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- The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AHRQ Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (K08)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.226 Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 3, 2013 and posted on Apr 3, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The AHRQ Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (K08) is a discretionary grant program from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) designed to develop the next generation of clinical investigators who can lead patient-centered outcomes research using advanced comparative effectiveness research (CER) approaches. The central goal is career development: the award supports qualified individuals as they build the skills, mentorship, and research experience needed to become independent researchers focused on real-world clinical and health system questions. A key emphasis is on using complex CER methods to compare healthcare interventions, strategies, or delivery models in ways that matter to patients, clinicians, and health system decision-makers, and then translating those findings into practice-relevant evidence.
A defining feature of this K08 is its mentored structure and its orientation toward patient-centered outcomes research in clinical and health system settings. The program expects awardees to work closely with experienced mentors while conducting a research and training plan that strengthens methodological expertise (for example, in rigorous observational methods, pragmatic approaches, and other advanced CER techniques) and builds the investigator's capacity to design, execute, and disseminate PCOR studies. The announcement also highlights stakeholder involvement as appropriate, meaning applicants are encouraged to thoughtfully engage relevant stakeholders (such as patients, caregivers, clinicians, payers, or health system leaders) in shaping the research questions, study design, implementation, and communication of results. This reflects AHRQ's focus on ensuring that research addresses practical decisions and produces evidence that is usable in real clinical care and health system improvement.
From an administrative standpoint, this funding opportunity is identified as PA-13-180 and is categorized as a grant under the Health funding activity area. It is associated with CFDA number 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes). The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching, which means applicants are not expected to provide non-federal funds as a condition of the award. The opportunity was originally posted on April 3, 2013, and the final closing date listed is July 12, 2016, with an archive date of August 12, 2016, indicating that it is no longer open for new applications under that specific announcement.
Eligibility for this announcement is broad across public-sector and academic institutions, reflecting the program's goal of building workforce capacity in health services research and PCOR. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, county governments, and city or township governments. It also includes Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). Additional eligible applicants include eligible agencies of the federal government. Non-U.S. (foreign) institutions are explicitly not eligible to apply.
For applicants and institutions seeking the official announcement and requirements, AHRQ directed readers to the NIH Grants Guide posting (linked in the source information). For technical issues accessing the announcement or link-related problems, the contact point provided is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
FAQs: AHRQ Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (K08) - PA-13-180
What is the AHRQ PCOR Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (K08)?
It is a discretionary grant program from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) designed to develop the next generation of clinical investigators who can lead patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) using advanced comparative effectiveness research (CER) approaches.
What is the main purpose of this K08 award?
The central goal is career development. The award supports qualified individuals as they build skills, mentorship relationships, and research experience needed to become independent researchers focused on real-world clinical and health system questions.
What research focus does this opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes patient-centered outcomes research carried out in clinical and health system settings, with a strong focus on advanced comparative effectiveness research methods to compare healthcare interventions, strategies, or delivery models in ways that matter to patients, clinicians, and health system decision-makers.
What types of methods are highlighted as important for this program?
The program highlights complex CER methods, including (as examples) rigorous observational methods, pragmatic approaches, and other advanced CER techniques that strengthen an investigator's ability to design, execute, and disseminate PCOR studies.
Is this award mentored or independent?
This K08 is explicitly mentored. Awardees are expected to work closely with experienced mentors while conducting a research and training plan.
What is expected in the research and training plan?
Based on the description provided, the plan is expected to strengthen methodological expertise and build capacity to design, execute, and disseminate patient-centered outcomes research studies that address real-world clinical care and health system improvement decisions.
Does the opportunity encourage stakeholder involvement?
Yes. The announcement highlights stakeholder involvement "as appropriate," encouraging applicants to thoughtfully engage relevant stakeholders such as patients, caregivers, clinicians, payers, or health system leaders in shaping research questions, study design, implementation, and communication of results.
Why does AHRQ emphasize stakeholder involvement for this K08?
AHRQ focuses on ensuring research addresses practical decisions and produces evidence that is usable in real clinical care and health system improvement. Stakeholder engagement is presented as a way to help make studies more relevant and actionable.
What is the funding opportunity number (FOA) for this program?
The funding opportunity is identified as PA-13-180.
What is the funding activity area for this opportunity?
It is categorized under the Health funding activity area.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.226, titled "Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes."
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching, meaning applicants are not expected to provide non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
When was this opportunity originally posted?
It was originally posted on April 3, 2013.
What was the final closing date for applications under this announcement?
The final closing date listed is July 12, 2016.
Is this funding opportunity currently open?
No. The archive date is August 12, 2016, which indicates it is no longer open for new applications under that specific announcement.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, county governments, and city or township governments. Eligibility also includes Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), as well as eligible agencies of the federal government.
Are non-U.S. (foreign) institutions eligible to apply?
No. Non-U.S. (foreign) institutions are explicitly not eligible to apply.
Where can applicants find the official announcement and requirements?
AHRQ directed readers to the NIH Grants Guide posting linked in the source information for the official announcement and requirements.
Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues accessing the announcement or link-related problems, the contact provided is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
What kinds of research questions is the program trying to support?
The program aims to support research questions centered on real-world clinical and health system decisions, especially those comparing interventions, strategies, or delivery models and translating findings into practice-relevant evidence.
What does "practice-relevant evidence" mean in the context of this announcement?
Based on the description, it refers to evidence that can be used by patients, clinicians, and health system decision-makers in real clinical care and health system improvement, with an emphasis on translating findings into usable outcomes.
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