Funding Priorities

A minimum of 25 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate Race supports the national Komen for the Cure Grant Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific conferences around the world.

Up to 75 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate Race stays in the local community to fund breast health education, breast cancer screening and treatment projects.

Brief Summary of Priorities

The Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure offers grants to non-profit organizations that provide culturally appropriate breast health education and breast cancer screening, treatment, and support programs that reach medically underserved individuals. These groups include low-income and uninsured or underinsured, rural, Latina/Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, African American, American Indian, lesbian and bisexual women living in the Puget Sound Affiliate’s sixteen county service area (Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, Island, Snohomish, King, Kitsap, Clallam, Jefferson, Mason, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties).

Additionally, based upon the disparities identified in the Komen Puget Sound 2009-2011 Community Profile Report, we strongly encourage applications that will provide new or expanded projects in the following areas of need:

• Projects that will increase breast cancer screening, patient navigation and treatment support services offered in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific and Mason counties to low-income, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native women.

• Projects that will increase breast cancer screening and patient navigation in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties for low-income, African American, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native and Vietnamese women.

Community Profile for Download

The Community Profile is a needs assessment document that provides an overview of Komen’s grant-making priorities and the breast health needs in our service area. Please familiarize yourself with this document before developing your applications. Download the Puget Sound Community Profile Report.