Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure - Community Outreach Grant

Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure - Community Outreach Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Illinois Department of Public Health
Amount: Up to US $50,000
Last Updated: August 10, 2025

Summary

The Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Community Outreach Grant aims to enhance breast cancer awareness and education through outreach programs in Illinois. Funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, this initiative supports organizations conducting activities to promote equity in breast cancer outcomes, focusing on underserved populations. Key goals include increasing knowledge about breast health and facilitating access to screening and support services, ultimately improving health outcomes for women and men affected by breast cancer.

Overview

A. Program Description What is the Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure? On July 6, 2005, PA 94-0120 was signed into law, creating the Illinois Ticket for the Cure instant lottery ticket. Net revenue from the sale of this ticket goes to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Women’s Health and Family Services, which awards grants to public and private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding breast cancer research, education, and services for breast cancer survivors. For the FY26 Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Community Grant Program, grants will be given to organizations to conduct work that promote equity in breast cancer outcomes by conducting outreach activities. For the FY26 Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Community Grant Program, grants will be given to organizations to conduct educational and outreach programs in their community. Outreach activities could include, but not be limited to: Breast health educational programs to businesses and community groups. Health and wellness fairs. Educating students, businesses, the community at large and others about breast health. Program Details The OWHFS and the Ticket for the Cure Advisory Board recognize that breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and sometimes affects men, as well. Awareness and education regarding early detection needs to be increased in every community, especially for low-income, underserved, and under/uninsured women with special emphasis on reaching those who are geographically or culturally isolated, older and/or members of racial/ethnic minorities. The OWH and the Ticket for the Cure Advisory Board have established the following goals and strategies to meet its mission: a) Encourage healthier lifestyles among Illinois women by promoting activities that will increase awareness of breast cancer risk factors.b) Increase knowledge about the risks of breast cancer by sponsoring educational programs focusing on breast cancer awareness and screening.c) Improve communication and collaboration among OWH and other consumer and advocacy groups and health professionals by providing technical support and facilitating public/private partnerships.d) Identify the unmet needs of breast cancer victims by enhancing data collection efforts focusing on Illinois women.e) Advocate for better public health policy on matters affecting women’s health by serving as a resource on women’s health issues to public policy makers and by monitoring and analyzing proposed state and federal legislation that impacts women’s health. f) Stimulate research on breast cancer and its risk factors by encouraging and supporting institutional research and by promoting clinical trial participation opportunities to the public. (A separate application must be submitted for research.) Program Goals per the Workplan: Increase awareness of breast cancer among the target population through community outreach, public information, and fairs and events.Improve knowledge on the incidence of breast cancer, the risk factors, prevention measures and screening resources in the target population.Increase the number of high-risk populations who will receive breast cancer screening.Provide support services to women who receive abnormal screening results and link them to quality treatment and care and connect them to the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.

Eligibility

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