The Maine Cancer Foundation is now accepting applications for evidence-based interventions to increase the number of and/or improve the quality of cancer screening in Maine.
Donor Name: Maine Cancer Foundation
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Screenings that will be considered in this Request for Proposals include breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and skin cancer screenings.
Foundation Goals
- Foster Prevention Practices: The best cancer is the one that never occurs. Prevention strategies have a proven impact on reducing cancer incidence rates.
- Increase Cancer Screening: Early detection saves lives. Cancer screening tests can detect cancer in its earliest stages, when it is most treatable.
- Improve Patient Outcomes: Maine Cancer Foundation supports efforts to improve patient outcomes by increasing access to care and ensuring the best cancer care is available for all Mainers.
Focus Areas
Maine Cancer Foundation is most interested in providing funds for programs that do one or more of the following:
- Implement policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes (ex. The creation of patient reminder system);
- Include clearly defined goals and measurable results;
- Implement best practices related to cancer screenings;
- Demonstrate collaboration among Maine organizations;
- Pilot a new idea (using evidence-based guidelines);
- Include interventions implemented in the primary care setting;
- Increase the number and quality of cancer screenings in geographically underserved regions of Maine and with underserved populations. Such populations can include, but are not limited to, uninsured or underinsured individuals, rural populations, racial and ethnic minorities, and/or the LGBTQ+ community.
Funding Information
Maximum request amount is $40,000 per year for two years ($80,000 total).
Ineligibility Criteria
- Organizations that are not a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization, educational institution, government entity or other public, non-profit entity (e.g. health department, university);
- Direct support to individuals;
- Business investments or loans;
- Programs that do not benefit the people of Maine;
- Capital campaigns or contributions to endowments.
For more information, visit MCF.
