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Supporting People with Cancer grant program

Supporting People with Cancer is an annual grants program that funds community-led projects aimed at promoting equity in cancer outcomes and experiences for all Australians.

Now open: 2026 grant opportunity

The 2026 Supporting People with Cancer grant opportunity is open for applications.

Apply now through Can-Grant, Cancer Australia's grant management system.

Applications close Friday 30 January 2026 at 5:00pm AEDT.

For the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and further information, visit GrantConnect (GO8073).

Since 2005, the Australian Government through Supporting People with Cancer (SPWC) has funded 151 grants totalling over $13 million.  

The program aims to improve the outcomes and experiences for all Australians affected by cancer through funding community-led, evidence-based projects that seek to reduce the impact of cancer and provide support to people with cancer, their families, carers and communities. 

In alignment with the strategic objectives of the Australian Cancer Plan, SPWC has a strong focus on achieving equity in cancer outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other priority population groups identified in the Australian Cancer Plan. 

Successful Funding Recipients: Round 16, 2025

Grant Recipient Partner Organisations Project Name/Description Location
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia N/A Increasing uptake of Bowel Cancer Screening WA
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation N/A Supporting People with Cancer Round 16_DYHS WA
Hope Horizons N/A Integrated Cancer Support for Rural and Regional Queensland QLD
Karadi Aboriginal Corporation N/A Karadi Aboriginal Corporation Cancer Support Services TAS
Moorundi ACCHS Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Empowered Communities, Margaret Tobin Centre, UniSA, WellMob, Menzies, University of Sydney The HEAL Project - Improving Health Equity, Empowerment, Awareness, and Leadership to support those impacted by Prostate cancer among First Nations communities SA
Ovarian Cancer Australia N/A Access to Cancer-Related Fatigue Support for Rural and Remote Australians with Ovarian Cancer National
Punya Foundation Albury Wodonga Health, 

Australian Bhutanese Society of Northern Tasmania, Cairns Bhutanese Community Inc., Cancer Council South Australia, Cancer Council Tasmania, Flinders University, Lighthearted Unity Connections Inc., Nepali Society of Northern Tasmania and South Australia Health		 Engaging and empowering the emerging Nepali speaking Bhutanese and Nepali migrants through community consultative services for better cancer outcomes QLD, VIC, NSW, SA, TAS
Strong Spirit Services Ltd N/A Changing the Narrative: Palliative Care NSW
Thorne Harbour Health N/A Get tested, stay informed: A campaign to promote anal cancer awareness in priority populations SA, VIC

Previous Grant Recipients

A full list of the projects funded under each round of the SPWC grant program can be accessed below:

Further information

The following links provide information about:

Last updated 11 December 2025
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