Health Equity Accelerator Awards for Non-Profit Advocacy Organizations

Sanofi U.S. is excited to announce the 2023 Health Equity Accelerator Awards!

Donor Name: Sanofi U.S.

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Award

Deadline: 06/30/2023

Size of the Grant: $50,000

Details:

Goal

Accelerate health equity so all patients have access to transformative medicines and vaccines.

Sanofi created the Health Equity Accelerator Awards to encourage and support the efforts of US advocacy groups. The advocacy community actively engages with patients and caregivers in underserved communities to address inequities. Alongside this progress, there is opportunity to apply learned experiences and bring new thinking to solve the many challenges that limit peoples’ access to care. Sanofi is pleased to continue the Health Equity Accelerator Awards. This year 10 awards will be given to US advocacy groups for innovative programs that address specific health disparity challenges impacting underserved populations.

Health Disparity Challenges

Hemophilia: Provide education and support for people with Hemophilia living in rural areas through innovative collaborations
Hemophilia: Improve diagnosis and delivery of equitable care for women, girls, or persons with the potential for menstruation with normal factor levels through innovative collaborations
Immunization – Influenza: Improve Influenza Immunization Rates in underserved communities for adults 50, living with Heart Disease, Diabetes, Asthma and Chronic Kidney Diseases
Immunization – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Improve community education on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for all infant protection in underserved communities
Lung Cancer: Provide innovative patient navigation approaches to overcome barriers to biomarker testing to increase personalized treatment for underserved communities with Lung Cancer
Multiple Myeloma: Provide innovative patient navigation approaches to ensure treatment decisions are based on patient preferences and needs, for underserved communities* with Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Sclerosis: Increase awareness and earlier diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in Communities of Color† or rural communities
Specialty Medicine: Improve availability to specialist healthcare professionals for underserved communities
T1 Diabetes: Improve awareness and screening for T1 Diabetes for underserved Communities of Color†
Transplant: Increase stem cell and kidney donations and patients’ awareness of transplantation as a treatment option in Communities of Color†

*Underserved populations/communities encompass people that experience health disparities, barriers, or inequitable limitations in access to care that prevents them from achieving their full health potential. This includes historically disadvantaged populations such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); individuals living with poverty or socioeconomic constraints; people facing disparities due to age, gender or geographical location; new mothers and women with children; people who identify as LGBTQ+; people living with disabilities; individuals with limited English proficiency; and other vulnerable populations who encounter barriers in equitable access to health care.

†Communities of Color refers to people who identify as Black, African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Hispanic, Latin American, East Asian, South Asian, Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, or other people of color.

Funding Information

Winners will receive the following:

$50,000 award to each winner
Sanofi planning and execution support
Participation in the Health Equity Accelerator Awards ceremony, which will be held in October or November 2023
Public recognition through press releases and social media

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be a US-based non-profit advocacy organization
Proposed programs must be US-focused
Each proposed program must be submitted as a separate application against a single challenge
No limit to the number of applications a single organization can submit
Programs can be implemented alone or in partnership with multiple organizations. Only one application should be submitted by a single organization on behalf of all partners.
Programs that have received funding from Sanofi in the past 12 months are not eligible for the award
If selected as a winner, the lead organization must meet the organizational requirements and would receive the financial award
Awards funding needs to adhere to Sanofi guidelines on independent Healthcare Contributions
All applications must be submitted electronically through the online form. Those that are emailed or mailed in will not be accepted
All application questions must be answered to be considered eligible
By submitting, applicants agree to be recognized by Sanofi through all channels including website, social media, press releases, etc., as part of the Health Equity Accelerator Awards
Employees, former employees, or relatives of Sanofi employees may not submit an application
Research projects will not be considered

Criteria and Judges

Criteria to be used by the judges:

Aligns to the stated health equity challenge
- Exhibits a clear definition and understanding of the challenge
- Targets specific populations facing known health disparities related to the challenge
Well-defined program
- Defines concrete objectives
- Has a clear action plan and deliverables
- Explains how award funding will be used and the plan to secure funding needed for sustainable implementation
Innovative approach that applies critical success factors for a health equity initiative
- Brings new ideas to solve the challenge, such as partners, technology, data, channels, etc.
- Leverages data, social listening, and community engagement
- Offers culturally appropriate, accessible resources
- Delivers locally through trusted messengers
Measures success
- Defines target results and key milestones
- Identifies the right measures of success to show impact on the target populations