Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 11 023
Apply for PAR 11 023
- The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Planning Projects (R21)" 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 Mar 6, 2012 and posted on Nov 9, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) County governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) 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:
The Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Planning Projects (R21) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR 11-023) was offered by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support short, early-stage planning work that could later grow into full demonstration projects. The central idea is that improvements in patient safety and reforms to medical liability should be developed together, not as separate efforts. Applicants are expected to plan projects that put patient safety first by reducing preventable patient injuries, strengthening communication between clinicians and patients, and creating fairer, faster pathways for compensating patients who experience medical harm. At the same time, the planned approach should aim to lower unnecessary legal friction in the system, including reducing frivolous lawsuits and helping address pressure on liability premiums, all while keeping an eye on reducing overall health care costs.
A key theme of the announcement is the connection between patient safety events and medical liability claims. Planning projects are intended to examine how adverse events arise, how they are disclosed and handled, and how those processes influence whether claims occur, how long they take, and how costly and contentious they become. In practical terms, the planning period should be used to design and prepare a cohesive model that aligns safety practices (such as error prevention, improved reporting, and learning systems) with liability-related practices (such as disclosure practices, early resolution options, or structured compensation approaches). The end goal is to optimize promising practices that can both improve outcomes for patients and reduce avoidable spending tied to preventable harm and litigation.
This opportunity used the R21 research grant mechanism and fell under a discretionary grant category with a health-focused activity classification. It was associated with CFDA 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes), and it did not require cost sharing or matching funds. The announcement was originally posted on November 9, 2010, later archived on April 15, 2012, and it listed multiple key dates, including an original closing date of January 7, 2014, a current closing date of March 15, 2012, and an archive date indicating the period when the announcement was no longer active for new submissions.
Eligibility was broad and included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state governments, county governments, and city or township governments. It also included Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and other Native American tribal organizations, along with other eligible agencies of the federal government as described in the opportunity materials. In other words, the program was structured to allow participation from a range of public-sector entities, academic institutions, and tribal governments that could credibly plan a safety-and-liability reform model and position it for later real-world demonstration.
For applicants or interested parties needing the full official announcement language and requirements, the funding notice pointed to an NIH-hosted grants page (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-023.html). The contact listed for access and linking issues was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV), reflecting that the administrative posting and access support was handled through NIH’s grants infrastructure even though AHRQ was the sponsoring agency.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Planning Projects (R21).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PAR 11-023.
Which agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ).
What type of work was this grant intended to support?
It was designed to support short, early-stage planning work that could later develop into full demonstration projects.
What grant mechanism was used?
This opportunity used the R21 research grant mechanism.
What is the central idea behind the program?
The core premise is that patient safety improvements and medical liability reforms should be developed together as a single, integrated effort, rather than as separate initiatives.
What does it mean to “put patient safety first” in the planned projects?
Planning projects were expected to prioritize patient safety by focusing on topics such as reducing preventable patient injuries, strengthening communication between clinicians and patients, and improving how harm is prevented, identified, and addressed.
How does medical liability reform fit into the planned work?
The planned approach was expected to create fairer and faster pathways for compensating patients who experience medical harm, while also aiming to reduce unnecessary legal friction in the system.
What kinds of legal-system problems was the program trying to reduce?
The announcement highlighted goals such as reducing frivolous lawsuits and helping address pressure on liability premiums, while still keeping patient safety and fair resolution processes at the center.
How does the opportunity connect patient safety events and liability claims?
A key theme is that planning projects should examine how adverse events arise, how they are disclosed and handled, and how those processes affect whether claims occur, how long they take, and how costly or contentious they become.
What were applicants expected to do during the planning period?
The planning period was intended for designing and preparing a cohesive model that aligns safety practices (such as error prevention, reporting, and learning systems) with liability-related practices (such as disclosure practices, early resolution options, or structured compensation approaches).
What kinds of patient safety practices are mentioned as examples?
The opportunity references safety practices such as error prevention, improved reporting, and learning systems.
What kinds of medical liability practices are mentioned as examples?
The opportunity references liability-related practices such as disclosure practices, early resolution options, and structured compensation approaches.
What was the intended end goal of these planning projects?
The end goal was to optimize promising practices that could both improve outcomes for patients and reduce avoidable spending associated with preventable harm and litigation.
Was the opportunity connected to health care cost reduction?
Yes. The announcement emphasized reducing overall health care costs, including avoidable spending tied to preventable harm and litigation, while pursuing patient safety and fair compensation pathways.
What program classification details were provided (CFDA and activity type)?
It was associated with CFDA 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes) and was described as a discretionary grant with a health-focused activity classification.
Did the opportunity require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. The opportunity stated that it did not require cost sharing or matching funds.
When was the announcement originally posted?
The announcement was originally posted on November 9, 2010.
When was the announcement archived?
The announcement was archived on April 15, 2012, indicating it was no longer active for new submissions.
What closing dates were listed?
The announcement listed multiple key dates, including an original closing date of January 7, 2014 and a current closing date of March 15, 2012, along with the archive date that signals when it stopped accepting new submissions.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included:
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Other eligible agencies of the federal government (as described in the opportunity materials)
Why were academic institutions and governments included in eligibility?
Based on the announcement’s framing, the program was structured to allow participation from entities that could credibly plan an integrated safety-and-liability reform model and position it for later real-world demonstration work.
Where can someone find the full official funding notice?
The notice pointed to the NIH-hosted grants page: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-023.html
Who was listed as the contact for access and linking issues?
The contact listed for access and linking issues was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Why is NIH mentioned if AHRQ was the sponsoring agency?
The funding notice indicated that administrative posting and access support was handled through NIH’s grants infrastructure, even though AHRQ was the sponsoring agency.
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