The initiative's promising rate of return of FIT kits (28.2%) - as compared to average return rates of 10-28% seen in prior studies[6] and plummeting pandemic screening rates - may suggest that some patient populations are open to at-home screenings. Keywords: FIT; colorectal cancer; COVID-19 EN FIT colorectal cancer COVID-19 1334 1336 3 04/06/22 20220401 NES 220401 Prior Presentations None INTRODUCTION As the COVID-19 pandemic increased in intensity, many United States medical centers halted non-urgent and elective medical procedures[1], including colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings[2] which already have poor screening rates prior to the pandemic.[3] Recent US studies have shown the effectiveness of using mailed fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) programs to increase CRC screening rates.[4], [5] Given the limited resources during the pandemic and low CRC screening, our academic medical center launched a CRC screening initiative, and we report on the results of this initiative and the characteristics of those who received screening through this program. [Extracted from the article]