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. Some of these efforts include more than 6,500 free screening mammograms, hundreds of diagnostic and treatment procedures, two full-time patient navigators and financial assistance to women fighting breast cancer.

Brief Summary of Priorities

The Komen Dallas County Affiliate is offers grants for innovative programs that reduce breast cancer mortality, especially among those who are disproportionately affected by this disease. Through a community needs assessment we have identified the following funding priority areas:

• Providing financial assistance for screening, treatment, emergency living expenses and transportation for services. 
• Providing culturally-appropriate patient navigation and advocacy for the medically underserved.
• Breast health education among African American, Hispanic and Asian women in Dallas County.

Komen Dallas County Community Profile 

Community Profile (Full report)

Community Profile Executive Summary (Eight-page summary)

Community Profile Snapshot (Visual summary of key findings)

Komen Dallas County conducts a needs assessment, which results in the Community Profile, to guide our priorities and work more effectively within the community. The Community Profile includes an overview of demographic and breast cancer statistics that highlight target areas, groups or issues. Komen Dallas County then uses the Community Profile Report to make informed decisions on how the Affiliate can use its resources to make the greatest impact on breast cancer in the area through the awarding of local grants for education, screening and treatment programs. Funding for local grants is then aligned with the most significant needs in the community.

Every two years, the Community Profile Report is revised to reflect changes in the community, allowing the Affiliate to identify any gaps in the health system and to work toward filling them. Analysis of Dallas County in the Community Profile Report includes the voices of those living in target areas. The completed Community Profile Report is an assessment of the state of breast health in Dallas County and a plan of action in order to improve it.

Please familiarize yourself with this document before developing your application.