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Opportunity Summary:

The AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01) funding opportunity (PA 09-070) is a discretionary federal grant program run by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support large, investigator-initiated health services research. The announcement is designed to fund rigorous projects that can improve how health care is delivered in the United States, with an emphasis on AHRQ portfolio priority areas. While the specific topics can vary widely, the scope is centered on health services research and related activities such as demonstrations, dissemination, and evaluation. In practical terms, AHRQ is looking for well-justified, methodologically strong studies that can generate actionable evidence about health care costs, quality, outcomes, and system performance.

This opportunity uses the Research Project Grant (R01) mechanism, which typically supports substantial, multi-year research efforts led by an experienced project team and institution. Awards are not guaranteed; they depend on federal funding availability and the number of applications that are both responsive and judged to be highly meritorious through peer review. The FOA notes that applications submitted under it were expected to receive the highest priority for AHRQ investigator-initiated grant funds in FY2009, reflecting AHRQ's intent to actively encourage submissions in this category during that period.

Budgets and project lengths are flexible within strict caps. The key financial constraint is that total costs cannot exceed $500,000 per year for the entire project period. Any application proposing more than $500,000 in total costs in a single year will be administratively deemed noncompliant and will not be reviewed. Continued support after the first year is not automatic; it is contingent on submission of a progress report and AHRQ staff review and acceptance of that progress, meaning applicants should plan for clear milestones, measurable outputs, and a compelling year-one workplan that positions the project for continued funding.

Eligibility is limited primarily to non-profit entities and public-sector organizations. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state and local governments (including counties, cities/townships, and special district governments), and tribal governments and organizations (including federally recognized tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations). The FOA also clarifies that faith-based and community-based organizations may be eligible. A central restriction is that AHRQ's authorizing legislation does not allow for-profit organizations to lead applications under this mechanism. For-profit entities can participate only as consortium partners or subcontractors, not as the primary applicant organization. Similarly, foreign institutions may participate only as consortium members or subcontractors because the program purpose is explicitly tied to improving health care in the United States; applications submitted by for-profit organizations or foreign institutions as the lead applicant will be returned without review. In addition, organizations classified under IRS section 501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying are not eligible to apply.

Administratively, the opportunity is cataloged under CFDA 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes) and does not require cost sharing or matching. The FOA was originally posted January 2, 2009, with closing dates extending through January 7, 2013, and an archive date of February 7, 2013. The announcement provides a link to the full NIH Grants Guide posting for detailed instructions and directs applicants to NIH Office of Extramural Research support contacts for access or technical linking issues.

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