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This scheme is provided by Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
In collaboration with the North East and North Cumbria ICB, the Northern Cancer Alliance aims to diagnose 75% of cancers at an early stage. To reach that goal, the Northern Cancer Alliance has launched a specific unmet need call, searching for innovations designed to help early detection and diagnosis within cancer pathways.
They are looking for specific innovation projects to help with this challenge, to promote the earlier diagnosis and detection of cancer, and patient experience in the Northeast and North Cumbria area.
Innovators across a range of sectors are encouraged to collaborate and develop solutions that meet the challenge.
Key Details
Who Can Apply?
- Primary and secondary care organisations
- Voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs)
- Wider system stakeholders, such as social care organisations
- Private sector organisations who are currently working with health partners/organisations in NENC ICB.
Funding Priorities:
- Projects focusing on tumour sites with late-stage diagnoses (e.g. Head and Neck, Lung, Pancreatic and Bladder) would be prioritised, but expressions of interest from all tumour groups would be welcomed.
- Initiatives targeting the 20% most deprived populations experiencing health inequalities.
- Initiatives that are at a stage where they can be deployed or are almost ready for deployment in our area.
Funding Amount:
- Grants range from £10,000 to £200,000
- Monies will be distributed as grants and will cover 100% of costs.
- Projects will be for a maximum of 12-month period, with 10% of funding withheld for delivery final evaluation and/or impact report.
- Securing funding through unmet need gives no guarantee of ongoing funding, projects would need to need to demonstrate impact, make the business case to system etc.
Application Timeline:
- Applications opened Friday 18 October 2024 (5 Week window applications)
- Deadline for submission Friday 22 November 2024
- Review (3 – 4 week window) actions: review, shortlist, consensus, award)
- Notification of grant awards by (awards before Christmas)
- Grant contracts by end of January 2025, back by 1 Feb
- Projects start 1 March 2025