BALTIMORE, MD – Susan G. Komen® Maryland March 19 awarded $1,080,294 to 17 grant programs across the state of Maryland.  As a part of this total amount is $340,294 awarded to six grant programs specifically serving the Southern Maryland region. An additional $460,000 will go to support peer reviewed scientific research funded by Susan G. Komen.

Komen Maryland’s grant program priority areas included programs with an emphasis on providing screening and diagnostic services and supportive breast health services including:

  • Free mammograms, clinical breast exams, and diagnostic tests for uninsured and underinsured women
  • Outreach workers and navigators to educate and help women through the screening and treatment
  • Meals, transportation and co-pay assistance for women undergoing treatment 
  • Support programs and mentoring for patients, survivors, and women living with metastatic breast cancer.

Komen Maryland awarded grants to six programs serving Southern Maryland, including: The Red Devils Inc. now serving all Southern Maryland counties, Moveable Feast, Inc. Home-Delivered Meals Program for women with breast cancer and their families, Survivors Offering Support through Calvert Memorial Hospital, Health Partners has FAITH (Free Access In Charles County To Healthy Breast Services) through Health Partners Inc., MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Pink Ribbon Project and Survivorship Care for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients through Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  “We have been proud to serve the Maryland community for more than two decades. We have invested more than $40 million into breast cancer programs since our inception and have aided tens of thousands of women and families.” said Robin Prothro, CEO of Komen Maryland. \

Komen Maryland also has small grant opportunities available year-round with support of the Jacqueline Chambers Fund for Small Grants.  Programs can apply for a small grant up to $10,000 to focus on providing screening and diagnostic services and emergency financial assistance.

The Race for the Cure series is Komen Maryland’s largest fundraising event and the primary means of funds for our grant program.  The 2015 Races will take place on Sunday, April 19, 2015—Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure and Sunday October 25, 2015—Komen Maryland Race for the Cure in Hunt Valley, Maryland.