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Money: NPCC Community Grants Program

Money: NPCC Community Grants Program. Rosalina James, PhD. Partnerships. Partnerships are key part of NPCC strategy to reduce AIAN cancer burden. Enhance existing institutional & community relationships

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Money: NPCC Community Grants Program

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  1. Money:NPCC Community Grants Program Rosalina James, PhD

  2. Partnerships Partnerships are key part of NPCC strategy to reduce AIAN cancer burden. • Enhance existing institutional & community relationships • Encourage new partnerships for community-based cancer research, training, education, and support

  3. Role of AIAN Communities Innovative Ideas! Knowledge of local culture and cancer issues, concerns Identify needs for cancer awareness, and care

  4. NPCC Community Grants $$ for community groups to address issues & disparities in cancer... • Awareness • Advocacy • Education • Prevention • Screening • Treatment

  5. 2006/07 NPCC Grant Cycle • 5 $5,000 grants and 2 grants up to $750 awarded through NPCC • 2 $5,000 grants supported through UW Center for Genomics & Healthcare Equality • Grant awards to WA, OR, MT, ND • Breast cancer awareness day; comprehensive cancer control program event; use of Native art to translate cancer statistics; youth leadership activity; tobacco and cancer education for Native foster children; cancer awareness vests for Native men; Tribal college cancer education course for health providers

  6. NPCC Community Grants Applicants should be... • Located in... • WA, WY, AK, MT, OR, ND, SD, ID • Community-based organizations, groups, or individuals, and Tribal institutions Encourage partnerships with individuals, researchers, and institutions with cancer experience

  7. RNACNP Community Grants • 4-6 awards in 2007/08 • Up to $5,000 • Project conducted within 12 months • Applicants provide matching funds or in-kind donations such as... • staff time, office space, materials

  8. Community Grants Potential grant uses include any aspect of cancer awareness, advocacy, education, screening, or treatment. • Activities that increase awareness, education, participation in cancer screening among... • health educators, tribal leaders, community • Support groups for cancer patients or survivors • Organizing conferences on... • grant writing, identifying strategies for local awareness campaigns of cancer screening, benefits of cancer screening and research • Add session on Native cancer issues to regional or national conference

  9. Community GrantsProject Updates Progress report at 6 months. Three page summary & evaluation at end of project. Acceptable project outcomes... • Number of participants for education activities, description of materials developed for outreach, pre- and post-event surveys to evaluate a conference or activity.

  10. Community GrantsImportant Dates Community Grants (up to $5,000, 1-yr) • Applications due May 15, 2007 • Reviewed by June 15, 2007 • Award notification June 30, 2007 • Optional technical assistance conference • call April 3, 2007

  11. NPCC Community Grants Rose James rdjames@u.washington.edu (206) 616-1453 For more information contact...

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