Cytokinetics Announces Call for Proposals for Its Sixth Annual Communications Grant Program

Program to Provide $100,000 in Support of Communications and Outreach for Patient Advocacy Organizations Focused on Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Diseases

Deadline for Applications is November 1^st, 2023

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced a call for proposals for the sixth annual Cytokinetics Communications Grant Program. The program will award five grants in the amount of $20,000 each to patient advocacy organizations serving the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), heart failure and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) communities. The grants are intended to support increased capacity in communications, awareness building and community engagement.

“We are proud to continue our tradition of supporting patient advocacy organizations in their efforts to prioritize and nurture critical communications and outreach initiatives,” said Mary Pomerantz, Cytokinetics’ Senior Director of Patient Advocacy and Engagement. “Over the past five years, our Communications Grant Program has funded creative and urgently needed programs that have helped expand patient reach, connect communities and elevate patient voices. We look forward to receiving new proposals and once again contributing to the goals and objectives of patient advocacy organizations.”

The Cytokinetics Communications Grant Program supports patient advocacy organizations in expanding their reach, awareness and community engagement by providing resources for new or crucial communication or outreach initiatives that would otherwise be challenging to implement. Funding from the Cytokinetics Communications Grant program may help with communications programming or personnel, depending on each organization’s needs. The recipients of the 2023 Cytokinetics Communications Grants were the HeartBrothers Foundation, The Mended Hearts, Inc., the Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium, The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.

Eligible organizations must have nonprofit organization or registered charity status in the United States, Canada, Europe or United Kingdom and serve the patient communities in HCM, heart failure or ALS. Organizations applying for the grant are required to submit a proposal outlining communication activities that the funding would support and the potential impact of the funding. Applications will be evaluated by a committee of representatives from Cytokinetics based on the proposal’s alignment with selection criteria. Criteria include reach, awareness, community engagement and impact. More details can be found at the application portal listed below. Recipients are responsible for providing an outcomes report to Cytokinetics to measure the impact and results of the funding at the end of the year. Applications may now be submitted online at https://www.cybergrants.com/Cytokinetics/communications_grant. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2023, and the grant recipients will be announced in January 2024. For more information on the program, including eligibility guidelines, visit https://cytokinetics.com/responsibility/grants-and-giving/.