The purpose of these grants is to support organisations to develop tailored solutions to improve awareness and reach of cervical screening for women and people with a cervix aged 25-74 years.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $180,000
- Application opened: 18 March 2025
- Application closed: 22 April 2025, 12:00 pm
Program objective
The objective of the Cervical Screening Community Engagement Grants is to increase the utilisation of cervical screening services within the following priority populations:
- Aboriginal communities
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities
- LGBTQ+ communities
- People with disability.
This program is funded and administered by Cancer Institute NSW.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding:
- The lead applicant must be from a community or non-government organisation, Primary Health Network, or tertiary education provider currently involved in the direct provision of health education, information, care and support services to community members.
- All obligations regarding previously funded projects involving the lead applicant must have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Institute. Such obligations include the provision of satisfactory progress, final and financial reports.
Who can apply
The lead applicant must be from a community or non-government organisation, Primary Health Network, or tertiary education provider currently involved in the direct provision of health education, information, care and support services to community members.
What can’t you apply for
The following items are out of scope for this grant round:
- capital purchases (such as equipment that exceeds $10,000)
- funding for clinical service positions.
Most recent recipients
What your application needs to include
- Complete the Cervical Screening Community Engagement Grant application in the Word template available on the Cancer Institute NSW’s website.
- Send completed application to the Grants Team via email to CINSW-Grants@health.nsw.gov.au. It is the responsibility of the lead applicant to submit the following:
- completed application form
- Organisation Endorsement Letter
- other supporting documents (e.g. diagrams, tables, references, evidence of cash and/or in-kind support) – if applicable.
The applicant must meet the below essential criteria:
- The focus of the grant project must be on women and people with a cervix aged 25-74 years from the listed priority populations/locations.
- The project should involve collaborating/co-designing with the priority populations to promote and/or offer cervical screening or pathway for screening/follow up. This may be a scale up or expansion of previously funded projects.
Project Methodology (30%)
Identification of the priority population, and justification of the need for cervical screening health promotion activities and/or cervical screening services, including strategies on engagement with the Institute’s Cervical Screening Program. Provision of a project plan which includes the grant objectives, high level activities and key milestones.
Project Budget/Resourcing (25%)
Demonstration of value for money and clear proposal of how the project funds will be spent. Sufficient allocation of staffing and resourcing to project manage and facilitate project activities.
Experience/Background (25%)
Demonstration of experience and/or knowledge in delivering cervical screening health promotion activities and/or cervical screening services. This may include through previous grants awarded by the Cancer Institute NSW. Demonstration of connections with the priority population.
Sustainability (20%)
Demonstration of how the activities of the project will be sustained after the funding period has ceased, including how awareness of and access to cervical screening will be maintained.
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: The Grants Review Committee will assess applications based on an assessment of merit against the stated assessment criteria. Applications may be reviewed by additional independent assessors if required. The Grants Review Committee will put forward recommendations for the awarding of the grant to the Cancer Institute NSW for consideration. The Cancer Institute NSW’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Cancer Officer will consider all recommendations for funding by the Grants Review Committee.
Both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.