Susan G. Komen St. Louis is accepting grant applications for its upcoming community-based grant awards cycle, which runs April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015.
Komen St. Louis’ community grants program supports non-profit organizations and governmental institutions in its 17-county Missouri/Illinois service area that provide innovative, non-duplicative, evidence-based breast health/breast cancer screening, treatment, education and support programs targeting services not otherwise available to medically underserved populations.
All grant applications must meet eligibility requirements and be completed and submitted through the Komen Grants e-Management System (GeMS). Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2013. Grant awards are for one year (April 1-March 31). Organizations receiving Komen St. Louis grant funding must re-apply each year.
Komen St. Louis’ service area includes the City of St. Louis; the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Montgomery, Perry, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Warren and Washington; and the Illinois counties of Clinton, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair.
Komen St. Louis funding is limited and awarded through a competitive process. All grant applications meeting the eligibility requirements undergo rigorous review by an independent panel of local professionals from varied backgrounds, including medicine, business, public health, and breast cancer survivors. This panel is responsible for making the final decisions regarding grant awards.
Komen St. Louis has identified four funding priorities:
- Increase regular breast cancer screenings and ensure access to quality breast cancer treatment and support services for African-American women in St. Louis County
- Increase breast cancer screenings in Jefferson County, particularly targeting women age 40 and over who have never been screened
- Increase breast cancer screenings in rural counties within the Komen St. Louis service area, particularly in Madison and Washington counties in Missouri and Clinton County in Illinois
- Increase breast cancer screening, treatment, education and support services for underserved women in the entire Komen St. Louis service area
For more information about community grants eligibility requirements and the application process, call 314-569-3900 or visit www.komenstlouis.org/grants.