The Boise Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grant Process
The Boise Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is currently offering grants of up to $25,000 to fund innovative projects in the areas of breast health and breast cancer education, outreach, screening, and treatment that support services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of our 19 county service area: Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley, and Washington.
Grants are available for up to one (1) year.
The application and forms needed to complete the grant process can be downloaded and returned by mail or email by August 10, 2007.
Mail to
6901 West Emerald, Suite 209,
Boise, ID 83704
or email to info@komenboise.org.
We encourage interested parties to apply for a grant. If you have any questions you can contact the Boise Komen office at 208-384-0013.
The grants will be announced in October 2007.
In order to help potential grantees we are offering an optional grant workshop at three different locations. These workshops will provide you with an insight into our organization and the needs in our service area and assist you in filling out your application.
Workshops will be offered at the following locations:
| Monday, July 9th |
McCall Memorial Hospital, McCall, ID |
| Wednesday, July 11th |
Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, Nampa, ID |
| Thursday, July 12th |
Red Lion Hotel, Twin Falls, ID |
The grant workshops will be offered two times at each location; 9am - 11am and 6pm – 7:30pm. Please choose one time you would like to attend and RSVP to (208) 384-0013 or email info@komenboise.org by July 6, 2007.
The Boise Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure — along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources — is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. We join more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Boise Race for the Cure, we have invested $1,700,000 since 1999, in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in our service area of 19 Idaho counties.
2006 – 07 Boise Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grant Awards
| Organization |
ProjectTitle |
St. Luke's
|
MSTI A Breast Cancer Detection Project: Providing Idaho's Underserved Women ages 35-49 with Screening Mammography Services and Women ages 20-49 with Diagnostic Mammography and Breast Ultrasound Services |
Valley Family Health Care
|
Outreach to Rural and Hispanic Women |
Terry Reilly Health Services
|
Komen Breast Cancer Prevention Project |
Southwest District Health
|
Southwest District Health "Disadvantaged Women" |
| St. Alphonsus Foundation Women's |
Healthcare Fund Secret Sisters Society
Rural Outreach: Screening Mammograms and Education for At-Risk Women |
St. Alphonsus Comprehensive Breast Care Center
|
Early Detection and Education for Medically Underserved and Culturally Diverse Women (mobile mammography) |
St. Alphonsus Comprehensive Breast Care Center
|
Early Detection and Education for Medically Underserved and Culturally Diverse Women |
Planned Parenthood of Idaho
|
Breast Health Project for Underserved Women |
Minidoka Memorial Hospital
|
Breast Cancer Screening and Education Project |
McCall Memorial Hospital
|
Annual Mammograms - No Woman Left Unscreened |
Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Foundation
|
900 Women Project |
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