Grants & Funding

US Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

Published Date: January 25, 2010

Program Information

Program Name:

Prevention and Management of Healthcare Associated Infections (R18)

Program URL:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-089.html

Type of Scientists Funded:

Junior Faculty, Administrator, Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to fund extramural health services research, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation grants that propose to prevent and more effectively manage health care associated infections (HAIs). The funding opportunity announcement (FOA) contained herein sets a multi-year research framework, based on the distillation of existing, (1) peer-reviewed research, (2) case studies, (3) the Department of Health and Human Services 2009 National Action Plan on Health care-associated Infections, and (4) qualitative information resulting from a series of listening sessions that occurred in selected cities across the United States in 2009.

Research priorities for this FOA are the: (1) development, implementation and demonstration of the prevention and management of HAIs, along with the determination of the costs of such interventions; (2) determination of the efficacy, effectiveness, and costs of preventative interventions; and (3) population-level studies on the patient risk factors, clinical presentation, sources, and disease genotypes of antibiotic-resistant organisms that can result in perceived HAIs. The scientific and practical knowledge to be achieved through these research and demonstration efforts will identify the practical and cost-effective approaches to preventing and managing HAIs.

The total costs for a grant awarded under this FOA will not exceed $500,000 annually for the entire project period. The project period may not exceed 3 years. An application with a budget that exceeds $500,000 total costs in any given year or a project period that exceeds 3 years will be returned without review.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term     
• Maximum Term     
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  03/29/2010,
  05/25/2010,
  09/25/2010
• Deadline Comments   
  NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization). Application Due Date(s): March 29, 2010, then standard dates apply.

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Other (specify): Health care Associated Infections

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

Institutional limits?

Yes

Details

You may submit an application(s) if your institution/organization has any of the following characteristics: (1)Public or non-profit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; (2)Units of local or State government; (3)Eligible agencies of the Federal government. (4)Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); (5)Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); (6)Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations.

AHRQ's authorizing legislation does not allow for-profit organizations to be eligible to lead applications under this research mechanism, thus for the purpose of this FOA, AHRQ will make grants only to non-profit organizations. For-profit organizations may participate in projects as members of consortia or as subcontractors only. Because the purpose of this program is to improve health care in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects as members of consortia or as subcontractors only. Applications submitted by for-profit organizations or foreign institutions will be not be reviewed. Organizations described in section 501(c) 4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying are not eligible.

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  While there is no cost sharing requirement included in this FOA, AHRQ welcomes applicant institutions, including any collaborating institutions, to devote resources to this effort. An indication of institutional support from the applicant and its collaborators indicates a greater potential of success and sustainability of the project. Examples of institutional support would include: donated equipment and space, institutionally funded staff time and effort, or other resource investments. Applicant institutions should indicate institutional support by outlining the specific contributions to the project and providing assurances that their organization and any collaborators are committed to providing these funds and resources to the project.
  
  Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct. However, AHRQ will not accept similar grant applications with essentially the same research focus from the same applicant organization. Applicants may submit a resubmission application, but such application must include an Introduction addressing issues raised in the previous critique (Summary Statement). (Note: please see NOT-HS-10-002 at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-10-002.html for new limits on the number of re-submission applications). Renewal applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?   
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year