Successful applicants will work in partnership with local stakeholders to engage underserved communities, reduce health inequalities, and support the NHS’s objectives for early cancer detection.

There is also an emphasis on projects that will provide targeted support for people and communities who face the greatest health inequalities – in line with the NHS’s Core20Plus5 framework – including (but not exhaustive):

People living in disadvantaged communities, based on the index of multiple deprivation;
Black and ethnic minority people;
LGBTQ+ people;
People with a disability, including learning disabilities;
People with severe mental illness;
People experiencing homelessness;
People in the criminal justice system;

However, organisations proposing to deliver these specific initiatives must demonstrate an established track record of working with these communities and justify their suitability to deliver the project.