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1 Health Promotion, Public Education, and Outreach s Slate: $1,771,993 Mechanism Description: For organizations located in the State of Texas that propose education using culturally competent and evidence-based methods that, if successful, would change personal behaviors, thereby leading to cancer prevention, risk reduction, early detection, and improved quality of life for survivors. Maximum award of up to $300,000 for up to 24 months. PP PP PP PP PP Title Framing Effective Cervical Cancer Messages for Vietnamese American Women Salud San Antonio! Promoting Breast, Cervical, and Cancer Education among Latinas Cancer Disparities Community Coalition: Breast Cancer Prevention Education Cancer Prevention in the Asian American Community of Greater Houston Mercy Ministries of Laredo Comadre/Compadre Cancer Awareness (Peer to Peer Cancer Awareness) Geographic Area Served (Counties) Cancer Site(s) Recommended Yi, Jenny K University of Houston Harris Cervix $272,753 Mojica, Cynthia M Cardarelli, Kathryn M Carcostis, Andrea Martinez, Martha L Center at San Antonio University of North Center at Fort Worth Asian American Health Coalition of Greater Houston, Inc., dba Hope Clinic Mercy Ministries of Laredo Bexar $299,310 Breast $299,930 Fort Bend, Harris Duval, Jim Hogg, Webb, Zapata, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct, Lung and Bronchus $300,000 $300,000 PP A Su Salud Cancer Prevention Villarreal, Roberto University Health System Bexar Breast, Cervix $300,000

2 Evidence-Based Prevention s and Services Slate: $5,110,734 Mechanism Description: For organizations located in the State of Texas that propose services aimed toward prevention and reduction of the risk of cancer, early detection, and improved quality of life for survivors. Maximum award of up to $1 million for up to 24 months. PP PP PP PP PP Title Breast Screening and Patient Navigation (BSPAN) Increasing colorectal cancer screening in a safety-net health system with a focus on the uninsured: benefits and costs. An Intervention Promoting HPV Vaccination in Safety-net Clinics Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination among Underserved Texans: A Collaboration with the United Way's Web-based Clinical Decision Support to Disseminate Individualized Screening Recommendations for Survivors of Argenbright, Keith E Gupta, Samir Tiro, Jasmin A Fernandez, Maria E Poplack, David Pediatric Cancers Across Texas PP Empower Her to Care Gibbons, Dorothy W Center at Houston Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) The Rose (Houston) Geographic Area Served (Counties) Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Wise Cancer Recommended Site(s) Breast $999,877 Tarrant $898,662 Cervix $299,998 Austin, Brazoria, Cameron, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Hidalgo, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Starr, Walker, Waller, Wharton, Willacy All Counties - 12 Project Sites Brazoria, Burleson, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Wharton Breast, Cervix, Childhood Cancers Breast, Cervix $961,021 $953,131 $998,045

3 Planning Award - Community Collaborative Prevention s and Services for Breast, Cervical and Cancers Slate: $15,000 Mechanism Description: For organizations located in the State of Texas that propose development of collaborations that would address documented cancer prevention and control challenges. Maximum award of up to $15,000. Title Recommended PP Reducing Cancer Risk through Social Marketing and Community-Based Education: Planning Grant Sierpina, Victor Texas Medical Branch at Galveston $15,000

4 Texans Conquer Cancer Patient Support Services Slate: $14,000 Mechanism Description: For organizations located in the State of Texas that propose support services to cancer patients and their families through proceeds from the sale of Texans Conquer Cancer specialty license plates. Maximum award of up to $3,000. Cancer Connection Patient Care Fund Project Targeted Geographic Area(s) Proposed Services Bill Grief Greater Austin Groceries, transportation, prescriptions, utilities, rent assistance Recommended $2,800 Center for Health Evaluation Education and Resources Patricia Sitzes Kinney County Transportation, lodging, meals $2,800 The Rose Dorothy Greater Houston Transportation $2,800 Gibbons UMC Foundation Sandy Lubbock and West Transportation $2,800 Ogletree Texas Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer Foundation, Inc. Laura Martinez Ilgun McAllen Transportation, lodging and meal assistance, prescriptions, utilities, rent assistance $2,800 Support Cancer Patients. Order Your Plate Today!

5 Prevention grants awarded before September 1, 2009 Project Title Project Contact Information Baylor College of Dentistry-TAMU Comprehensive Tobacco Lavern Holyfield, DDS (214) HSC Prevention Network (CTPN) Cancer Foundation for Life Cancer Foundation for Life Physical Conditioning Wendy Lowry (903) Cancer Services Network West Central Texas Rural Community Outreach Nancy Estes (325) Daughters of Charity Health Services of Austin dba SETON A Physical Rehabilitation for Cancer Survivors in Diana Phillips (512) dphillips@seton.org Healthcare Network Austin, Texas Department of State Health Services Cancer Prevention Through the Texas School Health Network Mike Hill (512) ext mike.hill@dshs.state.tx.us Funding Solutions Cancer Resource and Capacity Building Ginger Cook (903) ginger@fundingsolutions.org Texas A&M University System HSC Research Foundation Dental Oncology Education Grady Basler (512) grady@doep.org Texas AgriLife Extension Service Cancer Risk Reduction Education Through Texas AgriLife Extension Service Carol Rice, Ph.D., R.N. (979) crice@ag.tamu.edu Texas Medical Association Physician Oncology Education Stephanie Gonzalez (512) stephanie.gonzalez@texmed.org Texas Nurses Foundation Nurse Oncology Education Joni L. Watson, RN, MSN, MBA, OCN (512) ext. 161 jwatson@texasnurses.org Texas Tech University Health Science Center Cancer Nutrition Network for Texans M. Katherine Chauncey, PhD., RD (409) Kathy.chauncey@ttuhsc.edu U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Female Cancer Screening Faye Gregory, RN, MS, (713) Education for Nurses in Rural or FNP fgregory@mdanderson.org Medically Underserved Areas of Texas U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Texas Cancer Information Lewis Foxhall, M.D. (713) lfoxhall@mdanderson.org

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