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Komen Charleston Race for the Cure accepting grant requests The Komen Charleston Race for the Cure is currently offering grants of up to $100,000 for innovative projects in the areas of breast health and/or breast cancer education/outreach, and screening or treatment support projects targeting services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of the Lowcountry*.    Through a community needs assessment, the Komen Charleston Race for the Cure has identified the following needs. Funding priority will be given to those projects that specifically address these needs. Projects that provide culturally sensitive education and awareness campaigns designed to increase the number of women receiving breast health screening and information. Projects with creative, collaborative ways to bridge the gaps in screening, diagnosis and treatment services for women who are under- and/or uninsured. Projects that increase and coordinate support services, especially in rural communities Projects that remove transportation barriers preventing women from being screened or receiving treatment.    Applications can be obtained by calling (843) 792-9186.    Applications are also available at <http://charlestonrace4cure.org>. Grants are available for up to one year.   Grant applications must be received by 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Grant proposals should be submitted to Sarah Payne Wilson, Grants Director, Race for the Cure, P.O. Box 20637, Charleston, SC 29413-0637. Funding recipients will be notified of their status by Dec. 15.   Since 1995, the Komen Charleston Race for the Cure Community Awards Grant Program has returned more than $455,000 to South Carolina communities funding vital breast cancer education, screening, early detection and treatment projects for the medically underserved.   The seventh annual Komen Charleston Race for the Cure will be held in on Saturday, Oct. 28. For more information, call the Race Hotline at (843) 792-9186, or visit <http://www.charlestonrace4cure.org>. *Grants must serve residents of one or more of the following counties: Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Colleton, Jasper, Hampton, Orangeburg or Georgetown.