TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Every night in September, the Florida Capitol lights up gold as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

On Tuesday, The Ripple Project announced a new initiative to support families affected by the disease.

According to a press release from the nonprofit, the initiative builds on a “$30 million budget allocation for childhood cancer research over the next five years.”

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The Ripple Project was founded by Tallahassee teenager Katelyn Irwin after her younger brother, Grayson, was diagnosed with cancer.

“It is definitely underfunded, but as a family that went through pediatric cancer, it is tough to see your little brother go through that process, so I just want to raise awareness for pediatric cancer because it is so worth it in my opinion,” I

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