For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, Komen Denver will consider breast cancer projects that meet at least one of the Affiliate’s priorities of:
- Increasing access to breast cancer screening, diagnostics and treatment by reducing financial barriers for uninsured and under-insured populations, with priority populations including Hispanic/Latina; African American/Black; gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender; Native American; rural; or low-income individuals.
- Increasing culturally relevant breast health education and awareness in medically underserved populations through partnerships with community health workers, promotore/a or similar, community-based navigation programs, with the end-goal of these projects being to connect medically underserved individuals with clinical breast exams (CBEs) and mammograms.
- Building capacity for the continuum of breast health care with the goal of creating continuity between education, navigation, screening, diagnostics, treatment, and patient support.
- Community Health Workers (CHW): Members of the community who are fluent in and sensitive to the language and culture of their audience with the primary aim of helping people in their community understand health behaviors, recognize health options, and make decisions that will improve their health. Komen Denver Affiliate considers proposals for projects where CHWs provide culturally responsive breast health education to diverse populations that focus on addressing barriers to screening. The end-goal of these projects is to connect medically underserved individuals with clinical breast exams, mammograms and timely follow-up diagnostic care.
- Screening: Provide direct patient screening services that include all aspects of breast cancer screening, diagnostics and other follow up care at a clinical location.
- Treatment: Provide direct patient services that include all aspects of breast cancer treatment including, diagnostics and staging, chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, surgery, counseling, navigation, alternative therapies and other follow up care in a medical setting.
- Patient Support: Offer assistance outside of direct clinical services that assist breast cancer patients with their immediate needs in healing mentally and physically and that improve the overall treatment experience. Komen Denver Affiliate considers proposals for a wide range of non-medical support services that can greatly improve the patient’s life, decrease stress over finances and assist the breast cancer patient in dealing with their diagnosis Projects funded in this area must focus on breast cancer patients who are actively in treatment.
The Affiliate will only fund projects that focus exclusively on breast health and/or breast cancer for uninsured, underinsured and low-income individuals. Qualifying organizations include any United States nonprofit, federally tax-exempt organization, including nonprofit hospitals and hospital systems, governmental entities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit educational institutions, with tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Service code.
To access the 2014-2015 application for funding, click on “How to Apply” in the Grants section of the Affiliate Web site at www.komendenver.org. All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2, 2013, using the Susan G. Komen online Grants eManagement System. Questions about Komen Denver’s application or the application process should be directed to Director of Mission Programs Toni Panetta at (303) 744-2088 ext. 305 or tpanetta@komendenver.org." [Source: Susan G. Komen]
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