Grant Information

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

www.komen.org

Since 1982, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has provided funding for basic, clinical and translational breast cancer research and for innovative projects in the areas of breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment. In addition, Komen for the Cure awards three-year postdoctoral fellowships to individuals working under the guidance of experienced cancer researchers in order to recruit and retain young scientists in the field of breast cancer research. Credited as a leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer, Komen for the Cure runs one of the most innovative, responsive grant programs in breast cancer today with a focus on research projects with potential for high impact that may not be considered by other agencies.

For more information on Komen for the Cure’s national grants, please click here: http://komen.org/grants

Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure® Local Grant Program

Up to seventy-five percent of the proceeds from the Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure® remain in the local community. Funds support breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for the medically underserved in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. The remaining monies, approximately twenty-five percent fund breast cancer research and project grants awarded through Komen for the Cure. 
 

Overview

Affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure represent one of the nation’s largest funding sources for breast health and breast cancer screening, education and treatment support programs.

The Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®, through its local presenting sponsor the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, offers grants for innovative projects in the areas of breast health and/or breast cancer education/outreach, screening, or treatment support projects targeting services not otherwise available to the medically underserved communities of the Metropolitan Detroit area.

Community Profile

A community needs assessment of the Metropolitan Detroit area has identified the following as the most pressing needs  with the greatest likelihood of positive impact:

• Expanding awareness of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program within the target audience and among primary care and other health care providers;
• Addressing screening and treatment gaps for the “working poor;”
• Targeting educational messages about the impact of clinical trials, especially in minority communities.

Only projects which address these needs will be considered for funding.

Please email raceforthecure@karmanos.org if you need more information.