1. The commissioner shall make grants within any such amount as may be appropriated specifically for community-based organizations for the provision of counseling, education and outreach programs for persons diagnosed with breast cancer. 2. For the purposes of this section, 'community-based organizations' shall mean grass roots, free-standing organizations in which breast cancer survivors hold significant decision-making responsibility, and which offer a broad range of breast cancer education and support services free of charge. 3. The commissioner shall provide notice and opportunity for community-based organizations to submit applications to provide post-diagnosis breast cancer counseling, education and outreach programs. Such applications shall be on forms established by the commissioner.
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