Cedars-Sinai to put $20M into health equity initiatives

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is handing out $20 million in grants this fiscal year to local nonprofits to promote health equity in homelessness and housing, access to care and community response, the health system confirmed to Becker’s.

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Last year, the system gave $27.2 million in grants to dozens of nonprofits. This year, it convened more than 80 nonprofit grant recipients into its multi-year health equity grant program, according to a Nov. 1 system news release. The total amount of grants has not yet been released.

The grant program focuses on efforts to address health equity including in recruitment and retainment of a diverse workforce, data intelligence to inform equity outcomes, and adherence to healthcare policies to provide high-quality services. These community partnerships will continue to expand and be developed, the release said. 

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