Funding Priorities

Funding Priorities
The Twin Tiers Region Affiliate is currently offering one-year grants for projects that reduce breast cancer mortality in our nine-county service region (Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins counties in New York, and Bradford, Potter, and Tioga counties in Pennsylvania).

We are particularly interested in projects focusing on those whose access to screening and treatment is compromised by financial hardship, geographical challenges or ignorance of available resources. However, we welcome and encourage all relevant applications by eligible organizations in the Twin Tiers Region.

The Komen Twin Tiers Region Affiliate has identified the following Funding Priorities for the 2012-2013 Funding Cycle:

1. Projects with a special focus on programs or facilities that provide services for patients from rural communities OR who lack transportation for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. This may include, but is not limited to, mileage reimbursement, ride services or programs that bring treatment options to rural areas.
2. Projects that inform Twin Tiers residents about the availability of services, financial support, and other resources available in the state, and/or feature collaboration and partnerships within our nine-county breast cancer community. This may include, but is not limited to, patient navigator programs or resource publications.
3. Projects that address barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment for the (1) under and uninsured, (2) those lacking financial resources or (3) those lacking knowledge about resources available to them.

Programs/Projects addressing other areas of need will also be considered.

Please note that requests for science research funding should be directed to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Award and Research Grant Program. Information on research funding is available at www.komen.org/grants.