UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Grants

The University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) is one of just 57 in the U.S. While we are proud to offer high-quality patient care and cutting-edge research, we are just as committed to stopping cancer in its tracks through prevention, early detection and quality survivorship.

When people think about what cancer centers do, they often think of teams of experts providing the latest treatments or researchers toiling to develop potential breakthroughs in cancer care and prevention that are then tested in clinical trials. An essential part of being a comprehensive cancer center is outreach, education, and community collaboration. Community input, feedback, and innovative ideas are essential to address, prevent cancer, and enhance survivorship.

The Comprehensive Community Grants will allow our community partners to address cancer-related health disparities through innovative approaches.

The goal of the UVACCC Comprehensive Community Grants is to leverage the strengths of Virginia communities to address the cancer burden and advance health equity to help community members reach optimal health.

Funding Available

Up to five Comprehensive Community Grants will be awarded to partners across the UVACCC catchment area. Organizations may request up to $10,000 for a 12 month project that will address the cancer burden in their community. Only one application per organization will be accepted.

Eligibility and Criteria

Applicants interested in submitting a proposal must meet the following criteria:

1. Must serve residents who live in the UVACCC catchment area.
2. Virginia or West Virginia based non-profit 501(c)3 organizations and municipalities are eligible to submit.

The UVACCC seeks to support both new and established partnerships and welcomes applications from community-based organizations, advocacy organizations, faith-based institutions, neighborhood committees, local municipalities, academic institutions, and hospitals, including safety net institutions.

Applicants interested in submitting a proposal must also meet the following criteria:

1. Activities should address cancer health promotion, prevention, early detection, risk factors, and/or survivorship within the UVACCC catchment area using best practices.
2. Activities addressing UVACCC Community Advisory Council priority recommendation areas (link to priority recommendations), screenable cancers, and health disparities within the community will be prioritized.

Submission Information

All interested applicants should complete the Letter of Intent Form by 5 pm EST on September 11, 2024. LOI needs to be submitted through our online portal. Applicants will be notified by September 27, 2024, if they are selected to submit the full proposal. If your LOI is selected, the full proposal deadline will be October 31, 2024.

*The original LOI deadline of August 31st has been extended. All dates listed above have been updated to reflect the new extended deadlines.

Questions?

Contact us at cancerinfo@uvahealth.org