Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure: 2009 Grants page

Grant Information
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. As one of a network of more than 120 affiliates around the country, the Komen Richmond Affiliate contributes to the Komen Promise by awarding funds to not-for-profit organizations that provide innovative, non-duplicative breast health and breast cancer services directly to the medically underserved, uninsured, or underinsured.

Click here to read our 2009 Community Profile

Grantee Spotlight

The VCU Massey Cancer Center project, “Providing Prostheses and Surgical Bras to Uninsured Patients,” improves the self-image of uninsured women who have undergone mastectomy by providing them with a high-quality, professionally fitted breast prosthesis and two surgical bras. Funding for patient transportation to fitting appointments is also available. Komen Richmond is pleased to support this project as it fulfills our promise to ensure quality care for all by providing post-mastectomy products to women without insurance coverage.

Grant Application Process

Applications for grants to support breast cancer and breast health programs from nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and educational institutions in cities and counties identified in the Service Area section of our website are eligible for funding. Applicants are encouraged to review the 2009 Community Profile to determine funding priorities of the Richmond Affiliate. All application instructions, forms, submission addresses, and requirements can be downloaded from the following 6 links:

Grant Announcement Letter

Request for Application Instructions

Grant Application Cover Page

Grant Application Budget Form

Organizational Capacity Form

Key Personnel Information Form

Important Dates

Grant Writing Workshop June 15, 2009
10:00am - 3:00pm

To register, contact Pem Hall at pbhall@komenrichmond.org or 804-358-7223

Application Deadline August 31, 2009 at 5:00pm

Award Notification December 1, 2009

Award Period February 1, 2010 - January 31, 2011

Funding for Local & National Programs

Up to 75% of the net revenue raised from our Race for the Cure®, special events, and the generosity of individual and corporate donors are distributed right back into the community of Central Virginia. The remaining 25% directly supports Komen’s National Research Grant Program.

Since 1998, the Komen Richmond Affiliate has raised over $3.3 million for both local programs and Komen’s National Research Grant Program. We are currently funding 15 innovative projects totaling $556,910. Additionally, in 2008 we contributed $212,883 to fund breast cancer research through Komen’s National Research Grant Program.

The Komen Richmond Affiliate is organized by hundreds of volunteers. This enables the Affiliate to keep its administrative costs as low as possible and allows the organization to fund many worthy programs that provide assistance to women who have traditionally been medically underserved. Our net proceeds will target local grant programs that:

Pay for mammograms for women who cannot afford them.
Educate women, particularly those who are medically underserved, about the importance of breast self-examination, professional screening, and mammograms.
Focus on treatment support as well as providing easier access to existing treatment resources for women with breast cancer.

The Richmond Affiliate is pleased to announce our 2009 Grantees!

The Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is proud to have awarded 15 grants totaling $556,910 to these great organizations who are working to make a difference in their communities:

Augusta Regional Free Clinic - Fishersville, VA
Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation - Richmond, VA
Breast Health Coalition of the Valley - Harrisonburg, VA
Centra - Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center - Lynchburg, VA
Central Virginia Health Services - New Canton, VA
Community Memorial Healthcenter - South Hill, VA
Crater Health District - Petersburg, VA
Fan Free Clinic - Richmond, VA
LINC - Richmond, VA
Pittsylvania-Danville Health District - Chatham, VA
Rappanhannock Area Health District - Fredericksburg, VA
VCU Massey Cancer Center - Richmond, VA
Winchester Medical Center - Winchester, VA

For more information about the Richmond Affiliate grant program, please contact Pem Hall at pbhall@komenrichmond.org or 804-358-7223.