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.
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.
Puget Sound Affiliate 2009 Grant Recipients
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Puget Sound Affiliate has awarded $2.35
million to local non-profit, tribal and government institutions for the 2009
grant cycle. We are pleased to announce the following 2009
Grantees.
