The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
Four types of grants are offered annually: Exceptional Project Grants, Young Investigator Grants, Breast Surgery Fellowships and Education and Outreach Grants. We invite clinical doctors and research scientists whose primary focus is breast cancer research to apply for either the Exceptional Project or Young Investigator Grant. Society of Surgical Oncology-accredited institutions may submit requests for funding for fellowships if they are in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut. We invite Directors of programs that are directly related to breast cancer services in Connecticut or Westchester County, New York to apply for the Education and Outreach Grant.
One of the distinguishing features of Breast Cancer Alliance is its commitment to conduct site visits to grant recipients during the grant period.
Education and Outreach Grants:
Breast Cancer Alliance offers grants to support programs directly related to outreach and case managerial breast cancer services, including education, counseling, biopsies and mammograms for the underserved. The programs must be located in Connecticut and/or in Westchester County, New York.
Terms:
The term of the Education and Outreach Grant is one calendar year beginning March 1, 2024. The program must be directly related to breast cancer services. Breast Cancer Alliance does not fund office supplies, patient notebooks, medical supplies, financial aid (i.e. gas bills, transportation, rent, overhead, grocery gift certificates, fringe benefits, etc.) printing costs, travel costs, marketing costs, recruitment costs or training programs.
· Applications are due by midnight on December 11, 2023.
· Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
· Any changes to the proposed use of these grant monies once an application has been submitted must be disclosed or Breast Cancer Alliance can nullify any grant agreement made due to a change in unapproved circumstances.
· Any changes to the use of these grant monies after the grant contract has been signed must be approved by Breast Cancer Alliance before such changes are made.
· Extensions will not be made for use of grant funding. Any unused funding at the end of the grant term must be returned to Breast Cancer Alliance by May 1, 2025.
· Approved grant recipients will allow representatives of Breast Cancer Alliance to come for a site visit during the grant term, either at the institution or virtually.
· Funding is determined on an annual basis, per each grant cycle. Prior gift allocations do not guarantee future grants.
· The authorized institutional grant representative and the program director shall both sign this grant application and the grant agreement on behalf of the institutional grant recipient.
· Grant recipients must submit the digital progress report online by August 15, 2024 and the digital final report by May 1, 2025. The template for these reports should be downloaded from Breast Cancer Alliance’s website: breastcanceralliance.org
· Any publicity associated with the program must acknowledge Breast Cancer Alliance as a supporter as much as is reasonably possible.
Application procedure:
Please sumbit the digital application form from the BCA website on or before December 11, 2023. Emailed, mailed or hand delivered forms will not be accepted.
The Grants Committee of Breast Cancer Alliance reviews and evaluates each grant proposal. The results of the Grants Committee's evaluations and subsequent recommendations are presented to the BCA Board for approval. All applications are confidential and are available only to the BCA Board of Directors and BCA Grants Committee.
Applicants will be notified by e-mail by mid-February 2024 of the decision regarding their proposals. Arrangements for contracts and payment will be made at that time. Contracts must be executed and returned to Breast Cancer Alliance for grant payment by March 1, 2024.
If any grantee or sponsoring institution fails to adhere to the policies and qualifications listed above, or there are inconsistencies or misrepresentations of the program or use of the request funds, the grant is subject to termination.
No applications or submissions of progress reports are accepted via email. The FORM must be used for each application and subsequent reports. Please contact edoutgrants@breastcanceralliance.org with any questions.
Breast Cancer Alliance offers grants to support programs directly related to outreach and case managerial breast cancer services, including education, counseling, biopsies and mammograms for the underserved. The programs must be located in Connecticut and/or in Westchester County, New York. The term of the Education and Outreach Grant is one calendar year beginning April 1, 2024. The program must be directly related to breast cancer services. The Breast Cancer Alliance does not fund office supplies, medical supplies, financial aid (i.e. gas bills, transportation, rent, overhead, grocery gift certificates, fringe benefits, etc.) printing costs, travel costs, marketing costs, recruitment costs or training programs. Breast Cancer Alliance does not pay for postage or delivery.