Astrazeneca Foundation Awards 12 Nonprofit Organizations More Than $2M to Advance Health Equity - Seite 2

The CHANGE grants will support nonprofit organizations using collaborative and innovative approaches to provide greater access to quality healthcare, particularly through a focus on screenings, early diagnosis, treatment and continuity of care for cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and immunologic diseases and/or cancers. The six inaugural grant awardees are each receiving $200,000-250,000 for the first year, with renewal for up to two additional years.

As part of the Foundation’s commitment to measure impact and provide capacity-building support for nonprofit organizations, it has selected NORC at the University of Chicago as its evaluation partner. The Foundation and NORC will collaboratively develop a robust reporting and evaluation framework with funded organizations to measure improvements in access to quality healthcare and work to reduce disparities. The partnership will collect and disseminate learnings and effective practices to support potential application in communities across the US.

The 2023 CHANGE awardees are:

AIDS Resource Alliance, Inc. in Williamsport, PA ($249,953) in Williamsport, PA for AR Health: Achieving Health Equity for Medically Underserved Populations which aims to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes by providing high-quality primary care services in a welcoming environment to individuals living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ+ community residing in the rural region of northcentral Pennsylvania, with the ultimate goal of building a healthier and more equitable community.

Community Volunteers in Medicine in West Chester, PA ($250,000) for CVIM Expanding Access to Care Initiative which aims to further mitigate barriers to care for low-income, uninsured community members by expanding hours, locations and transportation services and to address specific unmet healthcare needs by increasing staff, community partnerships and volunteer recruitment.

Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore, MD ($250,000) for Comprehensive Care for Uninsured Baltimoreans Experiencing Homelessness which aims to provide consistently excellent care for people experiencing homelessness in Baltimore when and how they want it, including improvements in preventative care, chronic disease management and care coordination and reducing disparities in health outcomes for the predominantly Black and Latinx clients Health Care for the Homeless serves.