Funding & Grants

The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program provides financial support in the form of grants to community-based programs that conduct outreach, provide breast cancer education and link medically underserved women to clinical screening services.

General Information

Funding is awarded to organizations implementing a program that provides education and information on breast health and breast cancer, and helps women access medical providers, ensuring that women in need obtain breast cancer screening and any follow-up care they may require. Small community-based organizations are encouraged to apply.

The Avon Foundation for Women has funded community-based programs designed to improve utilization of regular breast cancer screening by at-risk, underserved populations since 1993. Despite improvements in the availability of free and low-cost screening services supported through programs such as the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), disparities in utilization of mammography persist.

Avon BHOP will seek to support programs that:

• recruit women for both first-time and annual screenings;
• develop partnerships between community-based outreach providers and local medical providers;
• work with healthcare providers to ensure proper clinical follow-up of abnormal screening results;
• educate older women about Medicare coverage of annual screening mammograms, and assist them in obtaining the service from providers who accept Medicare.

Apply for Funding

The deadline to apply for 2012 funding is August 26, 2011 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

See our Funding Application page for general information about the yearly application process.

RFA Reviewers Needed

Grant Reviewers application deadline is August 1, 2011.

To be considered for this year's grant review process, please email admin@avonbhop.org. We seek qualified candidates who possess one or more of the following:

• A comprehensive knowledge of breast care, breast cancer, and women's healthcare
   
• Previous experience as a grant reviewer
   
• Proficiency in financial or program management for a community-based organization
   
• Experience in outreach/education to older, underserved women
   
• Personal commitment to breast cancer outreach, education, and screening

Frequently Asked Questions

If you are a prospective grantee, see below for answers to many of your questions. If you are a consumer, click here for information on getting help, screening information, or to order products for your fundraising event.

Funding Questions:

Q. Where do I find the information about the RFA?

A.  See our Funding Application page for general information about the yearly application process.

Q. When will the application for 2012 funding be released?

A.   The 2012 Request for Applications (RFA) is expected to be released by early July, 2011. Please visit the Funding Application page for more information.  

Q. How can I get on your mailing list?

A.   Click here to join our mailing list and receive notices about any funding opportunities delivered straight to your email inbox.

Q. Do governmental agencies fall within your guidelines?

A.  Any publicly-funded government agency wishing to apply may do so only by partnering with a private, non-profit organization or educational institution that will assume fiscal responsibility for and collaborate fully with the proposed program. Please contact admin@avonbhop.org if you need further clarification.

Q. Can the money from your grant be used toward a mobile clinic or mobile mammography unit?

A.   Several of the presently funded projects use mobile vans or units. It is a good way of reaching women who live far from a clinic. The monies, however, CANNOT be used toward the purchase, restoration, or maintenance of a van or mobile unit. You can use your Avon BHOP grant to support outreach and education staff working with the mobile clinic.

Q. My organization applied for the current funding cycle and was rejected; I would like to know the reason behind the decision. Where can I access that type of information?

A.   You can contact Avon BHOP at (212) 244-5368 or email us requesting feedback at admin@avonbhop.org.