Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation

The fbcf direct services program invited applications from any florida- based 501(c)(3) organization providing direct service support to breast cancer patients. The 3 available areas of funding inclue: organizations to provide living expenses to individuals in active treatment for breast cancer, depending on quality of applications received and budget availability; organizations to provide medical items to breast cancer patients and survivors and organizations providing tomosynthesis (3d) diagnostic mammograms to assist residents of the state of florida in need of tomosynthesis (3d) diagnostic mammograms and/or screening mri services. The foundation received a total of 52 proposals and funded 27 proposals, totaling 396,529.05, with the expectation that 2,200 individuals would be helped by these grant awards.

The florida breast cancer foundation awards grants for education statewide. The education grants are awarded in support of innovative projects in four priority areas: educate women in the areas where they need to become proactive for their own breast health through education workshops; provide education to breast cancer survivors, their families and advocates on life after or with breast cancer. Including the "transition phase" from active treatment to survivorship; provide education on breast health to young women and men with a focus on middle school, high school and college ages; and create and provide a method of education on late stage breast cancer diagnosis that will help reduce the percentage of these diagnoses in the areas that exceed the state of florida average for late stage diagnosis. The foundation received 17 proposals and funded 13 proposals, totaling 96,480.00, with the expectation that 2,000 individuals would be helped by these grant awards.