Health services research priority areas for accelerated small grant application review. (Research Report)

AUTHORS: PA: PA-91-62. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) announces priority areas for small grant applications for health services research, including conferences, pursuant to Title IX of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and section 1142 of the Social Security Act and invites applications for such grants. Small grant applications are those with total direct costs of $50,000 or less over the project period. AHCPR is particularly interested in receiving small grant applications from individuals new to the health services research field. Small grant applications proposing a conference or research in the priority areas identified below will be accorded an accelerated review. This accelerated review will permit AHCPR to notify applicants of funding decisions approximately six months after receipt of applications. The information in this notice, as well as future changes, will be published in the Federal Register. AHCPR is also issuing a separate Federal Register notice and announcement in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts with additional information pertaining to all conference grant proposals, including those in excess of $50,000. Research priority areas, including conferences, that qualify small grant proposals for accelerated review are: (1) research on healthcare services for underserved/disadvantaged populations, e.g., minority health issues, rural health issues, methods to improve access; (2) research on costs, access, and quality of care for the uninsured/underinsured; (3) research on healthcare services for individuals with HIV infections, including issues related to costs, access, and quality of care delivered to such individuals; …