FY26 Iowa Cancer Plan Implementation Grants, Invitation for Proposals
Every year, the Iowa Cancer Consortium’s Board of Directors invites Iowans to apply for funding to support efforts that implement pieces of the Iowa Cancer Plan. In FY26, the organization will continue to focus on lessening the burden of cancer in all 99 counties.
For the third year in a row, Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence rate in the US and is one of only two states where incidence rates are growing (source: Iowa Cancer Registry, 2025 Cancer in Iowa Report). In 2025, an estimated 21,200 new, invasive cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents and an estimated 6,300 Iowans will die from cancer. Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in Iowa, and each Iowan has a role in reducing the state’s cancer burden. The Iowa Cancer Plan serves as a roadmap for the work that needs to be completed.
FY26 Funding Priority Areas:
- Addressing cancer disparities across the cancer continuum.
- Addressing cancer prevention and/or early detection.
- Expanding successful local projects statewide in Iowa.
- Formalizing lasting and broad change in cancer control through policy and systems change within organizations, systems, and communities. (Funds may not be used for lobbying.)
Application Documents
- Instructions (download here)
- Application (download here)
- Scoring Rubric (download here)
Application Tools
- April 7, 12pm: FY26 Iowa Cancer Plan Implementation Grant Applicant Webinar (View Recording)
- Sample: Budget Worksheet (download here)
- Sample: Letter of Intent (LOI) (download here)
- Sample: Letter of Support (LOS) (download here)
- View FY25 Funded Projects (click here)
- Blog: A Public Health Practitioner’s Guide to Cancer Control Interventions (click here)
- 2025 Cancer in Iowa Report (download here)
- SMARTIE: Writing Effective Objectives (download here)
Key Dates:
| March 31, 2025 | Invitation for Proposals (IFP) Release |
| April 7, 2025 (12pm) | IFP Applicant Webinar (View Recording) |
| April 30, 2025 | Due: Letter of Intent by 11:59 p.m. (CDT) |
| May 14, 2025 | Due: Applications by 11:59 p.m. (CDT) |
| June 25, 2025 | Award Notification (tentative) |
| July 1, 2025 | Project Period Starts |
| May 31, 2026 | Project Period Ends |
Support throughout the grant process:
Support and technical assistance for this grant opportunity are available. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Iowa Cancer Consortium staff to discuss or review their application. However, this is not a requirement and will have no effect on proposal scoring. Contact: Liz Orton, Outreach Coordinator at [email protected].