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Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) intends to publish grant and contract solicitations for comparative effectiveness research (CER) projects with $300 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), or "Stimulus" funding ... beginning in fall 2009 with awards starting in spring 2010 ...

... Grants for comparative effectiveness research funded under ARRA include the following amounts and areas:
· $148 million for evidence generation, including prospective studies and patient registries.
· $29.5 million to support innovative translation and dissemination grants.
· $20 million to support training and career development.

... Contracts for comparative effectiveness research funded under ARRA include the following amounts and topics:
· $9.5 million to establish an infrastructure to identify new issues for comparative effectiveness review investments.
* $10 million to establish a citizen’s forum to formally engage all stakeholders and to expand and standardize public involvement in the entire effective health care enterprise.

... Additionally, AHRQ anticipates supporting other grants ($1 million) and enhancing existing contracts for evidence synthesis ($50 million), evidence generation ($24 million), translation and dissemination ($5 million), and salary and benefits for ARRA-related full-time equivalent positions ($3 million).

Read on at: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/documents/2009_0807NIH_Guide_No...


ENJOY!

CC

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Colleagues,

Please see link below. The link is the original message is not complete. Thank you in advance!

CC

http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/documents/2009_0807NIH_Guide_No...

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