The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program (DHP), is offering the Medical Practice Initiative Procedural Skill Decay and Maintenance (MPI-PSD) grant. This grant, issued by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) and managed by the Army’s TATRC, is for the purpose of conducting research regarding the degradation of outpatient or inpatient procedural skills as related to the frequency of performance. The initiative primarily focuses on developing medical training systems and competency assessment tools to sustain military medical readiness. Preliminary work will involve determining the viability of extracting relevant metrics from existing data to identify skill degradation and gaps, ultimately aiding public and private sector organizations in improving outpatient care.
Opportunity ID: 127873
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-12-JPC1-MPI-PSD |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Medical Practice Initiative Procedural Skill Decay and Maintenance (MPI-PSD) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.420 — Military Medical Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | May 19, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Dept. of the Army — USAMRAA |
| Description: | Applications for the Medical Practice Initiative Procedural Skill Decay and Maintenance (MPI-PSD) Program Announcement (PA) are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program (DHP). The MPI-PSD Program Announcement is issued and awarded by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) and managed by the Armys Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC.) The intent and desired outcome of the research activities described in this Program Announcement is to conduct research regarding degradation of outpatient or inpatient procedural skills as related to the frequency of performance of a procedure. The Medical Practice Initiative is primarily focused on the development of medical training systems and competency assessment tools for the sustainment of military medical readiness. The preliminary (2-3 years) focus will be on determining the viability of extracting relevant metrics from existing data for use in the determination of skills degradation and using this data to assist in identifying gaps. The data collected in the course of this research will aid both public and private sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of care provided in the outpatient setting. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mary Rico
Grants Officer Email:mary.rico@amedd.army.mil |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 127873 Full Announcement-1 -> representations-for-assistance-agreements[1].pdf
Folder 127873 Full Announcement-1 -> ai-mpi-psd.pdf
Folder 127873 Full Announcement-1 -> biosketch_form.pdf
Folder 127873 Full Announcement-1 -> pa-mpi-psd.pdf
Folder 127873 Full Announcement-1 -> abstract-form[1].pdf
Folder 127873 Full Announcement-1 -> certifications-and-assurances-for-assistance-agreements[1].pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mary Rico Grants Officer Email: mary.rico@amedd.army.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.420 | W81XWH-12-JPC1-MPI-PSD | Medical Practice Initiative Procedural Skill Decay and Maintenance (MPI-PSD) | PKG00083110 | Oct 12, 2011 | Apr 19, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
127873 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
127873 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
127873 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
127873 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
127873 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
127873 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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