The ASGE CRC Screening Microgrants Program supports quality improvement projects designed to address a critical gap in the colorectal cancer screening continuum: completion of colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based test (SBT).
Funded through an unrestricted grant from Exact Sciences, now Abbott, the program provides microgrants to GI healthcare teams in the United States serving medically underserved populations. Selected teams will develop and implement systematic, sustainable strategies to improve colonoscopy completion, strengthen collaboration with primary care and population health teams, and advance health equity. asge-crc-migrogrant-application
Funded interventions may include patient navigation programs, open-access colonoscopy workflows, digital outreach tools such as text reminders or AI agents, and multi-component quality improvement frameworks tailored to local patient populations and practice environments.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be GI healthcare teams based in the United States.
- Projects must serve medically underserved populations.
- The program particularly encourages projects serving settings where colonoscopy completion gaps are most pronounced.
- Projects may also serve populations in CMS-designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
- Applicants should demonstrate collaboration with primary care or population health quality improvement teams.
- Projects should focus specifically on improving completion of colonoscopy following an abnormal stool-based test.
- The proposed intervention should have potential to build long-term institutional capacity and be sustained beyond the funding period.
Funding Details
- Award: Up to $20,000 per selected site
- Project period: Year-long quality improvement project
- Funds may not be used for facility fees.
Deadline
- Application Deadline: October 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM Central Time
- Applications opened: August 12, 2026
- Award recipients notified: December 14, 2026
- Virtual introductory session: January 2027
- Baseline results due: April 30, 2027
- Three-month results due: October 29, 2027
- Final reports due: December 6, 2027
Further Information
- ASGE CRC Screening Microgrants Program Application — official application form and program requirements.
- ASGE Grants & Awards — ASGE information on grants and awards.
- Questions about the program: Eden Essex, ASGE Assistant Director, Quality, Practice & Health Policy — EEssex@asge.org.