Open — 2027 Living Expenses Direct Services application due November 6, 2026, at 5 p.m. EST; funded service period begins January 1, 2027.
Florida — FBCF 2027 Direct Services: Breast Cancer Patient Living Expenses Grants (Up to $20,000)
FundingUp to $20,000 per applicant organization for the 2027 Living Expenses Direct Services funding track. Foundation's $400,000 annual total direct-services program commitment is not an individual award. Maximum downstream individual assistance is $750 per person, twice per calendar year. No universal applicant matching requirement published.
DeadlineNovember 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), per official Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2027 RFA. ProposalCentral electronic submission required.
Last verified2026-10-26
Required next actionRegister or sign in at ProposalCentral, complete applicant Professional Profile, find Florida Breast Cancer Foundation Direct Services, and select the Living Expenses funding opportunity. Submit a separate application for each additional Medical Items or Diagnostic Imaging track. Document Florida operations, 501(c)(3) or other eligible entity status, services to patients in active treatment, and compliance with past foundation grants. Submit by November 6, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EST.
Broad Eligibility
Florida-based 501(c)(3) community nonprofits, Florida governmental entities, Florida-based tax-exempt educational institutions, or Indian Tribes in Florida; out-of-state nonprofits only if they maintain fully operational year-round Florida premises. Must serve Florida breast cancer patients actively receiving treatment and expend all funded activities within Florida. Existing FBCF grantees must be compliant; salaries, professional fees, research, construction, lobbying and debt reduction ineligible.
Atlas Analysis
Official Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2027 Direct Services controlling RFA webpage reviewed October 26, 2026. Separate Living Expenses track has $20,000 applicant cap, distinct from Medical Items and Diagnostic Imaging tracks at $15,000 each; separate application required per track. $400,000 yearly portfolio not applicant award. November 6 2026 5:00 p.m. EST ProposalCentral deadline. $750 per direct individual assistance, no more than twice annually. No match universally stated. Commercial procurement and research excluded.
Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2027 Direct Services — Living Expenses is a competitive applicant-facing grant for qualifying Florida-based nonprofit organizations and eligible public, educational and Tribal entities supporting Florida residents in active treatment for breast cancer. The foundation anticipates grant awards of up to $20,000 per organization for this category; funding depends on application quality and available resources. Its reported $400,000 annual direct-services commitment is a program-wide allocation, not an individual award.
Eligible services include financial assistance for medical-appointment travel, groceries, child care, rent or mortgage payments, utilities, household cleaning, and yard maintenance for Florida breast cancer patients actively receiving treatment. The RFA says individual assistance awards disbursed to Floridians by a grantee cannot exceed $750 per person, twice per calendar year. Projects, partner expenditures and the beneficiaries served must be in Florida.
Eligible applicants: Florida community-based 501(c)(3) organizations, Florida government entities, Florida-based tax-exempt educational institutions, and Tribal entities in Florida. Nonprofits incorporated outside Florida can apply if they maintain an open, fully operating Florida physical presence year-round. Existing Florida Breast Cancer Foundation grantees must be in compliance with reporting and contracts. Applications must be in English. The funding is not available for medical or scientific research, staff salaries and benefits, professional or facility fees, fellowships, scholarships, construction, renovation, lobbying, endowments or debt reduction.
Application deadline: November 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, as stated by the funder. All applications are submitted through ProposalCentral; new users must register and complete their Professional Profile and organization information. Applicants may also apply to the Foundation’s separate medical-items and diagnostic-imaging tracks, but must file a separate application for each track. Awards are expected in December 2026 and the award cycle begins January 1, 2027. No universal applicant matching percentage is published. Review the funder’s controlling 2027 application instructions before submitting.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.floridabreastcancer.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-10-26. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
