Opportunity Information: Apply for 12 515
Apply for 12 515
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Health Services through System Modeling Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants 93.226 Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 18, 2011 and posted on Nov 18, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 15, 2012 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposers local time) January 15, 2012 February 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
Advancing Health Services through System Modeling Research (NSF Funding Opportunity Number 12-515) was a discretionary grant program led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with the Health Information Technology (IT) Portfolio at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The central goal of the opportunity was to support investigator-initiated research that applies systems modeling approaches to health services research, with a strong interdisciplinary focus that brings together expertise from health services and the industrial and systems engineering communities. The program was housed on the NSF side within the Service Enterprise Systems program in the Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Division of NSF's Engineering Directorate, reflecting an emphasis on engineering and operations-oriented perspectives applied to healthcare delivery and performance.
The research emphasis was on using system modeling to better understand, design, and improve healthcare services. In practical terms, this points to analytical and computational methods that can represent complex healthcare processes, resource constraints, patient flows, decision-making, and organizational interactions, then evaluate how changes in policy, technology, staffing, workflows, or incentives might affect outcomes such as quality, safety, access, efficiency, and cost. A distinctive priority in this solicitation was the supportive role of health IT, meaning proposals were expected to consider how information technologies in healthcare settings can enable, influence, or be integrated into system-level improvements. That could include modeling the impacts of health IT on care coordination, information flow, decision support, operational reliability, and performance measurement, among other health service functions.
The opportunity anticipated making about six awards, with an estimated total funding level of $2,000,000 across the solicitation. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the activity category was science and technology and other research and development. The CFDA numbers associated with the program were 47.041 (Engineering Grants) and 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes), reflecting the joint engineering and health services orientation.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to applicant types as allowed by the solicitation, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement text. The program was posted on November 18, 2011, with a submission window that included due dates of January 15, 2012 and February 15, 2012 (by 5 p.m. local time for proposers), and a final closing date of February 15, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on March 15, 2012. Applicants looking for the full requirements and instructions were directed to NSF Publication 12-515, and administrative assistance for access issues was routed through NSF Grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Advancing Health Services through System Modeling Research.
What is the NSF funding opportunity number?
The NSF Funding Opportunity Number is 12-515.
Which agencies were involved in this program?
This was a discretionary grant program led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with the Health Information Technology (IT) Portfolio at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
What was the main goal of the program?
The central goal was to support investigator-initiated research that applies systems modeling approaches to health services research, with a strong interdisciplinary focus.
What does "investigator-initiated" mean in this context?
Based on the description provided, it means projects were expected to be proposed and driven by the investigators (researchers), rather than being limited to a single pre-defined project design from the funder.
What disciplines or communities were expected to be involved?
The program emphasized interdisciplinary teams that bring together expertise from health services and the industrial and systems engineering communities.
Where was the program housed within NSF?
On the NSF side, the program was housed within the Service Enterprise Systems program in the Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Division of NSF's Engineering Directorate.
What overall research theme did NSF emphasize by placing it in CMMI/Engineering?
The placement reflected an emphasis on engineering and operations-oriented perspectives applied to healthcare delivery and performance.
What kinds of research approaches were encouraged?
The research emphasis was on using system modeling to better understand, design, and improve healthcare services. The description points to analytical and computational methods that can represent complex healthcare processes and test the effects of changes in systems.
What kinds of healthcare system elements were expected to be modeled?
Examples described include modeling complex healthcare processes such as resource constraints, patient flows, decision-making, and organizational interactions.
What types of changes or interventions could proposals evaluate using modeling?
The solicitation description highlights evaluating how changes in policy, technology, staffing, workflows, or incentives might affect healthcare service outcomes.
What outcomes were mentioned as being relevant to measure or improve?
The opportunity referenced outcomes such as quality, safety, access, efficiency, and cost.
Was health IT a required or important component?
Health IT was described as a distinctive priority. Proposals were expected to consider the supportive role of health information technology in enabling, influencing, or integrating into system-level improvements.
What are examples of health IT-related topics the program description mentions?
The description includes modeling the impacts of health IT on care coordination, information flow, decision support, operational reliability, and performance measurement, among other health service functions.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about six awards.
What was the estimated total funding level?
The estimated total funding level across the solicitation was $2,000,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a grant.
What was the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category was listed as science and technology and other research and development.
What CFDA numbers were associated with this program?
The CFDA numbers associated with the program were 47.041 (Engineering Grants) and 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes).
What did the eligibility status mean?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to applicant types as allowed by the solicitation, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement text.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on November 18, 2011.
What were the due dates for proposals?
The submission window included due dates of January 15, 2012 and February 15, 2012, with submissions due by 5 p.m. local time for proposers.
What was the final closing date?
The final closing date was February 15, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was later archived on March 15, 2012.
Where were applicants directed for full requirements and instructions?
Applicants were directed to NSF Publication 12-515 for the full requirements and instructions.
Who should applicants contact for Grants.gov access issues related to this opportunity?
For administrative assistance with access issues, applicants were routed through NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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