Addressing Barriers to Cancer Care for AIAN and NHPI Individuals Grant

The American Cancer Society and Pfizer are launching a grant initiative aimed at enhancing cancer care for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations. This program encourages projects that address various barriers to treatment, emphasizing cultural and geographic factors. Proposals should adopt evidence-based methodologies and focus on sustainable, scalable solutions. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate a clear impact on patient care and improve treatment outcomes for these communities.

Background
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Pfizer are collaborating to offer a new competitive grant opportunity focused on improving cancer care for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) individuals in cancer treatment.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is not specific to one cancer type. Proposals should identify and address barriers impacting the population of focus regardless of cancer type. To accelerate the timeline for this RFP, Letters of Intent are not requested. Full proposals are required for all submissions.
Area of Interest
The intent of this grants program is to support quality improvement projects that reduce cancer treatment disparities and strengthen collaborations to improve cancer care for AIAN and NHPI individuals facing cancer.
It is expected that projects are built on the foundation of an evidencebased approach, and the proposed evaluation plan will follow generally accepted scientific principles. During review, the intended outcome(s) of the project will be given careful consideration and projects with the maximum likelihood to directly impact patient care for AIAN and/or NHPI oncology patients across multiple cancer types and those that are sustainable post quality improvement project, scalable or replicable will be given highest priority.
The intent of the collaboration is to support proposals focused on aspects related to cancer treatment. Proposals are asked to address cultural and geographic barriers to the delivery of standard of care (SOC) treatment. Additional barriers may also be addressed.
Example project proposal topics may include:
Delayed Diagnosis/late presentationTreatment selectionAdherence to SOCBias in treatment choiceShared decision makingCare delivery/adherenceAccess to care (e.g., social support, navigation)Socioeconomic barriersTreatment outcomesClinical trials participationPalliative CareSurvivorship support