2012 Request for Applications available

Susan G. Komen Tyler Affiliate Accepting Grant Applications

The Tyler Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is now accepting grant applications for 2012.  The Request for Application is available for projects targeting services not otherwise available to medically underserved populations of Smith County.  Applications must be received on or before February 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm.  Late submissions will not be accepted. The Request for Application and subsequent instructions may be found at www.komentyler.org or by calling the Komen Tyler Affiliate at (903) 561-6992.

Grant funding is made possible through the proceeds from the 2011 Komen Tyler Race for the Cure®, Ride for the Cure® and contributions to Komen Tyler. Applications for breast cancer and breast health programs from nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and educational institutions in Smith County are eligible for funding.

The promise of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Affiliates of Komen represent one of the nation’s largest private funding sources for breast health and breast cancer screening, education, and treatment support programs.

The Komen Tyler Affiliate’s local fundraising efforts have enabled it to fund projects such as the “Breast Health and Screening Initiative” a grant project to pay for breast diagnostic services for women who can’t afford them through the Northeast Texas Public Health District.  

In order to ensure the funds are making the greatest impact, the Komen Tyler Affiliate works with local medical experts and community leaders to conduct a comprehensive community needs assessments every two years.  The assessment identifies specific, unmet breast health needs within Smith County and then directs the funding of the organization.

Up to 75 percent of a Komen Affiliate’s net income stays in the local community to fund breast cancer screening and education programs. The remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.

Questions regarding the funding process should be directed to Jennifer Watkins, Executive Director (903) 561-6992. For more information, please visit www.komentyler.org.  

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 and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.  It is the only grassroots organization fighting to cure breast cancer at every stage, from the causes to the cures - fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.  Since launching the breast cancer movement over 25 years ago, Komen has transformed the culture by changing how the world talks about and treats this devastating disease.  Komen is credited with helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into survivors. 

Komen Tyler’s grants are responsible for providing approximately $1.2 million in services over the last 12 years in East Texas. In 2011 Komen Tyler granted $246,500 locally to provide screening mammograms and diagnostic exams for uninsured women and funding for breast health education programs targeting at risk populations.  For more information contact Komen Tyler at (903) 561-6992, info@komentyler.org or at www.komentyler.org

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