The American Cancer Society Announces the Availability of Funds! The Florida Division of the American Cancer Society is pleased to announce the availability of funds from the Community Education Grant Program to Address Cancer Disparities. The Community Education Grant Program funds breast and/or colorectal cancer initiatives targeting African Americans/Blacks or Hispanics/Latinos. Organizations can apply for up to $25,000. Florida Organizations eligible to apply for funding: o Non-profit community-based organizations with a 501(c)3 status o Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHCs look-alikes o Rural Health Centers/Clinics o Indian Health Service or Urban Indian Health o Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs Application Deadline: July 12, 2013 Attached please find the Grant Application Toolkit and Application Form. IMPORTANT: Any interested applicant must participate in a Grant Program Conference Call to be eligible to apply for funding. The conference call will address the requirements of the grant application. To register for the conference call, please email [email protected]. Please provide the organization name, city and primary contact person information in the email communication. Registration Deadline for Grant Program Conference Call: June 14, 2013 The Grant Program Timeline will be as follows: June 7, 2013 Announcement of availability of funds June 14, 2013 Deadline to register for one of the mandatory grant program conference calls June 18, 2013 Grant Program Conference Call: Option #1 @ 12:00pm Eastern June 18, 2013 Grant Program Conference Call: Option #2 @ 5:00pm Eastern July 12, 2013 Application deadline (Electronic Submission Only) August 5, 2013 Announcement of grant award recipients September 1, 2013 Start of grant cycle for funded grantees April 4, 2014 End of grant cycle for funded grantees April 18, 2014 Final Report due to Division Office Maria Cabrera | Director of Health Initiatives Florida Division | American Cancer Society, Inc. 3709 West Jetton Avenue Tampa, FL 33629 Phone: 813.349.4295 | Fax: 813.254.5857 cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 This message (including any attachments) is intended exclusively for the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain proprietary, protected, or confidential information. If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, copy, or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. Ali Polsky, MPH Health Educator Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention Division of Community Health Promotion Florida Department of Health 2585 Merchants Row Blvd, Rm. 340.04 (physical) 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-18 (mailing) Tallahassee, FL 32399-1744 Phone: (850) 245-4444 x3857 Fax: (850) 921-8510
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