Funding Priorities

A minimum of 25 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate Race supports the national Komen for the Cure Grant Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific conferences around the world.

Up to 75 percent of the net income from each domestic Affiliate Race stays in the local community to fund breast health education, breast cancer screening and treatment projects.

Brief Summary of Priorities

Drawing from the 2011 Community Profile, the Komen Northeastern New York Affiliate has identified the following priority areas:

• to increase breast health and breast care services to target populations in those counties with significant percentages of these populations--African American women in Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer Counties, Hispanic women in Montgomery County and Native American women in Franklin County.

• to increase screening rates in the four counties with the lowest percentage of women over 40 who have had a mammogram in the past year—Franklin, Essex, Washington and Hamilton Counties.

• to increase services, and access to services, to women in rural counties (Clinton, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton and Montgomery) in our area.  

• to enhance efforts to educate young women in our area about breast health.

The Community Profile is a needs assessment document that provides an overview of Komen’s grant-making priorities and the breast health needs in our service area. Please familiarize yourself with this document before developing your applications.

2011 Community Profile