Funding Opportunities from the Northeast Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure^®

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Komen Northeast Ohio Affiliate is proud to announce the availability of grant funds for 2009-2010. Grants will be made to support efforts to reduce breast cancer disparities in Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties.

Based on a community needs assessment, Komen has identified the three following funding priority areas:

• Priority 1: Address the high rates of late stage diagnosis in Mahoning, Lake and Tuscarawas counties as well as high death rates among underserved populations especially African American women in Carroll, Mahoning, Cuyahoga, Lorain and Ashtabula counties.
• Priority 2: Focused attention on outreach to underserved populations to provide breast health education and improve access to screening.
• Priority 3: Need for additional collaboration among local organizations to provide the full spectrum of breast health and comprehensively address community needs through coordinated efforts.

Applications must be postmarked by November 10^th, 2008.

To obtain the Request for Applications or register for the Grant Writing Workshop on October 3rd, please visit the Northeast Ohio Affiliate website, www.komenneohio.org or contact Carrie Clark 216-292-2873 ext. 109.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northeast Ohio Affiliate

Since 1994, the Komen Northeast Ohio Affiliate has raised $12 million to provide funding and support to Northeast Ohio agencies working to create a world without breast cancer. The agencies provide mammograms and screening, breast cancer education and ongoing support to women, men, their families and friends. Up to seventy-five percent of the money raised locally funds programs in the Northeast Ohio 15 county service area, and the remaining 25 percent helps fund the Susan G. Komen for the Cure National Research Grant Program. Our vision is to create a world without breast cancer.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.