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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research to Prevent Prescription Drug Overdoses" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 25, 2014 and posted on Dec 19, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 19, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Special district governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments City or township governments State governments.
- Faith based or Community based Organizations Regional Organizations Bona Fide Agents Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)
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Opportunity Summary:
The Research to Prevent Prescription Drug Overdoses grant opportunity aims to fund projects that study how policies and practices affect the misuse and inappropriate prescribing of prescription opioids. It focuses on two main areas: first, evaluating the effects of current laws that regulate pain management clinics, including their oversight, registration, licensure, and ownership requirements. Second, it will assess the impact of formulary management strategies employed by public and private insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. These strategies include measures like quantity limits, step therapies, preferred drug lists, prior authorizations, tiered formularies, and drug utilization reviews, which apply to all patients, not just those suspected of misusing drugs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the purpose of the Research to Prevent Prescription Drug Overdoses grant opportunity?
This grant opportunity is intended to fund research projects that study how policies and practices influence the misuse of prescription opioids and the inappropriate prescribing of these medications, with the broader goal of preventing prescription drug overdoses.
What types of issues are projects expected to study?
Projects are expected to examine how specific policies and operational practices shape prescribing behavior and opioid misuse. The opportunity highlights two main areas: (1) laws regulating pain management clinics and (2) formulary management strategies used by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
What are the two main focus areas of the grant?
The grant focuses on: (1) evaluating the effects of current laws that regulate pain management clinics and (2) assessing the impact of formulary management strategies used by public and private insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
What does the grant mean by "policies and practices" affecting misuse and inappropriate prescribing?
Within the scope described, "policies and practices" refers to legal and administrative approaches that can shape access to opioids and prescribing patterns, such as regulatory requirements for pain management clinics and insurer or pharmacy benefit manager rules that govern medication coverage and dispensing.
What kinds of pain management clinic laws are included in the research focus?
The opportunity specifies laws that regulate pain management clinics, including requirements related to oversight, registration, licensure, and ownership.
What does "oversight" of pain management clinics refer to in this opportunity?
Based on the description provided, oversight refers to regulatory monitoring and control mechanisms established by law to supervise pain management clinics as part of efforts to influence prescribing practices and reduce misuse.
What does "registration" mean in the context of pain management clinic laws?
Registration refers to legal requirements for pain management clinics to formally enroll or be recorded with a regulatory entity as part of operating legally under applicable clinic laws.
What does "licensure" mean in this context?
Licensure refers to legal requirements that pain management clinics obtain official permission to operate, typically by meeting specific standards set by law or regulators.
What does "ownership requirements" mean for pain management clinics?
Ownership requirements are legal rules that control who may own a pain management clinic, how ownership must be structured, or what criteria owners must meet, as part of regulating clinic operations and prescribing practices.
What is meant by "evaluating the effects" of current pain management clinic laws?
It means research should assess what outcomes are associated with these laws, specifically in relation to opioid misuse and inappropriate prescribing, as described in the opportunity.
What are "formulary management strategies" in this grant opportunity?
Formulary management strategies are tools used by public and private insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to manage which drugs are covered and under what conditions. The opportunity lists examples including quantity limits, step therapies, preferred drug lists, prior authorizations, tiered formularies, and drug utilization reviews.
Which organizations' formulary strategies are included in the scope?
The opportunity includes formulary management strategies used by both public and private insurers, as well as pharmacy benefit managers.
What is a quantity limit in the context of formulary management?
A quantity limit is a coverage or dispensing rule that limits the amount of a medication that can be obtained within a defined period, as part of formulary management approaches listed in the opportunity.
What is step therapy as referenced in the opportunity?
Step therapy is a formulary strategy that can require patients to try certain treatments before others are covered, and it is one of the specific strategies named in the opportunity.
What is a preferred drug list?
A preferred drug list is a list of medications that an insurer or plan prioritizes for coverage or lower cost-sharing, and it is included among the strategies to be assessed under this opportunity.
What is prior authorization?
Prior authorization is a requirement that approval be obtained before a medication is covered, and it is explicitly listed as one of the formulary management strategies to be evaluated.
What are tiered formularies?
Tiered formularies organize medications into different levels (tiers) that may affect coverage terms, and they are included as a formulary management strategy in the grant description.
What is a drug utilization review?
Drug utilization review is a formulary-related practice used to review medication use patterns, and it is among the strategies named for assessment in this grant opportunity.
Do the formulary management strategies apply only to patients suspected of misusing drugs?
No. The opportunity explicitly notes that these strategies apply to all patients, not only those suspected of misusing drugs.
How does the grant connect formulary management strategies to overdose prevention?
The opportunity is aimed at preventing prescription drug overdoses by funding research that assesses how formulary management strategies affect opioid misuse and inappropriate prescribing.
Is the grant limited to studying only prescription opioids?
The description emphasizes prescription opioids by stating that the research should examine misuse and inappropriate prescribing of prescription opioids.
Are projects expected to focus on laws, insurance practices, or both?
Both are included. The opportunity identifies research on laws regulating pain management clinics and research on formulary management strategies used by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
Can research address multiple formulary strategies at once (for example, prior authorization and quantity limits)?
The opportunity lists multiple formulary management strategies to be assessed. Based on the information provided, research may examine these strategies and their impacts; the description does not limit projects to only one strategy.
What kinds of outcomes should research be concerned with, according to the description?
The description frames outcomes around opioid misuse and inappropriate prescribing, with the overarching aim of preventing prescription drug overdoses.
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