Grant Information

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. As one of a network of more than 120 affiliates around the country, the Komen Richmond Affiliate contributes to Komen Promise by awarding funds to local not-for-profit organizations that provide innovative, non-duplicative breast health and breast cancer services directly to the medically underserved, uninsured or underinsured in central Virginia. 

Click here to read our 2009 Community Profile 

Grant Application Process

Applications for grants to support breast cancer and breast health programs from nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and educational institutions in cities and counties identified in the Service Area section of our website are eligible for funding. Applicants are encouraged to review the 2009 Community Profile to determine funding priorities of the Richmond Affiliate. All application instructions, forms, submission addresses, and requirements can be downloaded from the following 3 links:

Grant Announcement Letter
Request for Application Instructions
Grant Application

Important Dates 

Grantee Spotlight: The Ellen Shaw de Paredes Breast Cancer Foundation

The Ellen Shaw de Paredes Breast Cancer Foundation provides free screening mammograms to medically underserved or uninsured women in the Greater Richmond area, with an emphasis on individuals served by The Daily Planet, whose majority of clients are homeless, African-American, or Hispanic. The Foundation is working with community organizations and mammography facilities in the area to provide free screenings to women in need. Komen Richmond is grateful to Dr. Paredes for helping us fulfill our mission of ensuring quality care for all. 

Funding for Local & National Programs 

Up to 75% of the net revenue raised from our Race for the Cure®, special events, and the generosity of individual and corporate donors are distributed right back into the community of Central Virginia. The remaining 25% directly supports Komen’s National Research Grant Program.

Since 1998, the Komen Richmond Affiliate has raised over $4 million for both local programs and Komen’s National Research Grant Program. We are currently funding 14 innovative projects totaling $590,367. Additionally, in 2009 we contributed $227,047 to fund breast cancer research through Komen’s National Research Grant Program.

The Komen Richmond Affiliate is organized by hundreds of volunteers. This enables the Affiliate to keep its administrative costs as low as possible and allows the organization to fund many worthy programs that provide assistance to women who have traditionally been medically underserved. Our net proceeds will target local grant programs that:

• Pay for mammograms for women who cannot afford them.
• Educate women, particularly those who are medically underserved, about the importance of breast self-examination, professional screening, and mammograms.
• Focus on treatment support as well as providing easier access to existing treatment resources for women with breast cancer.

The Richmond Affiliate is pleased to announce our 2010 Grantees!

The Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is proud to have awarded 14 grants totaling $590,367 to these great organizations who are working to make a difference in their communities:

Augusta Regional Free Clinic – Fishersville, VA
Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation – Richmond, VA
Breast Health Coalition of the Valley – Harrisonburg, VA
Central Virginia Health Services, Inc. - New Canton, VA
Community Memorial Healthcenter - South Hill, VA
Crater Health District – Petersburg, VA
Ellen Shaw de Paredes Breast Cancer Foundation - Richmond, VA
Fan Free Clinic – Richmond, VA
Nueva Vida - Richmond, VA
Pittsylvania-Danville Health Department – Chatham, VA
Senior Connections/Capital Area Agency on Aging – Richmond, VA
The University of Virginia Breast Care Program – Charlottesville, VA
VCU Massey Cancer Center (2 projects) – Richmond, VA

To read more about our 2010 grantees, click here.

For more information about the Richmond Affiliate grant program, please contact Pem Hall at pbhall@komenrichmond.org or 804-358-7223.