UCSF Responds to Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Opportunities

Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) seeks to determine which medical interventions and strategies work best, for whom, and under what circumstances.

  • See the National Institutes of Health (NIH) definition of CER >>
  • Read more about what UCSF is doing

Funding Opportunities

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 appropriated $1.1B for CER over two years. Of this amount, $300M will be distributed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), $400M by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the remaining $400M by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). View announcements:

The AHRQ spending plan focuses on new research, patient registries, infrastructure and dissemination. Learn more about grant categories >>

For the time being, the AHRQ will focus on the same 14 priority conditions designated earlier by the HHS Secretary under the Medicare Modernization Act. The priority conditions were selected based on their high interest for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Learn about priority conditions >>

Requests for Applications

GrantDetailsDeadlines
NEW Infrastructure Development Program in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) (R24) Supports applications from organizations that propose to improve health outcomes by developing and disseminating evidence-based information to patients, clinicians, policy makers, and health care administrators, responding to their expressed needs about which clinical and health system design interventions are most effective for which patients under specific circumstances. Agencies: AHRQ
PA-12-114
$1,000,000/year, 5 years
Eligibility: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the PD/PI is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. A minimum time commitment of 1.8 calendar months (i.e. 15%) annual effort is required from the PD/PI. 		Application:
June 19, 2012, Dec 19, 2012, Dec 19, 2013, Dec 19, 2014
NEW Patient-Centered Outcomes Research - Dissemination by Health Professionals Associations (PCOR-DHPA) (R18) Supports health professionals associations to develop dissemination programs that integrate patient-centered outcomes research into clinical practice using innovative methods. These methods could include mechanisms such as education, credentialing, scientific programs, or social media platforms. Applicants may wish to consider both educational theory (what learning methods work most effectively) and the relevance of "new media." Agencies: AHRQ
RFA-HS-12-006
$100,000/year (including F&A costs), 3 years
Eligibility: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the PD/PI is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. 		Letter of Intent: April 2, 2012
Application:
April 25, 2012
NEW NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Coordinating Center (U54) The Coordinating Center will 1) develop, adapt, and adopt technical and policy guidelines and best practices for the effective conduct of research studies in partnership with health care systems; 2) work collaboratively with each Demonstration Project team, including their partnering health care systems, to develop and test an implementation plan for the proposed Demonstration Projects while providing technical, design, and coordination support; and 3) disseminate widely Collaboratory endorsed policies and practices and lessons learned in the Demonstration Projects to inform best practices for broad participation of health care systems and their patients, practitioners, and staff in research studies to improve health and care delivery. Agencies: NCCAM
RFA-RM-11-021
Eligibility: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. 		Letter of Intent: March 27, 2012
Application:
April 27, 2012
NEW NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Pragmatic Clinical Trials Demonstration Projects (UH2/UH3) Awards will initially support a one-year milestone-driven planning phase (UH2), with possible rapid transition to the second implementation phase (UH3) for a pragmatic trial Demonstration Project. Agencies: NIH Health Care Systems (HCS) Research Collaboratory supported through the NIH Common Fund
RFA-RM-12-002
Eligibility: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. 		Letter of Intent: April 2, 2012
Application:
May 2, 2012

View the complete list of opportunities

Announcements

  • New Methods in Statistical Methodology to decrease potential bias and confounding in Comparative Effectiveness Research — Mark van der Laan, Professor of Biostatistics at UC Berkeley, developed these methods that combine the application of super learning (SL) and targeted maximum likelihood estimation (TMLE). He is looking to apply these methods by partnering with CER researchers and grant applicants with large clinical databases. Learn more.
  • Suspension of Grants Funding Appeals Process

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UCSF Steering Committee

A Steering Committee charged with coordinating and supporting Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) at UCSF will meet bi-monthly and may organize a meeting of all faculty interested in CER late fall 2009.

Steering Committee Members >>

Stay Informed

Contact us if you would like to be informed of Comparative Effectiveness Research funding opportunities and potential collaborations.

See previous announcements sent to the CER distribution list:

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