Love Bombs
aka Grants, Cash Gifts, Scholarships for Brave, Strong Cancer Slayers
Love Bombs In Action
Whatever you want to call the financial contribution, Rural Gone Urban Foundation Inc. awards judgment-free grants to women in the trenches with cancer who are focused on establishing a living legacy for their loved ones.
Because sometimes you just need someone in your corner.
We hope love bomb recipients use financial support to be selfish. We envision recipients making memories, create a legacies, and having a few moments where cancer isn’t driving the ship.
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Eligibility
Any rural-based, U.S. woman currently in the trenches with a cancer diagnosis.
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Timeline
Rolling applications are reviewed quarterly by the committee.
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Funding
Funds are awarded as funding is available.
If the application is not listed within our grant software, that means we have no more funds for the remainder of the year.
Applicaton Tips
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Be detailed.
Do not assume we know anything. The committee has never met you, heard of you, or seen you. The ball is in your court to share why you’re the right human for this grant. The real reel: every person who is applying has heard, "I'm sorry, it's cancer." Tell us who you are outside of your diagnosis and how you plan to use this grant.
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Be real.
The committee is looking for more than the lowlight reel.
We’re interested in your passions, your joys, how you’re going to use this grant to lessen your burdens.
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Be honest.
All Love Bomb committee members have signed non-disclosure agreements, which means we cannot legally share any information you provide within your application without your permission, unless that information can cause harm to yourself or others.
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Ask for help.
Work with a friend, family member, or caregiver to complete your application if needed.
It’s always okay to ask for help.
From Legacy to Love Bombs
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A Father’s Legacy
Our founder, Brooke Clay Taylor, first encountered cancer when her father was diagnosed with colon cancer. After his graduation to heaven at 25 years young, she was left with incredible stories but only a handful of photos—limited by the 1990s. Those fragments became a reminder of how much of a life can be lost when the paper trail is thin.
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A Diagnosis of Her Own
In 2019, on the day she became a mother, Brooke heard her own diagnosis: stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma, triple negative breast cancer. Three weeks after welcoming her daughter, she began treatment. Two years later, on the anniversary of her father’s graduation to heaven, the cancer returned—this time in her neck, clavicle, ribs, spine, lungs, and pelvis. Her diagnosis upgraded to stage 4.
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The Birth of Love Bombs
Knowing from lived experience how fragile legacies can be, Brooke began building one in real time: milestone gifts tucked away for the future, handwritten cards for holidays, notes about family history, and memory-making trips with her daughter. From that instinct, the Love Bombs program was born—judgment-free grants that give other women the resources to create memories and moments when cancer tries to take the wheel.
Today, Brooke continues active treatment with a history of clear scans while leading the Rural Gone Urban Foundation and showing her now six-year-old daughter that love never comes with an asterisk.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ever seen the Scamanda documentary or listened to the podcast?
That’s why.
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Because bills will always be there. A Love Bomb is meant to give you a moment that cancer hasn’t stolen — a memory, a legacy, a little slice of joy for you and your people.
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No. You just need proof of diagnosis.
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The Census Bureau defines rural as any population, housing, or territory not in an urban area. This definition is closely tied to its urban definition, of which there are two geographical types:
"Urbanized Areas" have a population of 50,000 or more.
"Urban Clusters" have a population between 2,500 and 50,000.
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No.
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No. You cannot nominate someone.
But you can sit beside them — or hop on FaceTime — and walk them through the application.
Why not nominations? Simply put: you can’t speak to their story, because you haven’t lived it. A Love Bomb is about a woman putting her own words to her own experience.
Resources Created By Cancer Thrivers
Committee Transparency
The Love Bombs committee is comprised of women who received their very own invitation to the cancer club and walk unique paths of survivorship and active treatment.
Dr. Cindy Blackwell (Cancer class ‘15)
Brooke Taylor (Cancer class ‘19)
Kate Williams (Cancer class ‘19)
Rifka Coleman (Cancer class ‘20)
Lindsay Gentry (Cancer class ‘21)
Frequently Asked Questions
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We do not have access to the password you established when creating your account.
If you’re unable to login select reset password on the login page.
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Yes. Between the 1-20 of each month all applications can be edited even after submission.
Submitted applications cannot be edited from the 21- last day of the month as that’s when the committee is reviewing. -
The Rural Gone Urban Foundation invested in a platform to respect applicants’ private information, reduce unconscious bias, and to streamline the application process for applicants.
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Grants will be awarded directly to applicants via certified mail or Zelle.
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Recipients are to use their best judgment on how the grants can be implemented.
For example: making memories, printing photos, purchasing milestone gifts for family. -
Yes. Whether you receive a grant or not, you will hear from the committee.
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The Rural Gone Urban Foundation is funded by individual and corporate donations.
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Yes.
You will need verification of their diagnosis, which can be a screenshot of their MyChart or similar.
You will also need their consent for photography and likeness, which you can receive by using this document and uploading to the application.
Still have questions?
Please share, in detail, what questions or clarifications you have or need. This form will be directed to committee chair, Kate Williams.