CNY Grant Information

General Grant Information

The promise of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Affiliates of the Komen for the Cure represent one of the nation’s largest private funding sources for breast health and breast cancer screening, education, and treatment support programs.

Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds raised by the Komen Central New York Affiliate is dedicated to fighting breast cancer in 17 counties in Central New York. Each year, Komen CNY awards grants to local hospitals and community organizations that provide breast health education and awareness programs to medically underserved women, from mammograms in St. Lawrence county, to education provided by an outreach worker traveling more than 100 miles in Rochester, to breast health counseling for victims of domestic violence in Utica and Rome.

The Central New York Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure offers grants for innovative projects in the areas of breast health and breast cancer education, outreach, screening, treatment and support projects targeting services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of the Central New York service area.  A list of counties included in the Central New York Service Area is attached to this Request for Proposal.  Grants are available for up to one (1) year.

An independent review committee evaluates applications submitted for all programs.

A list of counties included in the Central New York Service Area are:
• Cayuga County
• Cortland County
• Chenango County
• Herkimer County
• Jefferson County
• Lewis County
• Livingston County
• Madison County
• Monroe County
• Oneida County
• Onondaga Count
• Ontario County
• Oswego County
• St. Lawrence County
• Seneca County
• Wayne County
• Yates County 

Important Note: Applications will be accepted for any breast health or breast cancer screening, treatment, education, or support project in the listed counties. However, projects that specifically address the objectives outlined in the “Statement of Need” below will be given priority. All requests for science research funding should be directed to the Komen Foundation’s Award and Research Grant Program. More information on research funding is available at www.komen.org/grants.

Projects will Be funded in the following areas:

•    breast cancer education
•    screening and early detection, treatment
•    educational outreach to special populations
•    interventions over the spectrum of breast health care support programs (i.e. support groups, transportation, child care and
     other programs enabling women to receive necessary health care)

Statement of Need:  Through a community needs assessment, the Central New York Affiliate of  Susan G. Komen for the Cure has identified the following needs: (Derived from the Central New York Affiliate’s Community Profile):

•     Projects focusing on breast health education of the general population about breast cancer risk, the need for regular screening and the importance of early detection.
•     Projects focusing on serving uninsured women who do not qualify for services through the New York State Cancer Services Program.
•     Projects that provide mammography screening, diagnostic services and treatment for underserved populations.
•     Projects that emphasize culturally appropriate outreach and education initiatives to the minority populations within the Central New York communities 
•     Projects focused on educating, screening and treating women woth disabilities

Please note: Once a grant has been awarded, the grantee must use the Komen logo and/or Komen CNY name in all print ads and articles that refer to the grant.