Grants Awarded

January 2026

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute recently received word of 3 new awards.

A Social Needs Network for Evaluation and Translation (SONNET): Addressing the Social, Economic, and Behavioral Needs of Kaiser Permanente Members

A 1-year, $458,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit. Major goals: The SONNET initiative is an inter-regional network of researchers and evaluators interested in understanding the role that social determinants of health play in the health of our members and in assessing the effectiveness of interventions to address social determinants. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Meagan Brown.

Biannual Cancer Care Experiences Survey

A 1-year, $316,009 grant from Kaiser Permanente National Research. Major goals: The 2026 Cancer Care Experiences Survey (CCES) will be a pared-down/slightly revised version of the CCES executed in late 2024-early 2025. The institute’s Survey Research Program will be engaged to orchestrate both rounds of the survey — one in early 2026 and the other in later 2026 — for all 3 participating sites (Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Kaiser Permanente of Hawaii, and Kaiser Permanente Washington). The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Jessica Chubak.

Quality Improvement Evaluation and Iteration of Population Management using CGMs to Reduce Hypoglycemia in Patients with Diabetes

A 1-year, $446,782 grant from Eli Lilly & Co. Major goals: To support the evaluation and iteration of using continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data to prevent hypoglycemia in population management of patients with diabetes at Kaiser Permanente Washington. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is James Ralston.