Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
October 2, 2007, Vol. 07-160

AHRQ Grant Opportunity on Optimizing Prevention and Healthcare Management for the "Complex Patient"

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued the following grant announcement.

Title: Optimizing Prevention and Healthcare Management for the Complex Patient (R21)

Request For Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-HS-08-003

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.226
Key Dates

Release/Posted Date: September 20, 2007

Opening Date: October 28, 2007

Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): November 2, 2007
NOTE: On time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).

Application Submission/Receipt Date(s): November 28, 2007

Peer Review Date(s): approximately March, 2008

Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): approximately June, 2008

Information To Be Available Date (URL Activation Date): Not Applicable

Expiration Date: November 29, 2007
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
Additional Overview Content

Executive Summary

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Exploratory/ Developmental (R21) grant applications from applicant organizations that propose to expand the understanding of how to optimize decisions about preventive care and management of chronic diseases in complex patients especially in primary care. Exploratory research studies will contribute evidence to help guide the appropriate integration (i.e., prioritization, timing, provision and coordination) of therapeutic and preventive services in individuals with multiple chronic conditions. This work should improve our understanding of which interventions provide the greatest benefit to patients with multiple conditions, how the safety and effectiveness of specific interventions may be affected by co-morbid conditions, and how interventions may need to be modified for specific patient populations with multiple conditions. This information should help clinicians better integrate care provided to such individuals, help patients make informed decisions about health care choices, and help policy makers identify better ways to measure and promote quality care for complex patients.

• This FOA will use the AHRQ Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.
• The total amount expected to be awarded is ,706,000.
• Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
• The anticipated number of awards is 15-20.
• Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
• The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed two years. Total costs are limited to $300,000 over a two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in total costs allowed in any single year. The R21 is not renewable.

You may submit (an) application(s) if your organization has one of the following characteristics:

• Public or non-profit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization;
• Units of local or State government;
• Eligible agencies of the Federal government;
• Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized);
• Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized);
• Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations

To access the full announcement, please see:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-08-003.html.

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