REACH Grant (Research, Education, and Access to Care in Health)
Funding Amount
$5,000 - $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Screening programs for high-risk, uninsured/underinsured individuals
Geography
- Community-based health initiatives targeting disparities
Other requirements
- Education about lung cancer risks and screening
- Immediate assistance for patients confirming diagnosis or with positive screens
- Fall prevention and physical rehabilitation for lung cancer survivors
- Community organizations and institutions in North Carolina
Overview
Access grant program supporting community partners in improving access to lung cancer care and screening for uninsured or underinsured individuals across North Carolina.
Geographic Scope: North Carolina
Focus Areas:
- Lung cancer screening
- Treatment access
- Clinical research participation
- Comprehensive biomarker testing
- Precision medicine
- Radon mitigation (for lung cancer prevention)
- Fall prevention in lung cancer patients
- Basic needs support (food security, transportation) for screening/treatment patients
Eligible Programs Support:
- Screening programs for high-risk, uninsured/underinsured individuals
- Education about lung cancer risks and screening
- Immediate assistance for patients confirming diagnosis or with positive screens
- Community-based health initiatives targeting disparities
- Fall prevention and physical rehabilitation for lung cancer survivors
Eligibility:
- Community organizations and institutions in North Carolina
- Must serve uninsured or underinsured populations
- Must focus on improving access to lung cancer care and screening
Recent Recipients:
- 2021: Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute ($10,000) - Access for screening patients with basic needs support
- 2020: Rebuilding Together of the Triangle ($10,000) - Radon mitigation systems; Elon University ($9,984) - Fall prevention in lung cancer patients
- 2019: Cone Health Cancer Center ($10,000) - Lung cancer screening for uninsured
- 2018: Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute ($10,000) - Screening education
- 2016: Cancer Services ($5,000) - Medication access; Community Health Coalition - Screening in African Americans; Vidant Medical Center ($10,000) - Lung cancer screening
Background: Since 2008, LCI has funded more than $3 million in lung cancer research and access programs.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Lung Cancer Initiative's IRS filings)
Greenwood Village, CO · 2025
$10K
Forsythe Medical Center Foundation
Winston Salem, NC · 2025
$10K
Greensboro, NC · 2024
$10K
Kinston Community Health Center
Kingston, NC · 2024
$10K
Crystal Coast Cancer Rehab Center
Morehead City, NC · 2024
$10K
8 grants in Lung Cancer Initiative's 2021–2025 filings reference “REACH Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Lung Cancer Initiative actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $378K
- Median grant
- $29K
- Range
- $10K–$137K
- By dollars: North Carolina 58%, Georgia 26%, Illinois 13%. Top recipient cities: Charlotte, NC; Winston-Salem, NC; Atlanta, GA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Duke · Charlotte, NC
Research grants
$137K
UNC · Atlanta, GA
Research grants
$100K
Lungevity Foundation · Chicago, IL
Research funding
$50K
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Winston Salem, NC
Research funding
$38K
ECU · Greenville, NC
Research grant; screening saves grant
$21K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Cancer
- Community health
- Health disparities
- Food security
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