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- The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Research Network (U19)" 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 30, 2013 and posted on Apr 17, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments County governments City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Because the purpose of this program is to improve healthcare in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects as members of consortia or as subcontractors only. Applications submitted by foreign institutions will not be reviewed. Organizations described in section 501(c) 4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying are not eligible. HHS grants policy requires that the grant recipient perform a substantive role in the conduct of the planned project or program activity and not merely serve as a conduit of funds to another party or parties. If consortium/contractual activities represent a significant portion of the overall project, the applicant must justify why the applicant organization, rather than the party(s) performing this portion of the overall project, should be the grantee and what substantive role the applicant organization will play. Justification can be provided in the Specific Aims or Research Strategy section of the PHS398 Research Plan Component sections of the SF424 (R and R) application. There is no budget allocation guideline for determining substantial involvement determination of substantial involvement is based on a review of the primary project activities for which grant support is provided and the organization(s) that will be performing those activities.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Research Network (U19) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-HS-13-009) is a discretionary cooperative agreement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) designed to build and support research centers that generate practical, decision-ready evidence about what works in health care. The overall intent is to strengthen outcomes and effectiveness research in ways that directly inform evidence-based decisions affecting patients and programs, with a clear emphasis on real-world relevance for large public payers.
Applicants are expected to propose a full Research Center that aligns with one of two required programmatic themes: (1) populations served by Medicare, or (2) populations served by State Medicaid and/or the Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In other words, a proposed center must concentrate its work on one of these public program contexts and produce evidence that helps stakeholders in that arena make better decisions about care, coverage, delivery, and policy.
The FOA calls for a center to conduct one to two major primary research studies that are comprehensive and intended to produce objective scientific evidence for decision making. These studies can be interventional or observational, but they must evaluate the quality, effectiveness, or safety of health care interventions as they impact patient health outcomes. The scope of eligible interventions is broad and includes preventive services, diagnostics, therapeutics, behavioral interventions, health information technology, and health system-level interventions. The key point is that the work should be outcomes-focused and comparative or evaluative in nature, aimed at answering questions stakeholders actually face in Medicare or Medicaid/CHIP settings.
Beyond the main studies, each funded center must also run a dissemination project that actively moves findings into the hands of appropriate stakeholders. This is not framed as passive publication alone; it is intended to transfer knowledge from the center s primary research into usable forms for decision makers and other end users. Alongside research and dissemination, the FOA supports and expects the development of center infrastructure, including the data capabilities, personnel, and organizational supports needed to do rigorous outcomes research at scale. Examples of infrastructure elements explicitly highlighted include pilot research studies, learning forums focused on research methods, multi-center collaborations, and a stakeholder technical expert panel to provide input and strengthen relevance and uptake.
A defining feature of this U19 mechanism is shared governance and collaboration across sites. Each center carries a shared responsibility for program governance and scientific oversight through active participation in a multi-center consortium, organized around either the Medicare theme or the Medicaid/CHIP theme. This means awardees are not operating as isolated projects; they are expected to coordinate, contribute to network-level activities, and participate in oversight and joint scientific direction within their theme-based consortium.
The funding structure indicates an anticipated total of about $2,000,000 with an expected four awards, and an award ceiling of $500,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals substantial involvement by the funding agency in coordinating and shaping program activities compared with a standard grant.
Eligibility is broad across public and private U.S.-based organizations, including state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and faith-based or community-based organizations. Certain federal agencies may be eligible as described in the FOA. Foreign institutions cannot apply as prime recipients and will not be reviewed, though they may participate as part of a consortium or as subcontractors when appropriate. The FOA also excludes organizations described in section 501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying. A key administrative expectation is that the recipient organization must play a substantive role in the work rather than functioning mainly as a pass-through for funds; if a large portion of the work will be done by consortium partners or contractors, the applicant must justify why it should be the grantee and clearly describe its substantive responsibilities.
Key dates in the archived notice include a posted date of April 17, 2013, with the original closing date listed as May 31, 2013, and a current closing date shown as April 30, 2013, with archive on May 30, 2013. The FOA is associated with CFDA 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes). The full announcement was made available through the NIH grants guide link referenced in the notice, with NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster contacts provided for access and linking issues.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the DEcIDE Research Network (U19) opportunity?
The Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Research Network (U19) is a discretionary cooperative agreement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). It is designed to build and support research centers that generate practical, decision-ready evidence about what works in health care, with a strong focus on real-world relevance for large public payers.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-HS-13-009.
What funding mechanism is being used?
The mechanism is a U19 cooperative agreement. This signals that the program is intended to involve substantial coordination and participation by AHRQ compared with a standard grant, and it emphasizes collaboration and shared governance across awardees.
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The overall intent is to strengthen outcomes and effectiveness research so it directly informs evidence-based decisions that affect patients and programs. The emphasis is on producing objective scientific evidence that is usable for decision making in real-world settings, particularly for large public payer programs.
Do applicants have to propose a full research center?
Yes. Applicants are expected to propose a full Research Center (not a single stand-alone study) that can conduct major research, dissemination, and the infrastructure work needed to support rigorous outcomes research.
Are there required programmatic themes that a proposed center must follow?
Yes. Each proposed center must align with one of two required themes: (1) populations served by Medicare, or (2) populations served by State Medicaid and/or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Can a center cover both Medicare and Medicaid/CHIP themes?
The opportunity states that a proposed center must concentrate its work on one of the two public program contexts (Medicare or Medicaid/CHIP). Based on the notice language, applicants should plan to select and focus on one theme.
What types of research studies are centers expected to conduct?
Each funded center is expected to conduct one to two major primary research studies that are comprehensive and intended to produce objective scientific evidence for decision making. These studies may be interventional or observational.
What must the primary research studies evaluate?
The primary studies must evaluate the quality, effectiveness, or safety of health care interventions as they impact patient health outcomes. The work should be outcomes-focused and comparative or evaluative in nature, aimed at answering questions stakeholders face in Medicare or Medicaid/CHIP settings.
What kinds of interventions are within scope for evaluation?
The scope is broad and includes preventive services, diagnostics, therapeutics, behavioral interventions, health information technology, and health system-level interventions. The key requirement is that the work evaluates interventions in ways that inform decisions about quality, effectiveness, or safety and relates to patient health outcomes.
Is dissemination required, or is publishing results enough?
Dissemination is required. Each center must run a dissemination project that actively moves findings into the hands of appropriate stakeholders. The notice makes clear this is not intended to be passive publication alone; it is meant to transfer knowledge into usable forms for decision makers and end users.
What kinds of infrastructure activities does the FOA expect a center to build?
The FOA supports and expects development of center infrastructure, including the data capabilities, personnel, and organizational supports needed to do rigorous outcomes research at scale. Examples explicitly highlighted include pilot research studies, learning forums focused on research methods, multi-center collaborations, and a stakeholder technical expert panel to strengthen relevance and uptake.
What is the role of a stakeholder technical expert panel in this program?
The notice describes a stakeholder technical expert panel as an infrastructure element that can provide input and strengthen both the relevance of the research and the likelihood that findings are used by intended audiences.
Are awardees expected to collaborate with other funded centers?
Yes. A defining feature of this U19 mechanism is shared governance and collaboration across sites. Each center has shared responsibility for program governance and scientific oversight through active participation in a multi-center consortium.
How is the multi-center consortium organized?
The consortium is organized around either the Medicare theme or the Medicaid/CHIP theme. Awardees are expected to coordinate, contribute to network-level activities, and participate in oversight and joint scientific direction within their theme-based consortium.
How much funding is anticipated under this opportunity?
The funding structure indicates an anticipated total of about $2,000,000, with an expected four awards, and an award ceiling of $500,000.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based public and private organizations. Examples listed include state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and faith-based or community-based organizations. Certain federal agencies may be eligible as described in the FOA.
Are foreign organizations eligible to apply as the prime recipient?
No. Foreign institutions cannot apply as prime recipients and will not be reviewed.
Can foreign institutions participate in any way?
Yes. While they cannot apply as prime recipients, foreign institutions may participate as part of a consortium or as subcontractors when appropriate, as described in the notice.
Are any organizations specifically excluded from eligibility?
Yes. The FOA excludes organizations described in section 501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying.
Can an applicant function mainly as a pass-through organization for funds?
No. A key administrative expectation is that the recipient organization must play a substantive role in the work rather than functioning mainly as a pass-through for funds. If a large portion of the work will be performed by consortium partners or contractors, the applicant must justify why it should be the grantee and clearly describe its substantive responsibilities.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The FOA is associated with CFDA 93.226 (Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes).
What are the key dates listed in the archived notice?
The archived notice lists a posted date of April 17, 2013. It shows an original closing date of May 31, 2013, and a current closing date of April 30, 2013, with archive on May 30, 2013.
Where was the full announcement made available?
The notice indicates the full announcement was available through an NIH Grants Guide link referenced in the notice, with NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster contacts provided for access and linking issues.
Which agency is sponsoring this funding opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
What kinds of decisions is the program intended to inform?
The program is intended to produce evidence that helps stakeholders in Medicare or Medicaid/CHIP make better decisions about care, coverage, delivery, and policy, with an emphasis on outcomes, effectiveness, and real-world applicability.
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