See, Test & Treat Grant Single-Year Funding

See, Test & Treat Grant Single-Year Funding

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: College Of American Pathologists Foundation
Amount: Up to US $50,000
Last Updated: July 17, 2025

Summary

The See, Test & Treat Grant offers funding for a pathologist-led cancer screening program aimed at underserved communities. With a focus on health education, the program provides vital cervical and breast cancer screenings, ensuring same-day results and follow-up care. Eligible institutions can apply for funding up to $20,000 for single-year projects or up to $50,000 over three years. This initiative addresses health disparities, empowers communities, and enhances the visibility of pathology in healthcare.

Overview

NOTE: The RFA period for 2026 will be from July 31 to September 3, 2025. See, Test & Treat See, Test & Treat is a free, pathologist-led cancer screening and health education program that brings the power of diagnostic medicine to medically underserved populations with the goals of: Addressing health disparities by reducing barriers to care for medically underserved people through healthcare system partnerships. Empowering prevention by delivering dignified cervical and breast cancer screenings—with same-day or prompt results—with a focus on health education. Connecting communities by linking patients and their families to a medical home and resources within their own communities. In a single-day, culturally appropriate program, women receive a pelvic and clinical breast exam, a Pap test with same-day results, a screening mammogram with same-day or prompt results, connection to follow-up care, interpretive services, impactful health education, and translated educational materials to take home. How Will See, Test & Treat Stay the Same? Help medically underserved populations across the US by increasing access to important health screenings.Increase patient comfort and understanding of the health screenings.Connect patients to care within their communities.Increase visibility of the field of pathology, which is important to ensuring that pathologists are included in the highest level of decision making at health care institutions and attracting the best and brightest to the field. How Will See, Test & Treat Be Different?Patients have the opportunity to access free cervical cancer screenings plus at least one other screening with prompt results, connection to follow-up care, interpretive services, impactful health education, and translated educational materials to take home It will offer more choice regarding the types of screenings available, enabling grantees to tailor the program to the needs of their communitiesThere will be more flexibility with the turnaround time of the screening results, enabling grantees in areas with limited resources to serve their communities with options available in their communityConnect patients to care within their communities.Health education will be more focused, with the aim of increasing the patient’s understanding ofThe importance of the screenings provided and what to expect at these screeningsThe role that pathologists play in these screeningsWhat an abnormal result means and follow-up steps that should be taken for abnormal resultsGrantees will be expected to leverage the program to increase the visibility of pathology within the community and provide pathologists with concrete options on the role that they can play in these efforts Funding Pathways This is a competitive grant application process- not all applicants will be awarded funding. Applications will be thoroughly vetted and grants will be based on funding availability, need within your community and past performance for repeat grantees. The following are funding pathways for See, Test & Treat: Single-Year FundingNew and repeat applicants are invited to apply for grants up to $20,000 to support eligible program expenses for one year. Repeat ApplicantsRepeat applicants(those who have successfully completed one or more grant cycles of See, Test & Treat) are expected to incorporate a decrease (up to 10% from previous year) in requested funding to gradually work toward program sustainability. Maintenance SYF FundingMaintenance SYF funding is available (by invitation only) to “repeat” grantees who: Have completed three grant cycles of See, Test & Treat (including successful execution of program and required reporting)Have screened at least 50 women per programAre requesting $8,000 or less in funding Multiyear FundingMultiyear funding (MYF) provides conditional grant funding up to $50,000 over a three-year period. The Foundation reserves the right to reevaluate grant funding based on the availability of funds, meeting of program goals, and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of your institution and the CAP Foundation. This funding option involves a shared financial commitment in which the hosting institution assumes an annual funding reduction of up to 10%. A maximum of two MYF funding slots will be available in 2026. Eligibility is open to “repeat” grantees.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Who Can Host a See, Test & Treat Program?Only institutions receiving See, Test & Treat grant funding from the CAP Foundation and pre-selected non-grantee institutions are allowed to utilize See, Test & Treat branding and materialsAny board-certified pathologist in partnership with a 501(c)3 non-profit organization(s) can apply for a grant to support programs taking place in the USAll applicants will be considered regardless of age, race, gender, national origin or religion. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.