Fred Hutch Cancer Center is inviting applications for innovative projects to address and improve multiple social determinants of health among under represented communities in Washington State, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, physical and mental ability, gender, sexual identity, geographic location, income, and education inequities.
Donor Name: Fred Hutch Cancer Center
State: Washington
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goals of this grant opportunity are to:
- Address the needs and amplify the strengths of Washington communities identified in the Community Health Assessment.
- Strengthen collaborations between Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium (Cancer Consortium) and community led organizations who support diverse and underrepresented communities in WA.
- Support the ability of Washington communities and Tribes to plan, develop, implement and evaluate programs that meet the specific needs of their communities.
Focus Areas
- Advancing Health Equity: Address social determinants of health (non-medical factors affecting health, such as the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age), to create opportunities for everyone to achieve their full health potential.
- Culturally Relevant Prevention, Education, and Screening: Promote awareness of healthy lifestyles and the importance of regular cancer screenings, with a focus on underserved people, such as rural communities, and marginalized communities, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
- Accessible, High-Quality Comprehensive Care: Improve access to affordable, high-quality cancer care and related support services, especially for communities facing systemic barriers to care.
Additional consideration will be given to project proposals that address one of the identified
Community Health Assessment priority populations listed below:
- American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: In collaboration with the Indigenous Cancer Health Equity Initiative.
- Black/African Descent Populations
- High Priority and Rural Counties: Including Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Grant, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Okanagan, Pacific, Skagit, Skamania, Wahkiakum
- K-12 or undergraduate students and/or teachers and faculty: In collaboration with the Office of Education and Training, organizations will fund at least one education collaboration award specifically for collaboration with K-12 or undergraduate students. The collaboration may also be focused on or include teachers/faculty.
Funding Information
Applicants may ask for up to $15,000 total costs (direct + indirect costs).
Grants Period
04/01/2025 – 03/31/2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Community-based organizations, non-profit, 501(c)3 organizations, local health departments, community clinics, and Tribes located in WA are eligible to apply. Services must serve residents in WA. Applicants must have experience working with and in diverse racial, ethnic and underserved communities.
For more information, visit Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
