This programme is now closed to applications
|
We are inviting applications for four £4,500 grants from voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations with experience of working within Black African and Caribbean, Middle Eastern, South Asian and/or mixed-race communities to reduce health inequalities. Email your completed application in Microsoft Word or Open Document Text format (no PDFs please) to [email protected] no later than 12 midday on Tuesday 24th September 2024. We will contact all applicant organisations no later than 14th October to notify the selection panel’s decisions. Macc will pay approved funding to successful applicants during October. Successful applicants must spend all of their funding by no later than 31st March 2025. Please make sure your proposed activities plan for this. NOTE: please do read the guidance carefully, as there are important details you need to be aware before planning your grant application, to enable you to have the best chance of receiving a grant. |
Background
Cancer will affect many people in their lifetime. Statistically, people of Black African and Caribbean, Middle Eastern, South Asian and/or mixed-race ethnic groups are slightly less likely to receive a diagnosis at an early stage for some cancers and more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage for some cancer types.
People from minoritised ethnicities are less likely to present to their GP when symptoms of ill health occur. This can be due to a lack of knowledge and awareness about how to access health care services, cancer signs and symptoms, and to understand the risk factors for cancer and how to address them. There is misinformation and there can also be stigma amongst members of the public about cancer diagnosis, ill-health and medical treatment.
Early diagnosis improves cancer survival. The earlier it is detected, the sooner treatment can start and the better the chances of recovery. Treatments for cancer have improved over time and for some patients, treatment can now be personalised to improve chances of a cure. In some cases, cancers can be stopped from developing in the first place.
Main aims
We want you to tell us how you would use a £4,500 grant to help raise awareness of cancer, adhering to the following goals. To:
- Increase knowledge / awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer
- Promote bodily vigilance (knowing what is right for your body)
- Improve the understanding of cancer risk and how risk can be reduced
- Addressing myths, misinformation and stigma about cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Encourage prompt attendance with GPs and cancer screening programmes and for people to readily be able to access reliable information about cancer
To help VCSE organisations raise awareness of cancer, successful applicants will be required to attend, or will need to have already attended, Cancer Research UK training.
|
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Training The GM Cancer Alliance have commissioned free ‘Talk Cancer’ and ‘Train the Presenter’ sessions from CRUK to train and give confidence to people in their ability to talk about cancer in their communities. The workshops are free and fill up fast. You may wish to attend training, irrespective of whether your organisation’s grant application is successful. If so, the next available sessions and links to sign-up are:
CRUK will add more sessions throughout 2024/2025. In October, once we have made funding decisions, we will ask successful applicants if they have already attended training, or whether they still need to do so, before delivering their funded activities. |
Eligibility of applicant organisations
Please submit a grant application if your organisation meets the following criteria:
- A Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Community Benefit Society, Community Interest Company (limited by guarantee), Registered Charity or an Unincorporated Association
- With its own bank account
- Already based and working within Manchester for the benefit of Black African and Caribbean, Middle Eastern, South Asian and/or mixed-race communities
- Has attended, or will attend after receiving confirmation of funding – but before project delivery, a CRUK training session
- Able to deliver an activity in the city of Manchester that meets the programme aims as summarised in this guidance
- Agrees to complete and return a Grant Monitoring Form after the activity is finished