PCORI Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative

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This opportunity provides funding to plan for dissemination or actively communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision making.

Funding tracks:

• Building Capacity for Dissemination: Lay the groundwork for disseminating and/or implementing PCORI-funded research findings
• Active Dissemination: Spread awareness and increase knowledge of PCORI-funded research findings using active, tailored, and targeted dissemination strategies

Themes of focus:

• Cardiovascular health
• Mental and behavioral health
• Pain management
• Sleep health
• Substance use
• Violence and trauma
• Preventing maternal morbidity and mortality
• Improving outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Addressing COVID-19
• Addressing rare disease

Populations of interest:

• Residents of rural areas
• Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
• Low-income groups
• Women
• Children (ages 0 to 17 years)
• Older adults (ages 65 years and older)
• Individuals with special healthcare needs, including individuals with disabilities
• Individuals with multiple chronic diseases
• Individuals with rare diseases
• Individuals whose genetic makeup affects their medical outcomes
• Patients with low health literacy, numeracy, or limited English proficiency
• Gender and sexual minorities
• Veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families

Applications may be submitted by:

• Nonprofit organizations
• For-profit organizations
• Public-sector research organizations, including universities, colleges, hospitals, and healthcare systems
• Any units of local, state, and federal government

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.

Up to $250,000 for a 2 year project period.

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

Applicants must submit a letter of intent through the online portal by September 28, 2023. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, with a deadline of January 10, 2024.

Applicant informational video recording