Community Pilot Funding Program
The COE Office created the Lineberger Community Pilot Funding Program to join with the community as allies to reduce cancer disparities in the state of North Carolina.
We seek to do so by addressing community-identified cancer needs through funding opportunities, training and technical assistance, and networking.
Award Options
The COE Office will fund 3-4 awards, depending on the scale and scope of submissions. The funding period is a year (October 2024 – September 2025). Two tiers of funding are available:
Tier 1 – Planning awards (with funding up to $10,000) – Organizations will use planning awards to engage partners and stakeholders; collect data to assess community health needs; and select an evidence-based intervention and plan for its implementation.
Tier 2 – Implementation awards (with funding up to $20,000) – Organizations that demonstrate previous planning and selection of evidence – based intervention(s) will use implementation awards to pilot and evaluate one or more selected evidence-based interventions or strategies. Implementation awards may also be used to evaluate one or more evidence-based practices or strategies. The evidence-based practice(s) or strategies must be named in the application and may include programs, practices, principles, policies, and/or products that have been found to be effective in one or more well-designed research studies.
Eligibility
Any organization or community group located in North Carolina that is interested in improving the health of their community is encouraged to apply.
Academic entities are not eligible to apply. This funding opportunity is focused on community capacity building, not academic research.
We are looking for applicants that are committed to serving communities facing cancer health disparities and aim to address these disparities:
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Socioeconomic status
- Gender identity
- Sexual orientation
- Geographic location
- Rurality
- Disability
The group must identify someone who is willing to commit effort to overseeing implementation of their proposed program.
Application Process and Important Dates
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Participate in “Putting Public Health Evidence into Action”/EBI training sessions, noon to 1:00 (HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED)
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March 15, 2024
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March 22, 2024
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April 12, 2024
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April 19, 2024
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Submit intent to apply via email (REQUIRED) by May 3, 2024, to CPFP@unc.edu
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Submit proposal via application portal deadline May 31, 2024
Have Questions?
Email Veronica Carlisle (veronica_carlisle@med.unc.edu) with Community Pilot Program in the subject line.