Lung Cancer Control Program Evidenced Based Intervention Grant

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, through the Bureau of Health and Wellness and its Lung Cancer Control Program, is offering the Lung Cancer Control Program Evidenced Based Intervention grant. The Lung Cancer Control Program was created in 2017 and operates within the Health Systems and Survivorship Unit, which works to improve cancer early detection and survivorship through health system partnerships and evidence-based practices. This funding opportunity focuses on increasing the capacity of primary care clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers to refer eligible patients for lung cancer screening through Evidence Based Interventions. Funding priorities include primary care clinics, including tribal health clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers in counties with high lung cancer incidence rates, with special consideration for applicants in rural Michigan and organizations serving populations disproportionately affected by lung cancer. MDHHS expects to make four awards from total available funding of $80,000. The minimum and maximum Year 1 award are both $20,000. The anticipated Year 1 agreement period is November 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The program is designed as a three-year effort, with Year 1 awards covered by this GFO and a tiered funding model referenced for Years 2 and 3. Year 1 focuses on identifying patients eligible for lung cancer screening, gathering accurate tobacco-use history data, understanding clinic workflow, and introducing Evidence Based Interventions. Funded clinics must select at least two Evidence Based Interventions during Year 1. Allowable examples include Electronic Medical Record upgrades, salaries, staff training, and educational materials. Unallowable expenses include lobbying and other political activities, individual assistance to pay for lung cancer screenings, and patient or provider incentives. There is no matching requirement. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, private and public entities, for-profit organizations, local health departments, federally recognized tribes, groups of federally recognized Michigan tribes, Urban Indian Health Clinic programs, and universities. Federally recognized tribes are expressly permitted to compete for grant funds available to 501(c)(3) organizations and local units of government. Current State of Michigan employees may not apply. Successful applicants must use appropriately credentialed or trained staff and must meet program requirements including monthly technical assistance calls, participation in a Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative, submission of required aggregated clinic data, and submission of a success story. Applications must be submitted electronically through EGrAMS. New EGrAMS applicants must register their agency, create a user profile, and have a Unique Entity Identifier registered through SAM.gov and a Vendor Customer Number through SIGMA Vendor Self Service. All applicants must submit a Project Director Request by September 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST to gain application access. Only one application will be accepted from each applicant, and the application and related attachments must be submitted electronically by the applicant's Authorized Official. The EGrAMS system will not accept applications containing validation errors, and failure to correct those errors does not justify an extension. Technical assistance for proposal submission is available through 12:00 p.m. EST on September 15, 2026 at 517-335-3359. The application is evaluated on a 100-point scale, and applicants must receive at least 80 points to be eligible for funding. Program Implementation is worth 55 points, Experience and Past Performance 10 points, Education, Credentials and Qualifications 10 points, Work Plan 10 points, and Budget 15 points. Program Implementation addresses service-area demographics and cancer screening barriers, successes and challenges in lung cancer screening referrals, capacity to implement Evidence Based Interventions, nondiscriminatory delivery of services, identification of adults eligible for screening, and Electronic Medical Record capacity. Applicants must also describe relevant cancer-screening experience, provide position descriptions for grant-supported positions, submit a work plan covering the full grant period and selecting at least two Evidence Based Interventions, and provide a detailed budget and budget narrative explaining the necessity and reasonableness of costs. The pre-application conference was scheduled for August 24, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EST and was optional. Questions concerning the GFO must be emailed to Lisa Mei at MeiL1@michigan.gov by August 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with answers and clarifications scheduled for posting in EGrAMS on August 28, 2026. The Project Director Request and applicable EGrAMS registration activities are due September 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST. The final application deadline is September 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EST, and award or denial notifications are anticipated in October 2026. Selected applicants will be notified through EGrAMS and may be approved as submitted or required to make revisions before the Authorized Official electronically signs the agreement. The GFO does not state that this opportunity recurs annually or on another fixed schedule, although MDHHS may renew an awarded agreement at its discretion.

Applications must score at least 80 of 100 points. Prioritize the 55-point Program Implementation section; use recent quantitative service-area demographics and real clinical examples; clearly explain mechanisms behind screening successes and effects of challenges; demonstrate staffing, systems, EBI implementation, and EMR capacity; select at least two EBIs; ensure work plan activities span the full project period; align staff across project contacts, budget, and work plan; provide detailed allowable budget line items and explain why every cost is necessary; submit early enough to resolve all EGrAMS validation errors before the deadline.