Use of Mini-Grant to Disseminate Evidence-Based Interventions for Cancer Prevention and Control. Issue 5 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kegler, Michelle C.; Carvalho, Michelle L.; Ory, Marcia; Kellstedt, Deb; Friedman, Daniela B.; McCracken, James Lyndon; Dawson, Glenna; Fernandez, Maria
• Is Part Of: Journal of public health management and practice. Volume 21:Issue 5(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: cancer prevention and control -- dissemination -- evidence-based -- mini-grant -- translation; Public health administration -- United States -- Periodicals; 253.6
• DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000228
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1078-4659

Abstract

Abstract : Mini-grants are an increasingly common tool for engaging communities in evidence-based interventions for promoting public health. This article describes efforts by 4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Cancer Institute–funded Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network centers to design and implement mini-grant programs to disseminate evidence-based interventions for cancer prevention and control. This article also describes source of evidence-based interventions, funding levels, selection criteria, time frame, number and size of grants, types of organizations funded, selected accomplishments, training and technical assistance, and evaluation topics/methods. Grant size ranged from $1000 to $10 000 (median = $6250). This mini-grant opportunity was characterized by its emphasis on training and technical assistance for evidence-based programming and dissemination of interventions from National Cancer Institute's Research-Tested Intervention Programs and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guide to Community Preventive Services. All projects had an evaluation component, although they varied in scope. Mini-grant processes described can serve as a model for organizations such as state health departments working to bridge the gap between research and practice. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text.This article describes mini-grants as a strategy for disseminating evidence-based approaches to cancer prevention and control.