RM Partners Prevention and Screening Community Grant 2026

Overview

RM Partners NHS Cancer Alliance for north-west and south-west London is offering up to £500 to local community and voluntary groups to deliver a one-off session focusing
on:

Men’s Health and Cancer or
Women’s Health and Cancer

You will be supported to share key messaging about lifestyle factors and lowering cancer risk; support for smoking and tobacco use cessation; national screening
programmes; gender specific cancer information (for example, breast screening or prostate cancer) and local health and wellbeing resources and support. All events,
activities and messaging must meet our criteria to support local communities to stay healthy and well.

All sessions must be delivered in a community setting between 1st February 2026 and the 16th March 2026. Please note, if you wish to apply for grant funding to run
both sessions you will need to submit two separate applications.

Training and support

RM Partners will run a 1-hour clinical webinar in advance of the campaign period. The webinar will provide you with the key messages for sharing with your communities,
local signposting information, and information on how to conduct your session. The webinar will be led by our GP Clinical Leads and other healthcare professionals.
Each webinar will cover key information, including:

Key data in terms of men's and women’s current experience of cancer care
Relevant screening programmes
The HPV vaccine
Information around prevention and lifestyle factors that can lower risk, for example, smoking and tobacco use cessation

A Community Toolkit will also be provided following the webinar.

Requirements

At least 1 person from your organisation must attend the relevant clinical webinar held by RM Partners Cancer Alliance.

There will be two separate clinical webinars:

Men’s Health and Cancer: Tuesday 20th January 2026,13:00-14:00
Women’s Health and Cancer: Thursday 22nd January 2026, 15:00 – 16:00

Your organisation must attend the relevant webinar in order to secure the funding for this programme. Please place a hold in your diary for these dates.

Application

To apply for the RM Partners Prevention and Screening Grant please complete this short form

The deadline for application to be received is 26th November 2025.Frequently Asked Questions and Guidance for Applicants

Please read this before you complete the application form for the RM Partners Prevention and Screening Community Grant.

Why are we funding this?

This grant is focused on delivering targeted community engagement as part of our plan to increase prevention messaging across north west and south west London and to
encourage uptake of national screening programmes, as well as the HPV vaccine, amongst our communities. We also hope to help reduce some of the health inequalities
currently experienced by our communities in terms of cancer outcomes.

We want to:

Share key messages about cancer screening and signpost people to local cancer
services
Build and strengthen relationships with local communities both in person and
online
Gather insight to help inform our programmes of work and communications

What can the money be used for?

The funding you receive must be used to:

To facilitate in person conversations with your communities. It can be used to help cover costs of an activity you have already planned to take place, for example, the
venue cost or refreshments. Alternatively, you could plan a new event or activity where you will cascade the information and materials related to the specific campaign. Ideally
this would be complemented by online promotion. This can be via LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram or via your routine newsletters/communication channels.

Who can apply?

Local groups and voluntary sector organisations working with or delivering community services across north-west and south-west London.
Please note, we will prioritise applications which reach communities with poorer health outcomes, in particular:

People aged 55 and over
Caribbean, Chinese, Pakistani communities
People with co-morbidities and those living with Serious Mental Illness
Specific groups experiencing poorer access to healthcare or from at risk populations, such as older adults, those living in areas of deprivation, ethnic
minority communities, people with disabilities

How will you host conversations about cancer?

We will provide training and an overview of key messages and information that you can share during your event or activity.

Information may include details and eligibility criteria for screening programmes and information about local cancer services and how to respond to questions or concerns
raised.

You will need to let us know how you plan to share messaging and resources during your
event.

In-person: We realise that planned activities and attendees will be vary so please ensure the way that you share and capture information is appropriate to the activity that
you run and the people who take part. For example, if it’s a coffee morning or exercise class, holding a talk sharing key messages and signposting to local services might be
appropriate. Please bear this in mind when thinking about the events and contact us if you would like to discuss any detail before making an application.

How will we capture and evaluate your campaigns?

We would like you to collect feedback and information once you have run your session. This will include detailed information and feedback about your in-person event, so
please consider this when planning your campaign.

An online evaluation and insight form will be provided to support you.

What support will be available?

Support we will provide includes:

1-hour clinical webinar in January 2026
A Community Toolkit detailing all the key information shared in the webinar
Leaflets and resources, available in multiple formats including translations and Easy Read (where required)
Evaluation and insight templates to support you in capturing the key themes emerging from your community awareness session

How do I apply?

You can apply by completing the online application here.

The form asks for:

Your organisations details
Who your key communities are and who you will be inviting/reaching as part of the grant funding
How many people you think will attend an in-person event

How will you receive the funding?

The funding will be released after attendance at the clinical webinar.

Please note:

In north-west London 3ST (Third Sector Together) is managing the grant process on behalf of RM Partners. If you need any support in completing your application,
please contact: JThorpe@h4all.org.uk
In south-west London the South West London Croydon Voluntary Action is
managing the grant process on behalf of RM Partners. If you need any support in
completing your application, please contact: teamcroydon@cvalive.org.uk

Applications will be reviewed based on NHS criteria for this funding. We may ask for further information before a decision is made. The decision about your application will
be provided by email 2 weeks after the closing date.

Key timescales

Date	Stage
12th November 2025	Applications Open
26th November 2025	Applications Close
w/c 8th December 2025	Community Grants Awarded
20th and 22nd January 2026	Clinical Webinars
1st February – 16th March 2026	Grant Delivery
20th March 2026	Insight and Evaluation Du