The grant aims to support multicultural organisations in the delivery of community education on cancer prevention and early detection topics.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $30,000
- Application opened: 8 October 2024
- Application closed: 21 November 2024, 1:00 pm
Program objective
The purpose of the grant is to support multicultural health and community organisations or programs, in NSW, in the delivery of:
- bowel cancer screening
- breast screening
- cervical screening
- healthy living focused community education initiatives.
We invite organisations with strong working relationships with local multicultural communities to apply for grant funding to:
- Upskill staff within their organisations (with support from the Institute) to provide community education on a chosen cancer screening and prevention topic/s.
- Deliver community education sessions on a chosen topic/s to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds using the Cancer Institute NSW resources.
This program is funded and administered by Cancer Institute NSW.
Eligibility
Who can apply
To be eligible for funding in the 2024 grant round:
- The lead applicant must be a NSW Local Health District, other NSW government organisation, Primary Health Network or community/non-government organisation currently involved in the direct provision of health education, information, care and support services to community members.
- The project must commence in February 2025.
- All obligations regarding previously funded projects involving the applicants must have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Institute. Such obligations include the provision of satisfactory progress, final and financial reports.
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What your application needs to include
You can download 2024 Multicultural Community Education Grant Guideline (PDF 212.58KB) before you start the application process.
Address the essential criteria
- The focus of the grant project must be on people from CALD backgrounds in NSW, who are:
- Aged 45-74 years for bowel screening focused activities
- Aged 50-74 years for breast screening focused activities
- Aged 25-74 years for cervical screening focused activities
- Aged 18 years and over for healthy living-focused activities
- The project must involve the facilitation of culturally appropriate education sessions on healthy living and/or bowel screening and/or breast screening and/or cervical screening utilising the education resources (flipcharts/PowerPoints and facilitator guides) developed by the Cancer Institute NSW.
Address the assessment criteria
Each application will be reviewed and scored according to the project concept, including:
Project methodology (30%)
Identifies appropriate target population and provides justification on the need, including strategies on engagement. Outlines the high level activities and milestones against the grant objectives.
Project budget/resourcing (25%)
Demonstrates value for money on how the project funds will be spent. Sufficient allocation of staffing and resourcing to project manage and facilitate project activities, including Cancer Institute NSW mandatory training and use of interpreters (if required).
Experience/background (25%)
The organisation has experience and connections with communities in delivering health education sessions to culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Including any previous experience in delivering community education through grants awarded by the Cancer Institute NSW.
Sustainability (20%)
Describes how the project will continue after the funding period has ceased. Demonstrates how there will be a transfer of knowledge within organisation and/or identified target populations.
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Successful applications will be decided by the Cancer Institute NSW’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Cancer Officer.
The applications will be assessed and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.
Support and contact
Virtual Q and A sessions will be available for potential applicants to drop in to raise any questions or seek clarification on the grant scheme, eligibility criteria or the grant application process. There will be 2 sessions available.
Please register via the links below for each session.
- Session 1: Tuesday 15 October 11am–to12pm. Register for session 1.
- Session 2: Tuesday 5 November 11am–to12pm. Register for session 2.
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 115.22KB)
For more information about applying visit the Cancer Institute NSW website.
For further assistance you can contact via email : CINSW-Grants@health.nsw.gov.au
Program evaluation
The Multicultural Community Education Grant scheme already has an evaluation approach developed.
- Cancer Institute NSW requires successful grantees to support collecting specific data such as number of community education sessions delivered, number of community members attending each session, reported increase in knowledge, etc.
- Cancer Institute NSW will provide and support grantees with survey templates to evaluate the community education sessions.
Reporting requirements
In accordance with the Cancer Institute NSW Competitive Grants Agreement- Short Form, successful applicants must submit a Progress and a Final report.
- A Progress Report mid-way through the grant project.
- A Final Report within 3-months of the grant project completion.