Our Investments
We find, fund and fuel brilliant people and brave ideas to make Wales a world leader in cancer outcomes.
We invest in work that helps shift outcomes — from national, transformational change to focused, practical ideas that remove barriers, test smarter ways of working, or strengthen what's already underway.
What We’re Looking For
We back work that’s designed to make a meaningful difference to cancer outcomes in Wales — now, and in the long term.
We’re interested in projects that:
- Test or introduce a new or adapted cancer service, diagnostic, treatment, workforce model or technology
- Accelerate the adoption of proven innovations into routine care
- Are time-limited but with a clear path toward long-term adoption
- Are backed by a realistic delivery plan and strong stakeholder support
- Can demonstrate measurable potential to improve cancer outcomes
We’re here to add something extra.
Our role is to back additional, innovative, or enabling ideas — not to replace core funding, but to help unlock what’s possible alongside it.
Strategic Focus
While we’re open to a wide range of ideas, our current priorities include:
Improving outcomes in bowel cancer
We’re actively seeking ideas as part of our ambition to enable zero deaths from bowel cancer. Learn more and submit your expression of interest
We’re also excited by ideas that support:
- Earlier diagnosis and targeted screening
- The use of genomics across the pathway — from earlier diagnosis and personalised treatment to surveillance and long-term follow-up
- AI and data-driven approaches to diagnosis or treatment
- New models to strengthen and transform the cancer workforce
- Pathway redesign or improvement that delivers better outcomes for patients
We welcome ideas from primary, secondary and tertiary care, as well as community or regional settings.
What We Don't Fund:
We typically don’t fund:
- Drug trials or new pharmaceutical development
- Clinical or academic research
- Product development
- Awareness-only campaigns
- Projects already funded by other third-sector organisations
- Continuation funding for existing services or roles
- Temporary capacity boosts without a plan for long-term change
How to get started
We don’t run fixed funding rounds — we’re open to hearing your ideas at any time. If we think there’s a good fit, we’ll be in touch to explore it further with you.
Where there’s alignment and a clear opportunity to improve cancer outcomes in Wales, we’ll move into scoping and feasibility. Our process is focused and proportionate — we keep the paperwork light, and the purpose clear.
Use the Expression of Interest form below to tell us about your idea.
If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch here.