Proceedings of the 2023 Second Annual ASTCT-NMDP ACCESS Initiative Workshop

•The ASTCT-NMDP ACCESS Initiative continues to evolve as a grassroots advocacy collaborative in the HCT/CT ecosystem, focused on ameliorating access barriers and outcomes for patients in need.•The ACCESS Initiative is open for the participation of multiple stakeholders across the hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT)/cell therapy (CT) ecosystem, including medical caregivers, administrators, payers, industry, and government partners.•We can no longer expect others to do what we must: it is our personal responsibility to instigate positive change that improves access for and outcomes in all patients requiring life-saving cellular therapy.