AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01)

Background
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality of healthcare for all Americans. AHRQ develops science-based knowledge, tools, and data to improve healthcare and help consumers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers make informed decisions.

Grant Details
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks health services research grant applications focused on AHRQ research priorities. These priorities include improving healthcare quality and patient safety, improving healthcare delivery and practice improvement, and enhancing whole-person healthcare delivery. AHRQ supports research in all healthcare settings, including the hospital, long-term care, ambulatory care, home healthcare, pharmacy, and care transitions between settings. Research may involve many partners and other groups, including patients, families, clinicians, non-clinical healthcare staff, policymakers, payers, healthcare organizations, providers and accreditors, local and State governments, the Federal Government, and others.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public/state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education), nonprofits (with 501(c)(3) IRS status or without 501(c)(3) IRS status), local governments, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized or other than federally recognized), federal governments (eligible agencies of the federal government), U.S. territory or possession; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); faith-based or community-based organizations; regional organizations. For-profit organizations are not eligible to lead applications under this research mechanism. Foreign institutions may participate as members of consortia or as subcontractors only.

Period of Performance
The project period may not exceed 5 years. The earliest submission date is March 20, 2024. The first application due date is June 5, 2024.

Grant Value
$400,000 is the maximum total costs awarded to a grant under this NOFO in any given year for the entire project period.