How much funding does Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) provide?

Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) provides Up to $350 per application in funding.

When is the deadline for Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP)?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP)

SISTERS NETWORK INC

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Funding Amount

Up to $350 per application

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP)

Organization: Sisters Network® Inc.

Established: 2006

Renamed: 2022 in honor of Karen E. Jackson, Founder/CEO, a 4-time, 31-year breast cancer survivor and pioneer in the Black breast cancer movement

Overview:
BCAP is a financial assistance and mammogram program providing support to breast cancer survivors in active treatment and uninsured women seeking mammography screening.

Program Components:

Financial Assistance

Amount: Up to $350 per application
Use: Housing and Utilities support only
Eligible Expenses:
Non-Eligible Expenses: Cable, Cell Phone, Transportation, Medical expenses
Payment Method: Payments made directly to provider (not to applicant)
Applicant Requirement: Applicant name must appear on utility bill, lease agreement, or mortgage statement

Mammogram Support

3-D Mammogram support to women who are uninsured
Through partnerships with leading mammography screening facilities in the United States

Program Impact (19 years):

Nearly $2 million in financial assistance provided

Estimated 10,000 survivors assisted

Over 4,000 mammograms paid for uninsured women

Application Frequency:
Open up to 3 times per year contingent on funding

Geographic Scope:
Available nationwide

Contact Information:
Sisters Network® Inc.
9668 Westheimer Rd., Ste. 200-132
Houston, TX 77063
866-781-1808
infonet@sistersnetworkinc.org

How to Apply

Application Process

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Active Treatment Status: Patients must be in active treatment during the application period
- Active treatment defined as: After diagnosis of breast cancer, receipt of treatment plan from doctor, and receiving IV chemotherapy, radiation, and/or completed surgical procedure to remove cancer (single or bilateral mastectomy, lumpectomy, axillary or sentinel node biopsy)
- NOT considered active treatment: Oral chemotherapy pills, immunotherapy, reconstruction, oral hormonal therapies, future scheduled surgery or treatments

Required Documentation:
All supporting documents must be scanned (NO PHOTOGRAPHS ACCEPTED):

1. Current utility bill OR mortgage statement with applicant name
2. Full copy of lease agreement
3. Copy of current treatment plan on letterhead, signed and dated, from one of the following:
- Oncologist
- Licensed Social Worker
- Nurse Navigator
- Patient Navigator

Application Submission:

1. Houston Area Applicants:
- Apply through Houston-Area BCAP Application
- Local program

2. National Applicants:
- Located outside Houston area
- Apply through National BCAP Application
- Open while funds are available

Review Timeline:

Applicants should expect up to 45 days for review and decision notification

Document Format:

All supporting materials must be scanned

NO photographs accepted

Unscanned materials will be declined

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