Grants

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Community Grants Request for Application (RFA) is now available!
Please click here for the RFA information or click here for the application cover page.

There will be two grants writing workshops held. Attendance is strongly encouraged for all who wish to apply for a grant.

September 23, 2010 – 10 a.m.
YMCA of Buffalo/Niagara Headquarters
301 Cayuga Rd., Cheektowaga NY 14225

OR

September 29, 2010 – 9 a.m.
St. Bonaventure University (conf room at Hickey Dining Hall)
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

If you plan to attend the workshop at St. Bonaventure please click here for further information.

Interested parties can register for either of these events by clicking the following Survey Monkey link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6ZMS3C2 or by emailing or calling Judy Babel (judybabel@komenwny.org) 716-580-3116. RSVP by September 15th to ensure attendance.

Please note that we have moved up our submission deadline to November 19, 2010. This is two weeks earlier than we have previously requested as we will be instituting a pre-review period to allow stronger grantee submissions.

Feel free to share this announcement with any contacts or organizations you think might be interested in applying for a Susan G. Komen for the Cure Community Grant in 2011!

Since 2001, the Western New York Affiliate has raised more than $2 million to fund local community-based breast health education, breast cancer screening and treatment programs for the medically underserved.

The Western New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen is pleased to announce funding in the amount of $350,000 for Community Grants to nine different organizations within the 8 counties of Western New York. To see which organizations have received funding for the 2010-2011 grant cycle please click on the link Community Grants below.

A comprehensive community needs assessment, called the Community Profile, is conducted every few years to ensure that funding is directed to non-duplicative programs that address the specific unmet breast health needs of people living in Western New York.

The Komen Western New York Affiliate supports local nonprofits through the following:

These grants have a tremendous impact on our community. Frequently, the Komen Western New York Affiliate is the primary source of local funding for breast health programs.

For further information on our grant program please contact Christy Widman at 716-870-3619 or christywidman@komenwny.org.

All requests for science research funding should be directed to the Komen National's Award and Research Grant Program.

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