Cancer Support Networks Grants
Cancer Australia aims to enable people affected by cancer to access quality support and to help people better support each other, and is delighted to announce, with its partners, the 2009 Round of Grants:
2009 Round Building Cancer Support Networks Initiative: Better Cancer Support Through Consumers
In this section:
Consumer Support and Information Resources developed as part of this grants program.
Collaborative Cancer Consumer Support Networks Grants program
In collaboration with the state and territory Cancer Councils, Cancer Australia has developed a Collaborative Cancer Support Networks Grants program.
This program is one component of round 3 of the Building Cancer Support Networks Grants program. Together, Cancer Australia and the Cancer Councils have funded a cancer support project in each state and territory.
The aim of the Collaborative Cancer Support Networks Grants program is to strengthen the capacity, quality and availability of support networks for people affected by cancer. We’ve developed a nationally coordinated approach that will maximise the resources available to meet identified needs.
In addition, an open competitive grants round 3 of the Building Cancer Support Networks Grants program has awarded nine cancer support grants in specific identified areas of need:
1. Targeted Cancer Support Projects in the areas of:
- People affected by gynaecological cancers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by cancer
- Adolescents and young adults affected by cancer
2. National Capacity Building Cancer Support Projects that can be generalised nationally, in the areas of:
- Innovative cancer support networks
- Rural and remote cancer support
- Culturally and linguistically diverse populations affected by cancer
These priority areas were developed after consultation with our National Consumer Advisory Group, Cancer Council staff and Cancer Support Network program officers, and a review of rounds 1 and 2 of the Building Cancer Support Networks Grants program.
View a full list of the Projects funded under Round 2 of the Building Cancer Support Groups Networks Program (2006)
View a full list of the Projects funded under Round 1 of the Building Cancer Support Groups Networks Program (2005)
The following organisations were funded to undertake research-focused projects to build our knowledge or understanding of how to best support consumers affected by cancer. View a full list of the Organisations contracted to assist with building the capacity of cancer support networks (2005)