The Collaboration for Better Cancer Care Grant will give established local partnerships the funding and time to put those ideas into action.

• You can apply for between £100,000 and £500,000 for the initiative.
• Applicants are expected to plan for evaluation to understand the difference your initiative is making and what you are learning along the way. Funding for evaluation is available through the grant programme, with up to 10% of initiative cost (maximum amount £50,000).
• Funding will be available for initiatives lasting between one and three years.
• The grant is open to eligible organisations and partnerships across the UK and Isle of Man.

We want to fund initiatives that:

• Respond to a clear local cancer care need.
• Are shaped by people and communities experiencing the greatest barriers, inequalities or unmet need for cancer care and support.
• Bring organisations together to improve care for people affected by cancer.
• Help make cancer care more joined up or bring support closer to home.
• Are ready to put into practice, with a commitment to generate learning about conditions for change in cancer care and share what works and what doesn't.

The funding for this phase of the grant is limited, only some applications will be successful. We want to be transparent and open about this and use the grant to build relationships and learning beyond the partnerships we can fund. The insights and connections developed through the Collaboration for Better Cancer Care Grant will help inform future investments, including further iterations of this grant programme to create more joined-up cancer care closer to home.