Deadline: 10-Sep-2024
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is inviting applications for the Community Grant Program.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is investing in patient navigation efforts for cancer prevention and early detection for the 2024-2026 Community Grant cycle. Community-based organizations can apply for a grant to bolster their patient navigation efforts. Applicants that utilize best practices, have established community partnerships and are addressing health disparities in their community or practice will be prioritized.
Purpose
- They will provide $100,000 grants for two years ($50,000 per year) for organizations to develop new or implement existing community projects/programs in cancer prevention and early detection with a focus on patient navigation. The goal is to provide the resources needed for vital community-level activities in cancer prevention (including education or vaccination) or screening. The proposed community projects or programs across the United States (including tribes and territories) must focus on helping to prevent cancer or find it earlier and demonstrate a potential to make a positive impact in communities that are underserved and/or disproportionately impacted. Awarded projects are selected through a competitive grants cycle.
- Grant recipients will join a cohort of other community-based groups focused on patient navigation efforts with regular opportunities for peer-sharing and learning. Recipients will be expected to join calls with other grantees and present lessons learned. An in-person gathering may be scheduled within the two-year grant period.
Funding Objectives
- Projects that meet the following criteria will be considered:
- Must be aligned with the mission of the Foundation.
- Must be feasible, with a reasonable assumption of completion and success of the project given the resources, time and personnel available.
- Must demonstrate (through letters of support) at least two community partnerships that support the implementation of the proposed project.
- Cancer screening programs must demonstrate established community partnerships and processes to provide any necessary follow-up care.
- Must have a detailed project timeline with measurable goals, objectives and outcomes.
- Should utilize patient navigation for cancer prevention or early detection 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 and testing projects focused on cancer sites that lack established cancer screening guidelines must outline the evidence-base for their project’s activities and procedures.
Funding Priorities
- Projects that exemplify the following areas will be prioritized:
- Fill an unmet need within the organization or community.
- Make intentional efforts to reach historically underserved groupswith culturally sensitive care.
- Engage community members and people with lived experience in the planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Ensure the organization’s patient navigators, staff and leadership reflect the priority population the organization is serving.
- Address structural barriers to receiving health care and/or are creating systemic change within the organization/program/community.
- Demonstrate sustainability and impact can extend beyond the duration of the grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply for a 2024-2026 Community Grants award. Only one application may be submitted by an organization.
- 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 tribes or territories. Groups located outside the United States are not eligible to apply.
- Note: Applicants must comply with the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s tobacco policy. Applicants (project managers/directors) must sign the Foundation’s Statement of Compliance, confirming that they do not accept tobacco-industry funding.
Ineligible
- Projects submitted by organizations currently funded through the Foundation’s research program
- Projects that are not aligned with the mission of the Foundation and the purpose of the Community Grants program
- Projects involving cancer screening without established processes to provide any necessary follow-up care
- Projects of organizations not based in the United States
- Projects of for-profit organizations
For more information, visit Prevent Cancer Foundation.