Deadline: 24-May-21
The Engagement Award program is now accepting full proposals for the Special Cycle: Building Capacity for PCOR/CER for Topics Related to COVID-19, a research support—not research—special funding opportunity for projects up to 18 months in duration.
This Engagement Award funding announcement offers an opportunity for organizations and community groups to build capacity and skills for patient-centered outcomes research and comparative clinical effectiveness research (PCOR/CER), as well as understand the impact of stakeholder engagement within different settings and stakeholder groups focused on this special area of interest.
Funding Information
- $200,000 in total costs
Funding Priorities
This special funding opportunity will support projects that enable organizations and communities to develop their capacity and skills to participate across all phases of the PCOR/CER process, as described above, on topics uniquely related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an opportunity to explore and address the urgent need to build capacity for stakeholder engagement in PCOR/CER specifically related to:
- Long-term symptoms of post-acute COVID-19;
- Impact of COVID-19 on disproportionately affected populations;
- Impact of COVID-19 on social isolation and loneliness (mental health and well-being); and
- Engaging, educating, and promoting informed decision making around the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Other relevant topics related to COVID-19 health outcomes with appropriate justification will also be considered.
Types of projects under this funding announcement may include, but are not limited to:
- Projects that capture and communicate emerging research needs identified by stakeholders, with emphasis on the PCOR/CER needs of patients, frontline workers, and other communities facing the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, clinicians, policy makers, hospitals, and health systems.
- Projects that engage communities to identify barriers and facilitators related to making informed decisions and/or increasing awareness and education around the COVID-19 vaccines.
- Projects that identify important patient-centered outcomes of those experiencing long-term effects of post-acute COVID-19.
- Projects that engage stakeholders and build capacity to participate in PCOR/CER related to telehealth or other technology-enhanced interventions and strategies.
- Projects that engage stakeholders around social emotional health and well-being to prioritize PCOR/CER topics during the COVID-19 pandemic including social isolation and loneliness.
- They expect that projects selected for an Engagement Award will further PCORI’s goals of promoting the relevance of research to target audiences and the uptake of research results by end users. They are committed to using and sharing successful approaches.
- 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 focus on building the knowledge, competencies, and abilities of their community 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.
- Applications may be submitted by any private-sector organization, including anynonprofit 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.
- Nondomestic components of organizations based in the United States and foreign organizations may apply, as long as there is demonstrable benefit to the US healthcare system and US efforts in the area of patient-centered research can be shown clearly.
- The Internal Revenue Service must recognize all US applicant organizations. Organizations may submit multiple funding applications. Individuals are not permitted to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/engagement-award-special-cycle-building-capacity-PCOR-CER-COVID19-2021