The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced it will provide $26 million in grants over two years in up to 40 separate awards that support patient-centered healthcare research, as part of its Pilot Projects Grant Program, according to a PCORI news release.
PCORI plans to support projects related to the development of research methods, patient-oriented outcomes instruments, patient-provider communication and other decision-making strategies, building collaborative research teams with stakeholders, translating research findings into clinical practice, stakeholder engagement and research agenda setting strategies that can be used in future comparative effectiveness research. Groups applying for the awards may request up to $250,000 in direct costs per year.
"The PCORI Pilot Projects Grant Program will fund foundational research that will support and inform our national research priorities and agendas, which will evolve over time to reflect the needs of patients and the entire health care system," said PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH, in a statement. "We know there are gaps in research and gaps in methodology that must be filled if we are to fulfill our mission of providing patients and those who care for them with high integrity, evidence-based information to support healthcare decisions and improve healthcare delivery. These pilot projects will begin to lay the ground work for our primary patient-centered research that will follow in the coming years."
Application materials can be downloaded from the "Funding Opportunities" section of PCOR's website, pcori.org.
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PCORI plans to support projects related to the development of research methods, patient-oriented outcomes instruments, patient-provider communication and other decision-making strategies, building collaborative research teams with stakeholders, translating research findings into clinical practice, stakeholder engagement and research agenda setting strategies that can be used in future comparative effectiveness research. Groups applying for the awards may request up to $250,000 in direct costs per year.
"The PCORI Pilot Projects Grant Program will fund foundational research that will support and inform our national research priorities and agendas, which will evolve over time to reflect the needs of patients and the entire health care system," said PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH, in a statement. "We know there are gaps in research and gaps in methodology that must be filled if we are to fulfill our mission of providing patients and those who care for them with high integrity, evidence-based information to support healthcare decisions and improve healthcare delivery. These pilot projects will begin to lay the ground work for our primary patient-centered research that will follow in the coming years."
Application materials can be downloaded from the "Funding Opportunities" section of PCOR's website, pcori.org.
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