Wednesday, September 19, 2012

New PCORI Funding Opportunities

Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options 

Purpose: In this PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA), we seek to fund projects that address critical decisions that face patients, their caregivers, and clinicians every day and with too little information. These decisions must be consequential, be occurring now without key evidence about the comparative effectiveness of two or more options, and patients/caregivers must benefit from new knowledge in ways that are clear and important. The premise of this research is that new knowledge will support critical choices by patients, caregivers, and their clinicians, not that it will deliver a verdict that will lead us to dictate a choice. This knowledge will provide insight about the comparative benefits and harms of the options and provide information about outcomes that are experienced by patients and important to patients.

Funds Available: We anticipate that approximately 54 contracts totaling up to $48 million in total costs may be funded under this PFA in this initial funding cycle, assuming receipt of a sufficient number of high quality applications. PCORI anticipates additional funding cycles related to this announcement. However, funds available may vary, and PCORI reserves the right to modify or terminate this announcement at any time.

Budget and Project Periods: Direct project costs are limited to a maximum of $500,000 per year.

Improving Healthcare Systems 

Synopsis: We are interested in the following broad topical areas:
  • Research that compares alternative system-level approaches to supporting and improving patient access to care; receipt of appropriate evidence-based care; the quality, timeliness, and safety of the patient care experience; decision-making based on patients’ personal values; and self-care. Research that compares alternative approaches to models of care delivery or coordination of care across healthcare services or settings, including care for patients with complex, chronic, and/or multiple conditions, are of interest. The emphasis is on comparing approaches for their effect on patients and, when relevant, their caregivers, in ways that they experience and think are important. 
  • Research that compares alternative system-level approaches that aim to improve the efficiency of health care delivery to patient populations. These may include efforts to reduce the use of ineffective or wasteful care, to reduce redundant and duplicative care, to shorten waiting times, or enhance the timeliness and quality of communications during referrals and transitions in care. 
Funds Available: We anticipate that approximately 27 contracts totaling up to $24 million in total costs may be funded under this PFA in this funding cycle, assuming receipt of a sufficient number of high quality applications. PCORI anticipates additional funding cycles related to this announcement. However, funds available may vary, and PCORI reserves the right to modify or terminate this announcement at any time.

Budget and Project Periods: Direct project costs are limited to a maximum of $500,000 per year.

LETTERS OF INTENT DUE OCTOBER 15
APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 17

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