Funding and Grants

The Connecticut Challenge was founded in June 2005 with an initial goal of creating a cancer survivorship clinic to serve the residents of Connecticut. That goal was met in 2006 with the opening of the CT Challenge Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center.

Since that time, the Connecticut Challenge has expanded its support to Survivorship clinics and programs across the state through the CT Challenge Survivorship Network; funding grants for clinical research; continuing education programs for healthcare professionals; and educational programs for survivors and their families.

In 2010, 9,325 cancer survivors were directly impacted by programs receiving CTC funding.  In addition, members of the CT Challenge Survivorship Network served the needs of 27,379 cancer survivors.

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, the Connecticut Challenge recognized more than $1,468,925 in revenues to support cancer survivors.  86 cents of every dollar spent was directed toward program services and grants.

The CT Challenge provides financial support to:

• Survivorship clinics, programs, and Survivor Day celebrations at hospitals across Connecticut
• The CT Challenge Center for Survivorship opening in 2012, a state-of-the-art wellness facility for cancer survivors
• The CT Challenge Survivorship Summit, an annual event for medical professionals that brings together experts in survivorship
• The Connecticut Challenge Speaker Series, educational, cultural and awareness raising events for cancer survivors
• Our innovative website.  Educating, motivating and guiding cancer survivors to qualified survivorship resources
• Pilot research projects in survivorship at Yale Cancer Center, one of which received $2.5 million in addditional NIH funding to expand the study
• College scholarships for survivors of pediatric cancers through a grant to the Susan Fund.

Click here to view a detailed history of the programs funded by the CT Challenge.

Click here for more information about applying to the CT Challenge for funding.

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