Our Promise: To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people,
ensuring quality of care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
Susan
G. Komen for the Cure offers grant funding to local organizations who are meeting
the breast health and breast cancer needs in the community. In the past, the
Komen Puget Sound Affiliate has provided funding for programs throughout the
entire continuum of care in our sixteen county service area. With our renewed
promise and focus on saving lives, we have revised our funding priorities for
2009 to direct the majority of our grant making to programs that promote early
detection of breast cancer. The remainder of grant funds will be invested in
programs assisting medically underserved breast cancer patients as they access
treatment. Research shows that effective programs in each of these areas can
reduce the number of deaths due to breast cancer. Our emphasis is on funding
culturally appropriate programs targeting the following groups of women in the
Puget Sound Affiliate's 16 county service area: medically-underserved,
uninsured or under-insured, low-income, rural, Latina/Hispanic, Asian, Pacific
Islander, African American, American Indian, lesbian and bisexual women.
Click here to read the 2009 Grants Category Descriptions and Percentage of Grant
Funding per Category.
Click here to view the 2009 Komen Puget Sound Grant Timeline.
Applications
Annual Grant cycle: The Komen Puget Sound accepts proposals for the annual grant
cycle once a year.
Request for Applications (RFA) and required forms (Grant Cover Page, Organizational Capacity form, Budget Template) – The RFA is due on December 1st at 5 p.m.
Small Grants: The Komen Puget Sound accepts small grant proposals year round
Grant Writing Resources
There are many online resources that provide breast
cancer statistics and epidemiological data for counties in Western Washington.
These websites provide state- and county-specific statistics relating to breast
cancer. Charts and graphs can be created and data can be stratified by county,
year, race, and other key factors.
Additionally, program design
and evaluation resources are provided online by many organizations and institutions.
These resources can help guide the planning process and clarify how to evaluate
outcomes for a program.
Two no-cost grant writing workshops will be offered in September.
- September 4th – Tacoma
grant writing workshop at St. Joseph Hospital (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- September 11th – Seattle grant writing workshop at NPower (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
To register, please contact Cherie Skager at 206-633-0303 x103 or cherie@pskomen.org.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Puget Sound Affiliate has awarded $1,845,151
to local non-profit, tribal and government institutions for the 2008 grant
cycle. We are pleased to announce the following 2008
Grantees.
2009 Grant Funding Opportunities from the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® offers grant funding to local organizations who are meeting the breast health and breast cancer needs in the community. In the past, the Komen Puget Sound Affiliate has provided funding for programs throughout the entire continuum of care in our sixteen county service area. With our renewed promise and focus on saving lives, we have revised our funding priorities for 2009 to direct the majority of our grant making to programs that promote early detection of breast cancer. The remainder of grant funds will be invested in programs assisting medically underserved breast cancer patients so that they may have access to treatment. Research shows that effective programs in each of these areas can reduce the number of deaths due to breast cancer. Our emphasis is on funding culturally appropriate programs targeting the following groups of women in the Puget Sound Affiliate's 16 county service area: medically-underserved, uninsured or under-insured, low-income, rural, Latina/Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, African American, American Indian, lesbian and bisexual women.
The Komen Puget Sound Affiliate is proud to announce the availability of grant funds for 2009. Grants will be made to support efforts to reduce breast cancer disparities in 16 counties in Western Washington.
Based on a community needs assessment, Komen has identified the three following funding priority areas:
- Early detection/Education: 70% of our grant funding will
support projects in this area as it is clear that breast cancers that are
detected early are much more curable than those detected late. Programs of
the following types encompass this target area:
- Delivery of screening and
diagnostic mammography services.
- Outreach programs that facilitate access to breast cancer screening.
- Education focused on the importance of breast cancer screening and early detection.
- Delivery of screening and
diagnostic mammography services.
- Patient Assistance/Treatment Support: 15% of our grant funding will support
projects in this area since ensuring that patients have the financial resources
and support to get the best available breast cancer treatments is critical
to improving breast cancer survival rates. Programs of the following types
encompass this target area:
- "Safety net" funding for low-income breast cancer patients.
This funding will provide financial assistance for the following: rent/mortgage;
prescriptions for medications not available through pharmaceutical assistance
funds; transportation; utilities; food and nutritional supplements; medical
supplies such as lymphedema sleeves, dressings, etc.; COBRA insurance
premiums; childcare; personal hygiene/specialty clothing items; dental
care needed prior to chemotherapy.
- Culturally-appropriate treatment support services which include, but are not limited to, the following: support groups, classes, and resources relevant to breast cancer patients and survivors.
- "Safety net" funding for low-income breast cancer patients.
This funding will provide financial assistance for the following: rent/mortgage;
prescriptions for medications not available through pharmaceutical assistance
funds; transportation; utilities; food and nutritional supplements; medical
supplies such as lymphedema sleeves, dressings, etc.; COBRA insurance
premiums; childcare; personal hygiene/specialty clothing items; dental
care needed prior to chemotherapy.
- Patient Navigation: 15% of our grant funding will
support projects in this area as it is clear that culturally appropriate
patient navigation reduces disparities in breast cancer outcomes among
medically underserved women. Programs in this target area must provide
the following:
- Culturally appropriate one-on-one patient navigation programs that aid breast cancer patients in accessing and understanding the medical system and help to insure that they receive the best treatment possible.
The deadline for applications is December 1, 2008 at 5 pm.
To obtain the Request for Applications (RFA), please click here or contact Emma Medicine White Crow at emma@pskomen.org or 206-633-0303 x109.
