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The CARE Fund is pleased to announce the Population Health Program. The Population Health Program will provide up to $200,000 per award (up to $100,000 per year) to organizations in Washington State to support cancer research projects that aim to:

• Improve health outcomes and cancer care, including equitable access to the standard of care, for populations in Washington State, especially among populations for which cancer disparities are most prevalent;

• Contribute to the understanding of how biological, behavioral, environmental, social, and structural factors affect cancer-related health, especially among populations for which cancer disparities are most prevalent; or

• Translate results or current knowledge into innovative interventions to improve the health of populations and eliminate cancer disparities.

The complete RFP can be found on the Population Health Program page on the CARE Fund website.

Empire Health Foundation (EHF), the CARE Fund’s Program Administrator, is soliciting proposals from firms interested in conducting a performance audit of the CARE Fund. The performance audit will include an evaluation of the CARE Fund’s strategic plan, grant programs, and the program administrator. EHF will award one contract to provide the services described in the RFP. The complete RFP can be found on the Performance Audit Page on the website.

The CARE Fund is pleased to announce two new grant opportunities available to Washington State organizations (e.g., companies, universities, research institutions, etc.), local health jurisdictions, tribal governments, tribal entities, and Urban Indian Organizations.

The CARE Fund seeks to support research that focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on outcomes, research, risks, or well-being for cancer patients. The COVID-19 Response Grant Program will fund up to five awards, $100,000 per award, to support research projects at the intersection of COVID-19 and cancer health care. The complete RFP can be found on the COVID-19 Response Program page. The letter of intent is due on November 13, 2020. The application closes on Friday, December 4, 2020, 5:00 p.m. (PT).

The Distinguished Researchers Program aims to bolster cancer research in Washington by providing matching funds (up to $500,000 per award) to Washington institutions and companies to recruit best-in-class talent to Washington State and support newly recruited researchers to lead advances in addressing disparities in cancer care access and outcomes. The complete RFP can be found on the Distinguished Researchers Program page. The letter of intent is due November 9, 2020. The application closes on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 5:00 p.m. (PT).

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 Board of Directors is pleased to announce the award of a Distinguished Researchers Grant to the University of Washington. The $500,000 grant provides start-up funding for Dr. Yaw Nyame to support his research addressing the health system and biological mechanisms underlying health disparities in prostate cancer care, particularly for African-American men. For more information about Dr. Nyame’s research or information about previous awardees, please visit CARE’s grant awardees page.

The CARE Fund announces an RFP for research at the intersection of COVID-19 and cancer. The CARE Fund seeks to support research that can be immediately initiated and that focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on outcomes, research, risks, or well-being for cancer patients. Washington State organizations (e.g., companies, universities, research institutions, etc.), local health jurisdictions, tribal governments, and tribal entities are eligible to apply. Complete information about the RFP, including a simplified application and submission process are available on the COVID-19 Response Program page.

The Andy Hill CARE Fund is pleased to share its Annual Report featuring the key start-up activities, immediate impacts, public-private partnership results, and CARE Fund grantee highlights. The report covers the period from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 and also includes the Fund’s organizational strategies to guide the work for the next two years.

On January 30, members of the CARE Fund Board, researchers, legislators and Department of Commerce representatives gathered in Olympia, WA to learn more about the CARE Fund and its support of cancer research in Washington State. Fred Appelbaum, CARE Fund Board Chair, highlighted the innovative research being done by the CARE Fund's Breakthrough Research and Distinguished Researchers grantees. Molly Hill, wife of late state Senator Andy Hill, and Lisa Brown, the Director of Washington's Department of Commerce shared examples of the impact that cancer research is making for individuals living with cancer.

The Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund requests applications for the Distinguished Researchers Program. The CARE Fund is accepting applications for the Distinguished Researchers Program through February 26, 2020. Please visit the Distinguished Researchers Program page for more information.

Informed by our early grantmaking and input from external stakeholders and experts, CARE’s 2019–2021 Strategic Plan establishes three strategic priority areas: Targeted Funding, Organizational Sustainability, and Governance Optimization to guide its future work. By overlaying these areas in future grantmaking, the CARE Fund will provide funding opportunities to meet a broader set of statewide needs for cancer research beyond its current programs. Check out the full strategic plan here.