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- The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality in the health recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AHRQ ARRA Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition AHRQ Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Comparative Effectiveness Development Training Award (T32)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 11, 2009 and posted on Dec 11, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 20, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $5,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education State governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized).
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity, issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds, supported a limited competition for an Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) postdoctoral training program focused on comparative effectiveness research. The announcement was designed specifically for institutions that had already received new five-year AHRQ NRSA institutional training awards in fiscal year 2008, meaning it was not an open competition for all organizations but a targeted expansion opportunity for a defined set of prior AHRQ traineeship awardees. The overall goal was workforce development: building the next generation of health services and clinically trained researchers who are committed to producing, translating, and spreading evidence and analytic tools that help compare the benefits and harms of different health care interventions in real-world settings.
The program used the NRSA T32 institutional training mechanism, which funds structured postdoctoral training programs rather than individual fellowships. Under this model, the institution designs and runs a supervised training environment, recruits and appoints eligible postdoctoral trainees, and provides mentored research and career development experiences. The FOA emphasized comparative effectiveness development training, which broadly includes generating new evidence, improving methods and analytic approaches, and strengthening the ability to translate findings into practice and disseminate them so they can influence decision-making by clinicians, health systems, patients, and policymakers.
A key structural feature was the cohort-based, two-year training expectation. The award supported two cohorts of postdoctoral trainees who already held clinical or research doctorates. One cohort would begin in the first year of the grant, and a second cohort would begin in the second year. Each cohort would receive two years of supervised study and research, reflecting an intent to rapidly expand comparative effectiveness research capacity during the ARRA period while still providing enough time for meaningful mentored development, publication, and method skill-building.
Funding was time-limited and competitive, with AHRQ anticipating roughly 5 to 7 awards totaling about $5,000,000. The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed was $900,000. Actual award sizes were expected to vary depending on the scope and cost structure of each institution's proposed training program, and all awards were contingent on both the availability of ARRA funds and the submission of enough high-quality applications. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which reduced the need for institutions to provide non-federal dollars to participate.
Eligibility covered a broad set of institutions and governmental entities in general, including public and private institutions of higher education and various levels of government, as well as tribal governments and tribal organizations, with additional eligibility language clarifying that other eligible applicants could include eligible agencies of the federal government and Indian/Native American tribal governments other than federally recognized tribal governments. In practice, however, the defining eligibility restriction was the limited-competition requirement: applicants needed to be institutions that already held the specified FY 2008 AHRQ five-year NRSA institutional training awards.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted on December 11, 2009, and had a single closing date of January 20, 2010, with an archive date of February 20, 2010. The opportunity number was RFA-HS-10-011, categorized as a discretionary grant within the health and Recovery Act funding activity area. The full announcement and official requirements were hosted through the NIH grants guide web listing referenced in the FOA, with technical assistance contacts routed through the NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster for access and linking issues.
In plain terms, this FOA was a short-fuse ARRA-funded expansion of AHRQ-supported postdoctoral training, aimed at quickly increasing national capacity in comparative effectiveness research by leveraging existing AHRQ-funded training institutions, funding organized T32 programs, and supporting two staggered cohorts of postdoctoral doctorates for two years each under intensive mentorship and applied research training.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a limited-competition funding announcement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that used American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds to support an Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) postdoctoral training program focused on comparative effectiveness research.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is RFA-HS-10-011.
Which agency issued this FOA?
The FOA was issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
What type of grant mechanism is used?
The program used the NRSA T32 institutional training mechanism. This mechanism funds structured institutional training programs rather than individual fellowships.
Is this an open competition for any organization?
No. This was a limited competition designed specifically for institutions that had already received new five-year AHRQ NRSA institutional training awards in fiscal year 2008.
What is the main purpose or goal of the program?
The overall goal is workforce development: building the next generation of health services and clinically trained researchers committed to producing, translating, and spreading evidence and analytic tools that compare the benefits and harms of different health care interventions in real-world settings.
What research and training focus did AHRQ emphasize?
The FOA emphasized comparative effectiveness development training, including generating new evidence, improving methods and analytic approaches, and strengthening the ability to translate and disseminate findings so they can influence decision-making by clinicians, health systems, patients, and policymakers.
Who is the intended trainee population?
The program supported postdoctoral trainees who already held clinical or research doctorates.
How is the training structured (cohorts and duration)?
A key feature was a cohort-based, two-year training expectation. The award supported two cohorts of postdoctoral trainees: one cohort starting in the first year of the grant and a second cohort starting in the second year. Each cohort received two years of supervised study and research.
Does this award fund individuals directly or institutions?
It funds institutions. Under the T32 model, the institution designs and runs the training environment, recruits and appoints eligible postdoctoral trainees, and provides mentored research and career development experiences.
What kinds of organizations were generally eligible to apply?
Eligibility language included public and private institutions of higher education; various levels of government; tribal governments and tribal organizations; eligible agencies of the federal government; and Indian/Native American tribal governments other than federally recognized tribal governments.
What is the key eligibility restriction in practice?
The defining restriction was the limited-competition requirement: applicants needed to be institutions that already held the specified FY 2008 AHRQ five-year NRSA institutional training awards.
How many awards did AHRQ anticipate making?
AHRQ anticipated making roughly 5 to 7 awards.
What was the total funding level anticipated for this opportunity?
The FOA anticipated total funding of about $5,000,000.
What was the maximum award amount per award?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed was $900,000.
Would every award be funded at the maximum level?
Not necessarily. Actual award sizes were expected to vary depending on the scope and cost structure of each institution's proposed training program.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Was funding guaranteed?
No. Awards were contingent on the availability of ARRA funds and on receiving a sufficient number of high-quality applications.
When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on December 11, 2009.
What was the application due date?
There was a single closing date of January 20, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was February 20, 2010.
What funding category or activity area did this fall under?
It was categorized as a discretionary grant within the health and Recovery Act funding activity area.
Where were the official announcement and requirements hosted?
The full announcement and official requirements were hosted through the NIH grants guide web listing referenced in the FOA.
Who was listed for technical assistance or support regarding access/linking issues?
Technical assistance contacts for access and linking issues were routed through the NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster.
What was the rationale for the two-cohort, two-year design?
The design reflected an intent to rapidly expand comparative effectiveness research capacity during the ARRA period while still allowing enough time for meaningful mentored development, publications, and method skill-building.
In plain terms, what did this FOA aim to do?
It was a short-fuse, ARRA-funded expansion of AHRQ-supported postdoctoral training, aimed at quickly increasing national capacity in comparative effectiveness research by leveraging existing AHRQ-funded training institutions, funding organized T32 programs, and supporting two staggered cohorts of postdoctoral doctorates for two years each under intensive mentorship and applied research training.
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