Current Grant Recipients

At least 25% of net donations to the Iowa Affiliate are put directly toward breast cancer research through the Komen Grants and Awards Program, one of the nation’s most innovative, responsive grant programs. The Komen Grants and Awards Program is unique in its focus on research projects with potential for high impact that may not be considered by other agencies. Available grants include: postdoctoral fellowships; population-specific grants; basic, clinical, and translational research grants; imaging technology; dissertation research; and honor awards.

The remaining 75% of donations raised by the Iowa Affiliate stay in our communities to be invested through the Iowa Affiliate's Community Grants Program. These are grants made to local non-profit organizations to provide educational, screening or treatment support services to the women in the service area (SA). Special emphasis has been placed on grant applications focusing on breast health education and projects providing free and/or low-cost breast screening services for underserved and uninsured women in their communities. More than $2.5 million has been invested locally in the last five years.