Florida — FBCF 2027 Direct Services: Breast Cancer Patient Medical Items Grants (Up to $15,000)

FundingUp to $15,000 per eligible applicant organization for 2027 Breast Cancer Medical Items grant track. Foundation's $400,000 annual overall direct-services amount is not an individual grant. Downstream individual patient aid is capped at $750 per person, twice per calendar year. No mandatory matching percentage stated.

DeadlineNovember 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST); submit via ProposalCentral before deadline.

Last verified2026-10-26

Required next actionRegister or update the organization's Professional Profile at ProposalCentral. Select the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2027 Direct Services opportunity specifically for Medical Items. Document Florida applicant/entity status, proposed services, eligibility and financial plan; confirm all patient services and expenses occur in Florida. A separate application is required for each additional Direct Services track. Submit by November 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Broad Eligibility

Florida-based community 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Florida governmental entities; Florida-based tax-exempt educational institutions; Tribal entities in Florida; out-of-state nonprofits only if they maintain a full year-round Florida physical operation. Services and expenditures must occur in Florida; funding must support medically appropriate supplies and personal medical items for breast cancer patients and survivors, including wigs, toupees, bras, prostheses and lymphedema sleeves. Applicant compliance with prior grants required; salaries, research, facility and professional fees, construction and lobbying prohibited.

Atlas Analysis

October 26, 2026 review of official Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2027 Direct Services RFA: Medical Items track capped at $15,000 applicant award, distinct from $20,000 Living Expenses grant. Three tracks require separate applications. Official November 6 5 p.m. EST deadline. Eligible Florida nonprofits, governmental, educational, and Tribal entities; all expenditure in Florida. No universal matching percentage stated. $400,000 annual pool not an individual award. Individual patient assistance no more than $750 twice/year. No procurement or staff compensation.

Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2027 Direct Services — Medical Items is a competitive grant providing up to $15,000 per eligible applicant organization to obtain or provide patient-support medical items for Florida breast cancer patients and survivors. The RFA explicitly names wigs, toupees, bras, prostheses and lymphedema sleeves. The $15,000 individual applicant maximum differs from the separate $20,000 patient living-expense track. The Foundation’s $400,000 total annual direct-services allocation is not an individual award.

Eligibility: Florida-based community 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, Florida governmental entities, Florida-based tax-exempt educational institutions, and Indian Tribes located within Florida may apply. Organizations incorporated outside Florida can qualify if they operate a year-round physical location in Florida open 12 months a year. All funded services, partner work and spending must take place in Florida. Existing Florida Breast Cancer Foundation grantees must satisfy current reporting and contract obligations. The foundation excludes salaries and benefits, professional fees, facility fees, medical/scientific research, construction or renovation, fellowships, lobbying, endowments and debt repayment. The funder also limits individual patient assistance awarded downstream by grantees to $750 per person no more than twice per calendar year.

Deadline and application: The controlling 2027 RFA states that applications must reach ProposalCentral on November 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Applicants must complete a ProposalCentral Professional Profile and organization registration. The three award tracks have separate applications; apply individually for each track sought. Expected grant notifications are December 2026, with a January 1, 2027 grant period start. A universal matching percentage is not published.

Funding purpose: Project requests must support medically appropriate supplies and personal medical items for breast cancer patients and survivors, including wigs, toupees, bras, prostheses and lymphedema sleeves. The applicant must document its ability to serve Florida residents and comply with the Foundation’s patient assistance and administrative restrictions. Review the controlling 2027 Direct Services RFA and any instructions within the ProposalCentral application before submitting. This is applicant-facing nonprofit and public-benefit financial assistance, not procurement or research funding.

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 ↗