Devon VCSE Cancer focused Community Outreach Fund
The Devon Cancer focused Community Outreach aims to support voluntary and community organisations in Devon to implement innovative engagement activities that increase awareness of signs and symptoms in our targeted cancer sights and increase the education and uptake of cancer screening. The funding is intended to address health inequalities in these communities and encourage innovative and targeted approaches to meet the need of our communities in Devon.
Any community group based in Devon and serving the Devon population is eligible to apply for the funding as long as they can attribute the work to providing outcomes for the below focused areas.
The fund is open from October 2024 until February 2025.
We expect to provide responses to bids within 14 working days.
Cancer Signs and Symptoms Awareness
We are looking for projects that will increase awareness in communities of signs and symptoms for any of the following cancer sites:
- Lung
- Skin
- Cervical
- Bowel
We would like these projects to be able to engage with specific groups and communities to reduce barriers so that people attend General Practice when they are presenting known cancer signs/symptoms.
We are looking for anything that can spread education, awareness and engagement. An example of this can be via printed communications, events in local settings and even organising opportunities for bringing scans and checks into an easier to reach local setting.
Cancer Screening Attendance
Improve cancer screening knowledge, coverage among specific Devon communities through activities such as screening workshops, outreach events and communications. 
The projects can cover any of the below cancer screening programmes:
- Breast
- Cervical
- Bowel
FAQ's and Additional Updates
For further information on the fund please read our FAQ's found here.
If you would like to talk about this opportunity with someone on the team or if you would like any help of support with the application process please contact peninsula.ca@nhs.net and put 'Devon VCSE Cancer focused Community Outreach Fund' in the header of your email.
As some of the projects run over the year we will update this page with examples of how the funding is being used so please check back here for updates.
