The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is offering this grant, supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), to accelerate the widespread implementation of comparative effectiveness research (CER) findings. This grant is for promoting the use of research that has demonstrably improved the prevention, diagnosis, management, or treatment of clinical conditions. It also targets improvements in care quality, access, reduction of health disparities, and population health outcomes. The scope extends to both clinical findings and the effectiveness of implementation strategies, including behavioral change and delivery system approaches. AHRQ emphasizes that this funding aims to rapidly translate CER findings into practical healthcare improvements. Applicants are encouraged to leverage extensive multi-stakeholder or multi-site collaborations to develop and implement comprehensive initiatives.
Opportunity ID: 51644
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-HS-10-014 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA OS: Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: Accelerating Implementation of Comparative Effectiveness Findings on Clinical and Delivery System Interventions by Leveraging AHRQ Networks (R18) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.715 — Recovery Act-Comparative Effectiveness Research – AHRQ |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 05, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 24, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $16,660,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for Health Care Research and Quality |
| Description: | Purpose. This AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to AHRQ under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act or ARRA), Public Law 111-5, invites Research Demonstration and Dissemination grant (R18) applicationsto promote the increased implementation and widespread use of findings from comparative effectiveness research (CER) that have been demonstrated to improve the prevention, diagnosis, management or treatment of a clinical condition or to otherwise improve care quality, improve access to care, reduce disparities, or improve population-based measures of health outcomes. For purposes of this FOA, the scope of CER findings includes not only clinical findings but also findings on the effectiveness of implementation approaches, including behavioral change and delivery system strategies, as spelled out in the Federal Coordinating Council recommendations and Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations. This FOA also reflects HHS recognition that, for the CER enterprise to be successful, funds must be directed at accelerating the dissemination and translation of CER findings into health care practice improvement. To achieve maximum impact, applicants will leverage broad-based, multi-stakeholder or multi-site collaborations or partnerships to develop and implement comprehensive initiatives composed of one or more interventions and strategies, including, but not limited to, those listed below (see below, Nature of this Funding Opportunity. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-014.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email: FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.715 | ADOBE-FORMS-B | Use for submissions intended for due dates of January 25, 2010 and beyond | PKG00016271 | Feb 24, 2010 | Mar 24, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
51644 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
51644 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
51644 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
51644 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
51644 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
51644 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_1_4-1.4.pdf
51644 PHS398_ResearchPlan_1_3-1.3.pdf
51644 PHS398_Checklist_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
51644 PHS_CoverLetter_1_2-1.2.pdf
51644 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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