Funding Priorities

A minimum of 25 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate Race supports the national Komen for the Cure Grant Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific conferences around the world.

Up to 75 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate Race stays in the local community to fund breast health education, breast cancer screening and treatment projects.

Brief Summary of Priorities

Our region’s screening rates are too low and the barriers influencing those rates are multi-dimensional and variable by communities, and heavily influenced by families, cultural attitudes, and tight social networks. We believe that if we can move women to have their screening mammograms within standard guidelines, lives will be saved. Our primary strategic objective needs to be directed at increasing the number of women receiving screening mammograms and a critical measurement of success for each program we support should be the number of screening mammograms derived from those efforts. The programs may address a variety of specific barriers **Note: Please see RFA for specific funding priorities for the 2012-2013 grant cycle.**:

• need for low/no-cost screenings
• increasing awareness of affordable screening programs
• offering resource awareness initiatives for physician offices
• addressing access issues in remote regions
• overcoming fear by incorporating entertainment, social, or religious elements into screening recruitment initiatives
• capitalizing on family and social network “peer” pressure to encourage women to seek screenings
• addressing familial history variables to overcome unsubstantiated concerns

However every initiative should have a key objective of increasing the number of women who receive screening mammograms within the recommended timeframe.

As we have continued with our strategic plan of addressing our communities' needs, we are beginning to address all aspects of the continuum of care.  We encourage all of our current and future grantees to address the entire continuum of care, whether it is through collaborative efforts with other organizations, grantees, etc. when executing their breast health programs.  It is our hope that local organizations, programs, and grantees alike will be able to direct patients to other resources during the entire breast care process.

Community Profile for Download

The 2011 Community Profile is a needs assessment document that provides an overview of Komen’s grant-making priorities and the breast health needs in our service area. Please familiarize yourself with this document before developing your applications.