Administrative Supplements to Cancer Center Support Grants to Strengthen NCI-Supported Community Outreach Capacity through Community Health Educators of the National Outreach Network (Admin Suppl - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR 18 931

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 18 931

This funding opportunity (PAR 18 931) is an NIH/NCI administrative supplement program designed to strengthen the community outreach capacity of NCI-designated Cancer Centers that already hold Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs, P30). Led by the National Cancer Institute's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) in partnership with the NCI Office of Cancer Centers (OCC), the program provides added, targeted resources so participating Cancer Centers can recruit and support a Community Health Educator (CHE) who will operate as part of the National Outreach Network (NON). The overall goal is to improve how cancer-related information and resources are developed, tailored, and shared with communities that have been historically underserved and disproportionately impacted by cancer.

At the core of the supplement is the expectation that the Community Health Educator will expand and professionalize local outreach by connecting Cancer Center expertise with real-world community needs. CHEs are intended to help create and spread culturally appropriate, evidence-based cancer information and education, and to do it in ways that make sense for specific audiences. The opportunity explicitly emphasizes underserved populations, including rural communities and racial and ethnic groups such as African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander communities. In practical terms, this means the CHE role is not simply general public education; it is focused outreach that accounts for language, culture, health beliefs, access barriers, and local contexts so that information is usable and trusted.

Because this is an administrative supplement, it is not a stand-alone new research grant. It is meant to add capacity to an existing CCSG-funded Cancer Center, strengthening outreach infrastructure through the NON framework. The opportunity is also labeled "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," which signals that the supplement is not intended to fund the conduct of clinical trials. Instead, the focus is on education and outreach activities, building dissemination pathways, and improving the reach and effectiveness of cancer information for communities that may face persistent barriers to prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship resources.

The funding instrument is a grant under NIH, categorized under education and health, with CFDA number 93.397. The listed award ceiling is $125,000. The opportunity was created on September 21, 2018, with an original closing date of October 24, 2018. While the listing includes a broad set of eligible applicant types in the general eligibility field (including various levels of government, nonprofits, higher education institutions, and for-profit entities), the program description makes clear that the supplements are specifically for NCI-designated Cancer Centers with CCSG P30 awards, since the funding is an add-on to that existing support mechanism.

The announcement also names additional organization types that may be considered eligible in the broader sense, including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, eligible federal agencies, and Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (other than federally recognized). At the same time, the eligibility rules clearly prohibit foreign involvement: non-U.S. entities are not eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement are not allowed.

In summary, this opportunity provides up to $125,000 in supplemental NIH/NCI funding to help NCI-designated Cancer Centers hire a Community Health Educator within the National Outreach Network, with the purpose of expanding and improving culturally grounded, evidence-based cancer education and communication for underserved communities. The emphasis is on strengthening outreach systems and dissemination capacity rather than supporting clinical trials, and on ensuring cancer information is tailored to the needs of specific rural and racially/ethnically diverse populations that often experience cancer inequities.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Administrative Supplements to Cancer Center Support Grants to Strengthen NCI-Supported Community Outreach Capacity through Community Health Educators of the National Outreach Network (Admin Suppl - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.397.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-09-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-10-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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