Dear Colleagues,

The American Cancer Society’s Epidemiology Research Program is inviting men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 years who have never personally been diagnosed with cancer to join this historic study.  The ultimate goal is to enroll at least 300,000 adults from various racial/ethnic backgrounds from across the U.S. The purpose of CPS-3 is to better understand the lifestyle, behavioral, environmental and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer and to ultimately eliminate cancer as a major health problem for this and future generations.

Please visit: www.cps3bayarea.org for more information and to find enrollment sites near you in Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

**Please Distribute Widely Among Your Networks, Friends and Family!

Funding Announcement – Community Transformation Grant (FY 2013)

The National REACH Coalition (NRC) is pleased to announce the release of the Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Request for Proposal. Please review the details below.

Funding Organization

National REACH Coalition

Request for Proposal Title

NRC – CTG – Acceleration Program – Community Prevention Strategies- (FY 2013)

RFP Number

NRC-2013-02

RFP Purpose

NRC invites communities working to improve the health of vulnerable populations through high-impact, jurisdiction-wide improvements within one or more of the following strategic directions:

- Tobacco Free Living

- Active Living

- Healthy Eating

- High impact evidence-based clinical and other preventative services.

Successful applicants will be implementation ready, and develop strategies that use a healthy equity lens to improve health outcomes of African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, and Hispanic/Latino populations at the population level. In addition, applicants should make the following CTG core principles a high priority:

- Maximizing Health Impact through Prevention

- Advancing Health Equity

- Using and Expanding the Evidence Base

Funding Amount

$64,285/community annually

Number of Applicants Selected

7

Eligibility Criteria

The following types of organizations are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity:

- Public entities including: Municipal offices, social services offices, county government health-related agencies, school districts and universities

- Tribal entities including tribal related organizations

- Private non-profit organizations including: Community based organizations; community development organizations; community health service providers and universities; Federally Qualified Health Centers

Please Note: Communities that are currently receiving direct or indirect funding from CDC’s Division of Community Health or currently funded by the National REACH Coalition under CTG are not eligible for NRC-CTG FY 2013 funding.

Application Instructions

To receive a RFP application, please contact Apeksha Iyer, NRC-CTG Program Manager at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Important Dates

RFP Informational Webinar: May 22nd, 2013

RFP Due Date: June 17th, 2013




Community Transformation Grant
Informational Webinar

May 22, 2013 @ 2:00 PM EST


The National REACH Coalition (NRC) invites all potential applicants to the upcoming Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Informational Webinar. We will discuss Request for Proposal (RFP) in further detail, along with important due dates. Questions are welcome.

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Event number: 746 056 106

Event password: 1234
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Click here to join the online event.  Or copy and paste the following link to a browser:

https://nationalreachcoalition.webex.com/nationalreachcoalition/onstage/g.php?d=746056106&t=a&EA=aiyer1%40reachcoalition.org&ET=8ba3df96c73ea25e0ffd7737b7ecebec&ETR=&RT=MiMxMQ==&p

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Call-in toll-free number: 1-(866) 411-3281 (US)

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Conference Code: 729 089 0788
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For more information contact:

Apeksha Iyer
NRC-CTG Program Manager
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