Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Planning Grants (R21)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Established health care systems. Roemer defines a health system as having capacities (e.g., hospitals, physicians), activities (e.g., health services), interconnections (e.g., financing, oversight, management), and purpose.30, 31 Its components might include multiple States, localities, Tribal governments, universities, colleges, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organization, community-based organizations, and Federal agencies. Applicants to this FOA must share a long-established, legal entity as sponsor and sufficient service volume to statistically power any proposed intervention. Organizations must also fit under AHRQ¿s grant authorization under 42 USC 299c-5(c), which allows AHRQ to make grants to public and nonprofit entities. Other organizations may participate in projects only as third parties. Because the purpose of this program seeks to improve health care in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects only as subcontractors. Organizations described in section 501(c) 4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying may not participate.

Awards issued under this FOA depend upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research may vary from application to application, AHRQ anticipates that the size and duration of each award may also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards depends upon the numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. The total costs awarded to a grant under this FOA shall not exceed $300,000 for the entire one year project period.

AHRQ encourages applicants to take advantage of a technical assistance conference call sponsored by AHRQ program staff.  The purpose of the conference call is to provide potential applicants with background information and respond to questions about the preparation of an application in response to this FOA.  The conference call will take place on November 12, 2009 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT.  To register to participate in the conference call, please send an e-mail request to David.Hsia@ahrq.hhs.gov) by November 6, 2009.

For more information contact:
Scientific/Research Contact(s):

James Battles (patient safety) or David Hsia (medical liability)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850-6649
Telephone: (301) 427-1332 (Battles) or 1499 (Hsia)
Fax: (301) 427-1341 (Battles) or 1520 (Hsia)
E-mail: james.battles@ahrq.hhs.gov or david.hsia@ahrq.hhs.gov

Peer Review Contact(s):

Ying Tian, M.D., Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850-6649
Telephone: (301) 427-1530
Fax: (301) 427-1562
E-mail: ying.tian@ahrq.hhs.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s):

Michelle Burr or George Gardner
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850-6649
Telephone: (301) 427-1451 (Burr) or 1450 (Gardner)
Fax: (301) 427-1462
E-mail: michelle.burr@ahrq.hhs.gov or george.gardner@ahrq.hhs.gov

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