Transportation and Lodging Services for Cancer Patients RFO Grant

The Maine Cancer Foundation is addressing critical barriers for cancer patients by providing transportation and lodging services. This initiative aims to reduce disparities in healthcare access for Maine residents undergoing treatment. By alleviating travel costs and facilitating accommodations, the foundation enhances the overall wellbeing of patients, ensuring they receive the necessary care without added financial burdens. Organizations eligible for funding must be tax-exempt and committed to keeping the benefits in the public domain for the Maine community.

Access to healthcare is an important social determinant of health and a critical factor in determining the health and wellbeing of individuals. For Maine cancer patients, transportation and the costs associated with travel to cancer treatment can be a significant barrier, leading to preventable disparities in health status and disease outcomes.
Cancer patients are particularly vulnerable to a lack of transportation for several reasons. Patients receiving treatment require a high level of care with many visits to healthcare providers. The cost of transportation as well as dependent care, with consequent lost wages, can quickly become a financial burden. Many cancer patients are unable to drive themselves due to their illness and either have to pay for transportation services or rely heavily on family and friends to drive them to appointments.
Maine Cancer Foundation and John T. Gorman Foundation recognize the important role transportation to and from cancer care and lodging close to healthcare facilities plays in helping cancer patients. In support of this effort, Maine Cancer Foundation is now accepting applications for transportation and lodging services for Maine cancer patients.
Areas of Focus
Transportation services for patients in order to access cancer care. Care may include cancer screening, treatment, or supportive care;Lodging to increase access to care for cancer patients;
Education and outreach about transportation services for Maine cancer patients;
Partnerships that serve to create system-wide solutions to address transportation barriers for Maine cancer patients; and/orA combination of the above.

Eligibility

Organizations that are a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization, educational institution, government entity or other public, non-prof it entity (e.g. health department, university).The results or benefits of any Foundation supported initiative or program are required to remain in the public domain for the benefit of Maine people.

Ineligibility

What We Will Not FundOrganizations that are not a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization, educational institution, government entity or other public, non-profit entity (e.g. health department, university);Business investments or loans;
Programs that do not benefit the people of Maine;
Capital campaigns or contributions to endowments.Maine Cancer Foundation will not knowingly support projects that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation.A grant recipient’s work must support MCF’s mission. Funds may not be diverted to benefit any individual.