HSR Information Central (HSRIC)

Grants, Funding, and Fellowships

Fellowships

• AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship - (American Hospital Association (AHA), National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) US)  - The Fellowship consists of four in-person learning sessions, periodic teleconferences, various self and organizational assessments and individual coaching. The year long program culminates with the completion of an Action Learning Project (ALP) demonstrating the Fellow's ability to apply the concepts learned.

• AHRQ's Career Development and Postdoctoral Training Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - AHRQ will support two types of institutional research training and career development grants in FY 2010. These projects will focus on preparing new investigators to conduct comparative effectiveness research.

• Applied Research Fellowships & Collaborative Research - (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))  - Lists some of the mechanisms by which NCI has brought students and scientists in to work with them, including NIH research and training opportunities, the Division of Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, and NIH Guest Researcher/Special Volunteer Programs.

• Clinical/Research Electives Program: Health Services Research - (National Institutes of Health (NIH))  - This elective is intended for students who are interested in population-level health services research and disability-related public health issues. Previous coursework in research methods is helpful, but not required. Selection is based upon evidence of motivation to explore a breadth of topics included in health services research and appreciate potential policy implications. Applicants must possess good standing in medical school.

• Fellowship Opportunities - (Commonwealth Fund)  - Fellowship programs in health and public policy.

• Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice - (Commonwealth Fund)  - The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.

• Health Policy Fellowships - (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))  - Compilation of fellowships available to students, researchers, journalists and other professionals.

• NACCHO Career Network - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))  - Interactive job board for online employment connections with a focus on local health departments and public health professions. Employers can post jobs online and search for qualified candidates. Job seekers can learn about employers and employment opportunities in public health, post resumes, browse and view available jobs.

• NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Trains primary care physicians for academic careers with an emphasis on research.

• Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships - (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))  - Opportunity for experienced health professionals and behavioral and social scientists from academic faculties and nonprofit healthcare organizations to receive a comprehensive orientation with the nation's preeminent health policy leaders followed by a full-time work assignment on Capital Hill.

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows In Nursing Research (F31) - (National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH (NINR)) 

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-09-209) - (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) 

• Translational Fellowships in Public Mental Health Services Research - (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) USA)  - The Fellowship Program is a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the UCLA Center for Health Services and Society, the USC Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the USC School of Social Work. Fellowships are for one year, renewable for a second year; Fellows will be appointed at either UCLA or USC.

• VA National Quality Scholars - (Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice US, Veterans Health Administration US)  - Mission is to offer scholars opportunities to be leaders who can apply knowledge and methods of health care improvement to the care of veterans; innovate and continually improve health care; teach health professionals about health care improvement; and, perform research and develop new knowledge for the ongoing improvement of the quality and value of health care services.

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Funding Opportunities

Federal

• AHRQ Funding Opportunities - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - AHRQ supports a broad base of scientific research to promote improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

• AHRQ Grant Program for Large or Recurring Conferences (R13) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• AHRQ Mentored Career Enhancement Award in Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) for Mid-Career and Senior Investigators (K18) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support (R13) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• AHRQ's Grants Online Database - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Acess all of AHRQ's projects from this database.

• Applied Research Funding Opportunities - (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))  - Lists funding opportunities within ARP that are directed towards the extramural research community focus on building capacity for cancer surveillance research to evaluate patterns and trends in cancer-related risk factors, health behaviors and health services.

• Biomedical and Behavioral Research Innovations to Ensure Equity (BRITE) in Maternal and Child Health (R15) - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) 

• Cancer Control & Population Sciences Funding Opportunities - (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))  - Lists links to cancer control funding opportunities and NIH resources

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) - (General Services Administration (GSA) U.S.)  - Government-wide compendium of all federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. Users can contact the office that administers a program for application instructions.

• CDC's Procurement and Grants Office - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))  - Information on grants and business opportunities with the CDC.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Grant Opportunities - (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS))  - This website provides access to CMS Research & Demonstration grants, for example, the Hispanic Health Services Research grant program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant.

• Department of Veterans Affairs HSR&D Funding Opportunities - (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))  - This page provides information on Veterans Administration HSR&D funding programs and research solicitations.

• Developing a Plan to Evaluate Delivery of Health Care Treatments and Services for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) 

• DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - (Department of Defense (DoD) U.S.)  - Provides a brief description and key elements of all award mechanisms.

• Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program - (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)) 

• Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services - (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)) 

• Grants.gov - (Grants.gov)  - Searchable information from all Federal grant-making agencies.

• Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R01) - (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) 

• Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R03) - (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) 

• Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R21) - (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) 

• Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R01) - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) 

• Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program - (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS))  - The purpose of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hispanic Grant Program is to implement Hispanic American health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations.

• HSR&D Funding Opportunities - (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))  - This page provides information on HSR&D funding programs and research solicitations.

• Independent Scientist Award (K02) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Indian Health Services (IHS) Divisions of Grants Management - (Indian Health Service (IHS))  - Grant opportunities within the IHS.

• Infrastructure Development Program in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) (R24) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Mentored Research Scientist Research Career Development Award (K01) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Minority Fellowship Program - (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)) 

• National Institutes of Health Grants and Funding Opportunities - Extensive information about grants, research funding, and policies. Please scroll to bottom of Grants and Funding page for specific information on NIH HSR Funding Opportunities, PAs and RFAs.

• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts - Link to the NIH Guide for grants and contracts.

• NIH Office of Extramural Research - Provides links to funding opportunities as well as grant application basics.

• NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 and U13) - The NIH recognizes the value of supporting scientific meetings that are relevant to its scientific mission and to the public health. A scientific meeting is defined as a gathering, symposium, seminar, conference, workshop, or any other organized, formal meeting where persons assemble to coordinate, exchange, and disseminate information or to explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge.

• NLM Extramural Programs: Career Development and Training Support - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - Links to NLM extramural grant programs, including career development and training support.

• Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program - Interprofessional Collaborative Practice - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) 

• Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II (R18) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity (FOA) is to support Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) grant applications from organizations that will implement safe practice interventions that demonstrate evidence of reducing or eliminating medical errors, risks, hazards, and harms associated with the process of health care. These 24 month implementation projects will inform AHRQ, providers, patients, payers, policy makers, and the public about how safe practice interventions can be successfully implemented in diverse health care settings and lead to safer and better health care for all Americans. This FOA follows the release of an earlier FOA in 2005 that resulted in the release of successful implementation projects and toolkits available to the public.

• Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R34) - (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) 

• Prevention and Management of Healthcare Associated Infections (R18) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - The purpose of this funding opportunity is to gain practical knowledge for preventing and managing healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Research priorities for this opportunity should include: 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; 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.

• Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21) - (National Institutes of Health (NIH)) 

• Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R03) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' public health priorities that are outlined in its Healthy People initiative. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.

• Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' public health priorities that are outlined in its HealthierUS and Healthy People initiative. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.

• Understanding Clinical Information Needs and Health Care Decision Making Processes in the Context of Health Information Technology (IT) (R01) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

• Understanding User Needs and Context to Inform Consumer Health Information Technology (IT) Design (R01) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)) 

Foundation

• Alliance for Healthcare Foundation Funding - (Alliance Healthcare Foundation US)  - Alliance Healthcare Foundation's grant-making activities focus strategically on funding organizations whose programs benefit those under 250% of poverty, the uninsured and underinsured, children and the homeless.

• Commonwealth Fund Information for Grant Seekers - (Commonwealth Fund)  - The Fund supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. We are dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, low-income families, minorities, and the uninsured.

• David and Lucile Packard Foundation - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation located in California that invests in and takes smart risks with innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems.

• Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research - (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))  - Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research supports researchers whose crosscutting and innovative ideas promise to contribute meaningfully to improving health and health care policy. The program provides one of the few funding opportunities in the United States for investigator-initiated projects that are broad in scope, innovative in approach, and have national policy relevance.

• Pew Charitable Trusts Program Investments - Pew invests in programmatic work to solve today's most challenging problems including improving policy, informing the public and stimulating civic life.

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding Information - Funds projects across health services research topics.

• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grantseeking Information - Health programming focuses explicitly on improving individual and community health, and improving access to and the quality of health care.

• William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research - (Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), Baxter International Foundation US)  - The Baxter International Foundation has created The William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. The $50,000 annual award will be administered by The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and given to a researcher who has made contributions to improving the health of the public worldwide. Specifically, the award will recognize health services research that has a lasting impact on the healthcare system and the way healthcare is delivered.

• William T. Grant Foundation - supports work to improve the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. It funds research, and service improvements that emphasize understanding and improving youth's everyday settings such as families, peer groups, schools, youth-serving organizations, and neighborhoods.

Other

• California Endowment Grant Application Guide - The California Endowment makes grants to organizations and institutions that directly benefit the health and well-being of Californians. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations with a valid tax exemption status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are classified as a public charity and not as a "private foundation" under Section 509(a). If a proposal is from an unincorporated collaboration or community project, tax exemption verification and a letter of agreement signed by a lead applicant agency that is eligible for funding are required.

• California HealthCare Foundation Grants and RFPs - (California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF))  - This resource is designed to assist applicants and grantees by providing guidelines, answers to frequently asked questions, and related forms.

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Funding Overview - CIHR provides funding opportunities for four themes of health research including health systems services, social, cultural, environmental and population health.

• Colorado Trust - The Trust issues requests for proposals (RFP) and welcomes responses from nonprofit organizations and governmental entities across Colorado.

• Health Workforce Information Center Funding - (Health Workforce Information Center (HWIC) US)  - High level Web site collects listings from government and private organizations.

• National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services & Systems Research - (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))  - The National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research seeks to explore the impact of specific public health strategies on the quality and performance of the United States public health system. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and housed at the University Of Kentucky College Of Public Health, the Center offers grants for researchers, sponsors an annual conference for the discipline and increases the data available for researchers to use. Ultimately, the answers uncovered through this supported research will help practitioners and researchers to become more effective and productive in the mission to improve health status.

• New York State Department of Health Grants and Funding Opportunities - (New York State Department of Health)  - listing of opportunities offered by the Department

• United Hospital Fund Grants Center - The Fund supports the development of model projects, sponsors research to analyze systemic problems, and fosters innovative solutions. Beneficiaries of the Fund's grants include not-for-profit and public hospitals, nursing homes, and health care, academic, and public interest organizations.

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NIH HSR Funding Notices and Requests for Application

• Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (U01)

• Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21)

• Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08)

• NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08)

• NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01)

• NCCOR Funding Opportunities - NIH, CDC and RWJF are collaborating on an initiative to reduce youth obesity. The funding opportunities are listed on this Web page.

• NEI Research Grant for Secondary Data Analysis (R21)

• Research Dissemination and Implementation Grants (R18)

• Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13)

• Limited Competition: Strengthening Behavioral and Social Science in Medical School Education (R25)

• Research on Teen Dating Violence (R01)

• Research on Teen Dating Violence (R21)

• Effectiveness of Treatment for Oral Diseases in Medically Compromised Patients (R01)

• NIDCR Small Research Grants for Oral Health Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology Development (R03)

• Ancillary Studies to Major Ongoing Clinical Research Studies to Advance Areas of Scientific Interest within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01)

• Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases

• Current RFAs

• Community-Based Participatory Research at NIMH (R21)

• Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integrating Mental Health into Chronic Disease Care Provision in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01)

• Research on Clinical Decision Making in Life-Threatening Illness (R01)

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows In Nursing Research (F31)

• NIA MSTEM: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) through Undergraduate Education (R25)

• Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R01)

• Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R03)

• Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R21)

• Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R03)

• Improving Access to Hearing Health Care (STTR) [R41/R42]

• NIDCD Research On Hearing Health Care (R21/R33)

• Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Drug Abuse Research (R01) - This FOA responds to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Health Services Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

• NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Planning Phase (R24)

• NIMHD Social, Behavioral, Health Services, and Policy Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01)

• Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01)

• A Data Resource for Analyzing Blood and Marrow Transplants (Limited Competition U24)

• Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and/or Women and Sex/Gender Differences (R36)

• The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery

• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR): Program Specific Information

• Harnessing Advanced Health Technologies to Drive Mental Health Improvement (R01)

• Harnessing Advanced Health Technologies to Drive Mental Health Improvement (R34)

• Health Research with Diverse Populations (R01)

• Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)

• Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21)

• Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research [IDeA-CTR][U54]

• Limited Competition: Revision Applications to Advance Evidence-Based Research Related to Protections for Human Subjects (U01)

• Limited Competition: Revision Applications to Advance Evidence-Based Research Related to Protections for Human Subjects (U10)

• Limited Competition: Revision Applications to Advance Evidence-Based Research Related to Protections for Human Subjects (U54)

• Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25)

• NIH grant funding opportunities supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

• Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01)

• Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R03)

• Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R21)

• Pilot Intervention and Services Research Grants (R34)

• Planning Grants for Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R34)

• Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) [R21]

• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp)

• Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)

• Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R18)

• Pathway to Independence Award

• Research Support Grants

• Current OBSSR Funding Opportunities

• Methodology And Measurement In The Behavioral And Social Sciences (R21)

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Health Philanthropy

• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy - Dedicated exclusively to advancing and promoting the health care development profession. Provides fundraising education and information.

• Finding Funders - (The Foundation Center)  - Provides grantseekers with several ways to find funders.

• Foundation Center - (Foundation Center)  - The Center provides information for grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.

• Grantmakers in Health - Nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people. Its mission is to foster communication and collaboration among grantmakers and others, and to help strengthen the grantmaking community's knowledge, skills, and effectiveness.

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