Funding Priorities

A minimum of 25 percent of our annual income is directed to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Medical and Science Research Grant Program that funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific conferences around the world. Up to 75 percent of funds raised stays in the San Francisco Bay Area community to fund our affiliate's grants, education, and public policy efforts. The San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure offers grants for innovative and non-duplicative projects in the areas of breast health and breast cancer education, screening, treatment, and treatment support. We are targetting services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of the communities we serve - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, West Solano (Benicia, Birds Landing, Fairfield, Suisun City and Vallejo) and Sonoma counties.

Brief Summary of Priorities 

In 2010, Komen SF Bay Area began a process to determine unmet needs for breast health/breast cancer services our service area. As a result of the community needs assessment, we have determined the following priorities for our 2012-2013 grant cycle. Please note that the following is not exclusive and the list order does not reflect level of significance or funding allocations:

 · Reduce barriers to screening and treatment

 · Reduce language and cultural barriers to screening and treatment for monolingual immigrant populations, and

 · Reduce late stage breast cancer diagnosis and mortality rates for Latinas, African American, and API women in the four target counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Francisco

Applications are accepted annually for breast health and/or breast cancer education, screening, and treatment/treatment support programs. Click here for details on how to apply.