Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure
2008 Community-Based Grants

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Funds raised from the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure® are granted to local and national programs that support Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

A minimum of $1 million from the Komen National Race net proceeds remains in the National Capital Area, including Washington, D.C. and areas of Virginia and Maryland. These funds are awarded on a needs-basis to programs in the community that support breast health and breast cancer awareness.

Funds raised from the 2007 Komen National Race for the Cure are awarded in the 2008 grant cycle. Fifteen organizations in the National Capital Area received grants for 2008 for a total investment of more than $3.3 million.

As part of the Community-Based Grant Program, grants are for a two-year period and are awarded to projects dedicated to addressing gaps and unmet needs in breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment.

Additionally, as part of the Community-Academic Partnership Grant Program, Komen may award projects three-year grants up to $700,000 for helping reduce breast cancer health disparities through partnerships between community-based organizations and academic institutions.

The remaining net proceeds support cutting-edge breast cancer research through the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program, with a number of grantees in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. These grants support groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world. With these programs, Komen has been internationally recognized for its blinded, peer-review process, which has provided funding for some of the most significant breakthroughs in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment during the last 25 years.

With more than $1 billion invested to date, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s single largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to curing breast cancer – second only to the U.S. Government. We fight breast cancer on all fronts –in laboratories, in doctors’ offices, throughout communities, in rural and urban areas and at the public policy level.

For a list of abstracts of the 2008 Komen National Race for the Cure grantees, please click here.

Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure 2008 Community-Based Grants

Komen Community Collaboration to Battle Breast Cancer
Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring

Breast Cancer Screening and Outreach for Low-Income Immigrant Women
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc.

Nueva Vida, Access & Survivorship Support for Latinas with Breast Cancer
Nueva Vida, Inc.

Breast Health Care: Meeting the Challenges of Diversity
Arlington Free Clinic

Latino Cancer Prevention and Control Project
CASA of Maryland, Inc.

One-by-One Breast Cancer Screening: Reaching Out to Women in Public Housing
Georgetown University

Instutionalizing Navigation at Howard Hospital for African Americans
Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts

Breast Cancer Patient Navigator Program: A New Palliative Care Approach
Sibley Memorial Hospital

Breast Cancer Education Program
Georgetown University Hospital

Breast Health Alliance
Whitman-Walker Clinic

Brains, Breasts & Beauty: The Use it or Lose it Program for Woman 18-40
Montgomery General Hospital

Easy Access
Prince George’s County Health Department

Increasing Breast Cancer Screening Capacity for Women Living in Poverty
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Inc.

Breaking Down Barriers
Washington Hospital Center Foundation

Impact of Neuva Vida’s Cancer Support Model in Latina’s Self-Efficacy
Nueva Vida, Inc.