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Funding by Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

AHRQ Grant Program for Large or Recurring Conferences (R13)
Grants to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 7, 2013
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support
Grants to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21)
Funding to support short-term preparatory, pilot or feasibility studies that will inform larger scale real world health IT implementation and use or the conduct of more comprehensive health IT implementation research.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 16, 2011
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Projects (R18)
Funding for demonstration projects to allow States and health care systems to develop, implement and evaluate medical liability models that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Letter of Intent (Optional): Dec 23, 2009
    Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Planning Grants (R21)
Funding for planning grants from States and health care systems for patient safety and medical liability innovations that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Letter of Intent (Optional): Dec 23, 2009
    Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II (R18)
Funding to support Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) grant applications to implement safe practice interventions.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R03)
Funding to support the development and enhancement of expertise in health IT and related disciplines, including research and evaluation methods.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Utilizing Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality (R18)
Funding to support health information technology (IT) demonstration projects that evaluate factors associated with successful implementation and utilization of health IT in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness & efficiency of health care.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Sep 25, 2009 Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality