National Spotlight
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A brand to trust — We are honored that Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ranked number one in a recent Harris Interactive poll as the most valued non-profit brand and the charity people are most likely to donate money to. Additionally, Komen for the Cure ranked second on the 2010 list of the nation’s most trusted charities. Thank you to all who help us daily in the fight to end breast cancer!
How to Apply for Funding
Community Grants
The 2011-2012 Arkansas Affiliate grant cycle will run from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. The 2011-2012 Request for Application and Application Forms can be downloaded below. Eligible applications must be postmarked by 5:00 p.m. on November 10, 2010. Announcements of funding will be made by February 28, 2011.
2011-2012 Request for Application (MS Word)
2011-2012 Applicaiton Forms:
Grant Application-MS Word Forms
Budget Form (MS Excel)
Budget Justification Form (MS Excel)
2011-2012 Grant Handbook (MS Word)
2011-2012 Grant Cycle Time Line (PDF)
Below, we have included a list of handouts and web links that you might find helpful when writing your grant:
In addition, the Arkansas Affiliate staff will be available during the course of the grant application period to provide technical assistance to potential applicants. Technical assistance may include, but is not limited to giving guidance regarding evaluation measures and data collection, helping projects to identify and resolve challenges, providing information or sharing educational resources for cancer prevention, providing general ideas or suggestions for implementing the proposed project and review of certain parts of the proposal. Assistance may be provided by telephone, email and/or one-on-one meetings.
Small Grants
For more general details on how to apply for a small grant, please click here. Eligibility requirements include but may not be limited to the following:
- Applicant must be a 501(c) organization (non-profit organization, educational institution and/or government agency) and provide proof of non-profit status if it is not already on file with the Affiliate. Checks cannot be issued to individuals; they must be issued to the 501(c)3 organization.
- Applicant must be operating within the Komen Affiliate’s service area, and funded activities (except travel) must take place within the service area.
- Funding requests should not be for a project that would normally be eligible for funding through the yearly peer-reviewed Komen Grant process (Screening Treatment Education Program / STEP grants).
- Funded activities must be consistent with and specific to the Komen mission.
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