When the federal budget proposed eliminating a key cancer data program, the National Cancer Registry Association didn’t just react—it launched a full-scale advocacy campaign that just earned the industry’s highest association honor.
NCRA’s program “Safeguarding Cancer Surveillance: An Advocacy Response to FY26 Budget Threats” received the ASAE’s 2026 Power of Associations Summit Award
ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) presented NCRA’s program “Safeguarding Cancer Surveillance: An Advocacy Response to FY26 Budget Threats” with its 2026 Power of Associations Summit Award on September 22, 2026, during a ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. The Summit Awards recognize innovative programs, strategic partnerships, and bold initiatives that showcase how associations tackle complex challenges, strengthen professions and industries, and improve lives. It stands as ASAE’s highest distinction, honoring associations that create meaningful impact both across the United States and around the world.
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The threat was stark: the FY26 proposed federal budget called for eliminating funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and significantly cutting support for the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Together, these programs collect cancer data for nearly 100% of the U.S. population, forming the backbone of cancer research, prevention, treatment, and public health decision-making. In response, NCRA launched its ‘Advocacy Now’ program, a nationwide effort to protect the U.S. cancer surveillance system.
Jennie Jones, NCRA Immediate Past President, accepted the award on behalf of the many NCRA members, volunteer leaders, and national partners whose participation in NCRA’s Advocacy Now efforts ensured success and made this award possible. Through coordinated grassroots advocacy, strategic outreach, and compelling communications, the program elevated awareness of the critical role cancer registries and registrars play in America’s fight against cancer. These efforts helped secure bipartisan support for continued funding, preserving the nation’s cancer surveillance infrastructure and the data that drives lifesaving research, innovation, and improved patient outcomes.
Lauren Martella
National Cancer Registry Association
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Why it matters: This award underscores how a single association’s coordinated advocacy can protect infrastructure that touches nearly every American—cancer data used for research, treatment, and policy decisions. Without NCRA’s intervention, the proposed budget cuts could have crippled the nation’s ability to track and fight cancer, a reminder that organized professional communities can directly shape public health outcomes.
