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PCORI Engagement Award: Convening Support

Link
View program website
Sponsor
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application: Jan 11, 2027
Contact

Programmatic questions:
ea@pcori.org

Technical questions:
202.627.1885
pfa@pcori.org

Purpose

This grant program provides funding for organizations and communities to hold convenings that include patients, families, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, purchasers, payers, hospitals and health systems, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Convenings should focus on supporting collaboration around patient-centered outcomes research and clinical comparative effectiveness research (PCOR/CER).

Funding tracks:

Convening Around Patient-Centered CER: Promote discussion of research topics, prioritizing research questions and/or engagement plans for patient-centered CER

Convening Around Dissemination of PCORI-Funded Research Findings: Communicate results from eligible PCORI-funded studies to targeted audiences who will use the results through a convening or series of convenings as the primary method for active dissemination

Proposals should address healthcare issues and conditions important to patients, caregivers, and the broader healthcare community and that meet Engagement Award guidelines, including but not limited to those that align with PCORI's 2026 topic themes.

PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.

Eligibility

Applications may be submitted by nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

U.S.-based applicants must have a Federal Employer Identification Number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service.

Foreign organizations and nondomestic parts of U.S. organizations must show how the project will benefit the U.S. healthcare system and that engagement plans include U.S. patients and stakeholders.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Up to $125,000 for a 1-year project period.

Application process

Application instructions and links to additional guidance are available on the program website.

Submit a letter of intent through the online portal by October 1, 2026. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, with a deadline of January 11, 2027.

Sign up for virtual office hours for applicants

Funding type
Grants and Contracts
Tagged as
Behavioral health · Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic disease management · Diabetes · Families · Health conditions · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare needs and services · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Mortality · Networking and collaboration · People with disabilities · Research methods and resources · Substance use and misuse · Technology for health and human services · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention

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