foundation’s Statement of Compliance, confirming that they do not accept tobacco-industry funding.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit proposals electronically through proposalCENTRAL, an electronic grant submission system provided by Altum, Inc.
For more information, visit https://preventcancer.org/research/grants-fellowships/community-grants/