How to Apply for Funding

Community Grants

All proposals will be submitted online this year through our new online grant management system GeMS. GeMS allows grant applicants to complete their applications, the Affiliate to complete the review process, and grantees to submit progress and final reports online. The 2013-2014 Arkansas Affiliate grant cycle will run from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014.  The 2013-2014 Request for Application can be downloaded below.  Eligible applications must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on November 7, 2012. Announcements of funding will be made by February 22, 2013.

2013-2014 Request for Application (MS Word)

GeMS Applicant User Guide (PDF)

2013-2014 Grant Handbook (MS Word)
2013-2014 Grant Cycle Time Line

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

• 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.