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LOIs for Patient-centered Outcomes Research/Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (PCOR/CER) Capacity Building

Sponsors:
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Amount:
$250,000
External Deadline:
10/01/21
Opportunity Information:

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has issued a request for proposals for its Engagement Award: Capacity Building funding opportunity, which aims to support projects that help communities increase their facility and participate across all phases of the PCOR/CER process. Applicants may propose projects for up to two years in duration and up to $250,000 in total costs.

This funding offers organizations and community groups an opportunity to build capacity and skills for patient-centered outcomes research and comparative clinical effectiveness research (PCOR/CER). PCORI is receptive to applications encompassing a wide range of research support project topics. In the context of the Engagement Awards program, capacity building to support research refers to the following types of projects: 

  1. Projects that support organizations with strong ties to patients, caregivers, clinicians, and/or other stakeholders who have a connection to, expertise in, or lived experience related to the focus area to equip them to engage as partners in PCOR/CER. These projects will build their community's knowledge, competencies, and abilities to be meaningful partners with researchers throughout the research process, from topic selection through design and conduct of research to dissemination or implementation of results.
  2. Projects that strengthen the skills of researchers to be better partners with patients and other stakeholders involved in PCOR/CER.
  3. Projects that support the adoption or expansion of existing engagement tools and resources whenever possible, rather than develop new products and tools. Projects may implement available tools, processes, or programs, alone or in combination, in a new population or geographic area — for example, a new network of clinicians, patient advocates, and academic researchers.

Within this announcement, PCORI has expressed two particular areas of interest: (1) intellectual and developmental disabilities and (2) maternal morbidity and mortality. PCORI reminds prospective applicants that specific areas of interest exist to encourage submissions on a topic, not limit submissions only to that topic.

Currently, PCORI strongly discourages all in-person convening activities and encourages applicants to consider alternative plans for any in-person convening activities within applications for future awards. In addition, PCORI requests that applicants consult PCORI's Applicant and Awardee FAQs Related to COVID-19 to ensure proposed projects adhere to PCORI's guidance related to applicant pre-award concerns.

Applications may be submitted by any private-sector organization, including any nonprofit or for-profit organization; any public-sector organization, including any university or college hospital or healthcare system; or any unit of local, state, or federal government. The Internal Revenue Service must recognize all U.S. applicant organizations. Organizations may submit multiple funding applications, however, individuals are not permitted to apply. Nondomestic components of organizations based in the United States and foreign organizations may apply, as long as there is demonstrable benefit to the U.S. healthcare system, and U.S. efforts in the area of patient-centered research can be shown clearly.

Letters of Intent are due October 1, 2021, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by January 10, 2022.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the PCORI website.

ASU Information:

Submissions to this sponsor/donor are managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Please contact your unit-assigned ASUF Director of Development or Research Advancement Specialist at your earliest convenience to ensure ASU's strategic coordination and management of funding applications.

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