Major Grants are available from The Central Affiliate once each year. Applications for Major Grants may be obtained August 1, 2007. The Request for Proposals (RFP) and Applications will be offered on our web site as a single downloadable file. The deadline for application for Grant Cycle April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 is November 23, 2007. All grant applicants will receive notification of funding status the last week of February 2008.
Small Grants, Conference Grants and Travel Scholarships
Small grants are available from the Affiliate throughout the year to non-profit organizations seeking to fund breast health or breast cancer projects associated with education, screening, or treatment.
Conference Grants are available and are intended to support local scientific or educational conferences, symposia and meetings in relation to breast health/breast cancer.
Travel Scholarships are available to non-profits to provide travel assistance to conferences relevant to breast cancer. Please see Small Grant Application for Guidelines and Funding amounts.
Association for Community Enhancement provides Spanish language breast health and referral as well as a physical fitness/nutrition education program.
P: 276-0999
Blue Mountain Associates Services, Inc. provides breast health education and physical fitness/nutrition to Native American women.
P: 393-4897
Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Inc. provides Spanish language breast health education to urban and rural communities.
P: 237-2961
Community Outpatient Rehab Ctr-Lymphedema Clinic offers services and treatment for underserved patients afflicted with lymphedema patient education following breast cancer surgery and/or radiation therapy.
P: 459-1603
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center brings the deaf and hard of hearing up to date about breast cancer awareness, current treatments and how to support, advocate and assist others who are current breast cancer survivors.
P: 225-3323
Fresno Health Consumer Center/Project of Central CA Legal Svcs will
conduct breast health education outreach to Hispanic and Southeast Asian residents. Will focus on the needs of the under-represented, marginalized and hard to reach populations.
P: 570-1266
Hinds Hospice helps offset the cost of uninsured or underinsured terminally ill breast cancer patients. Hinds Hospice operates a full-service in-home hospice and serves patients in their homes or in appropriately licensed facilities.
P: 226-5683
Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno will provide culturally appropriate breast health education and referral to Arabic, Farsi and Urdu speaking Muslin adolescent and adult females.
P: 297-9535
KNXT TV will air breast health education programs in English, Spanish, Hmong and Portuguese
P: 488-7440
Khmer Society of Fresno, Inc. provides breast health education to the Southeast Asian community
P: 252-0474
Sablan Medical Clinic aims to improve access to breast health services for rural women in western Fresno County by providing financial assistance for the underinsured/uninsured.
P: 659-3037
Sequoia Community Health Centers provides individual assistance for underinsured/uninsured women in Fresno to direct medical care, referral for mammography, treatment and follow-up care.
P: 457-5238
West Fresno Health Care Coalition offers breast health education to the faith-based African American community.
P: 264-7185
Our Work
With nearly $1 billion invested to date, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the world’s largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to curing breast cancer at every stage – from the causes, to the cures, to the pain and anxiety of every moment in between.
With over 1 million invested to date, the Central Valley Affiliate provides grant funding to local non-profit programs for education, screening, treatment and support.
