Carrot is proud to announce the launch of the Elevance Health Foundation’s $5 million Patient Safety Prize, a nationwide initiative designed to accelerate community-informed solutions that improve patient safety across the United States.
The Patient Safety Prize, part of Elevance Health Foundation’s new Community Action and Leadership Initiative, seeks bold, ready-to-implement concepts that can reduce preventable harm and improve outcomes for patients and families. With up to $1 million available for as many as five organizations, the Foundation aims to surface innovative models that can be adopted, scaled, and sustained within communities facing the greatest challenges in patient safety.
Carrot is powering the initiative through the Carrot Platform, providing a transparent and user-friendly environment for participants, reviewers, and program administrators. From application intake to scoring and selection, Carrot’s competition infrastructure ensures a rigorous and equitable process that helps the strongest ideas rise to the top.
Jaison Morgan, CEO of Carrot, said:
"Elevance Health Foundation is taking an important, community-first approach to patient safety. We are honored to support a competition that elevates lived experience, public health expertise, and innovative thinking to reduce preventable harm. When organizations collaborate with the communities most affected, meaningful transformation becomes possible."
The Patient Safety Prize calls for solutions that meaningfully address preventable harm, particularly among historically underserved populations. Eligible approaches may include community-led models, technology-enabled interventions, systems redesign, research translation, or other strategies that improve measurable safety outcomes.
Key Dates
Registration Deadline: March 17, 2026
Application Deadline: April 7, 2026
Award Announcement: Fall 2026
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and others with demonstrated experience improving health outcomes.
Jaison Morgan added:
"We are excited to work alongside Elevance Health Foundation as they invest in scalable solutions that strengthen community health nationwide. The challenges at hand are significant, and competitions like this can accelerate the emergence of solutions that communities urgently need."
Program details and application information are available at patientsafetyprize.org.
About Carrot
Carrot builds and powers effective competition programs for government agencies, foundations, and industry leaders. With more than a decade of experience and over 60 case studies, Carrot helps organizations source bold ideas, evaluate complex proposals, and accelerate solutions that deliver measurable impact. Learn more at carrot.net.
About Elevance Health Foundation
Elevance Health Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Elevance Health, committed to improving lives and communities with a focus on health equity, social drivers of health, and access to care. Through strategic investments and community partnerships, the Foundation works to advance solutions that make health more equitable for all.
Visit the Website: patientsafetyprize.org
