Grants

The primary focus of the Alaska Run for Women's fundraising efforts is to create awareness and decrease the impact of breast cancer on our Alaska communities through education, outreach, research, early detection and treatment.

Each year, the organization provides grant funds for special projects focusing on breast cancer issues. Funds are allotted annually through a set review process, which takes place in September. Grant applications are due on August 15, 2012.

Breast cancer touches so many in so many different ways. Have you, a friend or family member been impacted by breast cancer? Do you have a project that furthers the message, broadens awareness or provides resources for breast cancer information?

Find Alaska Run for Women GRANT GUIDELINES and GRANT APPLICATION here.

 

Questions?

Email: grants@akrfw.org

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2011 Grant Recipients

Wrangell Medical Center. Partial funding for replacement of mammography equipment.

Amount: $30,000

Alaska Run for Women Mammogram Program, administered by Anchorage YWCA. Provides access to services for medically underserved women. Amount: $80,000
 

Casting for Recovery. Program offers weekend retreats at no cost to women who have or have had breast cancer. The retreat offers both psychosocial as well as physical components to aid in recovery from breast cancer. Amount: $2,000
 

Alaska Community Action on Toxics. ACAT is an environmental action organization with a statewide focus. The grant supports the development of a breast cancer public education campaign to increase public awareness to issues of environmental carcinogens and educate the public on ways to reduce our exposures to cancer-causing agents. Amount: $7,000

“ENCOREplus” YWCA, Anchorage Women’s Wellness Department. This program reaches out to medically underserved women in the Anchorage community who face obstacles in getting high quality, affordable breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment services. ENCOREplus promotes three approaches:
Early detection, including regular, annual screening mammography; clinical breast examinations, and monthly breast self examination for women ages 18  to 64. Amount: $64,045
 

Alaska Cancer Care Alliance. Support for two Breastival events to educate the public on the importance of early detection.  Amount: $3,100
 

Affinityfilms, Inc. Post-production of two PSAs focusing on early detection of breast cancer.  Amount: $3,000
 

Cancer Connection. Support of the annual Women's Health Forum in Southeast Alaska.

Amount: $3,500
 

RESEARCH MONIES: Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Clinical scientific research.

Amount: $30,000

Total funds granted in 2011: $222,645

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