Notice of Funding Opportunity to Serve Target Communities
Susan G. Komen Colorado will award Community Grants to eligible local non-profit organizations to provide breast health and breast cancer projects to individuals in the Affiliate’s service area between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017. Komen Colorado will award grants using a competitive review process to support evidence-based projects that contribute to the Affiliate’s overall goals of:
- Increasing screening rates and access to care;
- Reducing rates of late-stage diagnosis and breast cancer mortality;
- Reducing disparities in breast cancer outcomes between populations;
- Enhancing quality of life for patients;
- Improving patients’ ability to progress along the breast cancer continuum of care in their local communities; and
- Changing individuals’ knowledge of and decision-making about breast cancer risk, screening recommendations, and screening behaviors
For the 2016-2017 grant cycle, Komen Colorado will accept applications that address one of the funding priorities below and fall into one of the following funding categories:
- Community Health Worker – KomenCO1617RFA_CHW
- Screening/Diagnostics – KomenCO1617RFA_Screening
- Treatment – KomenCO1617RFA_Treatment
Full details about this funding opportunity are available on Komen Colorado’s Web Site.