Komen Greater Nashville Statement on Susan G. Komen for the Cure Headquarter Policy

Over the past five years, the Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has granted more than $2.2 million to organizations that provide breast cancer screenings, education and treatment to women in our 11-county service area.

This week, Susan G. Komen for the Cure National Headquarters announced new guidelines that would prohibit grant funding to organizations that are under local, state or federal investigation. Today they amended those guidelines to clearly state that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political. All current grantees will continue to be funded throughout their grant cycle.  Komen Greater Nashville has never funded Planned Parenthood and has not knowingly funded any organization under investigation.  These guidelines do not affect any current funding from Komen Greater Nashville. We will continue to fund all of our current programs that provide vital breast cancer services to our community.

KEY MESSAGES:

• Over the past five years, the Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has granted more than $2.2 million to organizations that provide breast cancer screenings, education and treatment to women in our 11-county service area.

• This week, Susan G. Komen for the Cure National Headquarters announced new guidelines that would prohibit grant funding to organizations that are under local, state or federal investigation. The investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political.

• The guidelines from National Headquarters do not affect any current funding from Komen Greater Nashville. We will continue to fund all of our current programs that provide vital breast cancer services to our community. Annually, all grantees and potential grantees must apply for funding.

• Planned Parenthood has not applied for funding and receives no funding from the Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen

• The Greater Nashville Affiliate currently funds:

• AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
• CASTING FOR RECOVERY
• MEHARRY FRIENDS IN GENERAL
• METRO PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
• MINNIE PEARL CANCER FOUNDATION
• PRIMARY CARE & HOPE CLINIC
• SAINT THOMAS HEALTH SERVICES
• SAINT THOMAS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY
• SILOAM FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
• TN BREAST CANCER COALITION
• TN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
• YMCA – ABC PROGRAM

For additional information about our community profile and grant priorities and grant guidelines, please visit http://www.komennashville.org/grants/.

• If you have further questions or concerns, you can contact our national headquarters at 972-701-2168 or news@komen.org.