Grants

Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest breast cancer organization, awarded more than $100 million in research grants last year, representing the largest single-year investment in research in the organization's 26-year history and a 30 percent increase over the previous year’s award total of $77 million. The 2008 grants slate moves Komen for the Cure closer to accomplishing its goal of investing another $2 billion in breast cancer research and community health programs by 2017.

The North Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is proud to be funding 25 grants for the period from April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.  These grants have been selected by our independent Community Review Panel as those that will have the greatest impact in serving uninsured and underinsured women in our 9-county service area.

Komen funding is restricted in that it may only be used to provide the vital breast health services  indicated in each grantee’s program proposal.  Funds must be strictly tracked and may never be mixed with an organization’s general operating funds.  Grant funding is limited and not guaranteed from year to year.  Funding of a specific organization’s program in no way constitutes our endorsement of that organization, its overall mission or any of the other services it may provide.

Please note that Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is not a direct service provider.  We do not provide funds directly to individuals for screening or treatment, nor do we determine individual eligibility, make referrals, or influence the screening or treatment decisions of the organizations that we fund.

Any not-for-profit organization that provides breast health and/or breast cancer education, screening, or treatment services may apply for a grant.