CARE Announces Grant Awards for COVID-19 Response

The CARE Fund received a strong response (21 applications) from researchers across the state for the COVID-19 Response Grant opportunity. Proposed projects ranged from basic science research to population health research. Five $100,000 grants were awarded to implement research at the intersection of COVID-19 and cancer. The CARE Fund is pleased to invest in their research at this critical time, and will continue to share the ways that this research will impact Washington residents, particularly cancer patients and survivors. Click here to learn more about the grantees' research.

The CARE Fund will engage with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, and the Community Cancer Fund to undertake a statewide data project to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care, with particular emphasis on low income groups and underrepresented minorities. This project will be a collaboration between the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR), MultiCare, and the Community Cancer Fund. The collaboration will result in a rich statewide COVID-19 and Cancer Research Data Repository with information on care, outcomes, and experiences for cancer patients in Washington State during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform future cancer research.