The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Agency for Health Care Research and Quality is inviting
proposals for the Large Research Projects for Prevention of
Healthcare-Associated Infections to advance the base of knowledge for
detection, prevention, and reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections
(HAIs).
AHRQ collaborates with other HHS Agencies to prevent and reduce
HAIs and has funded initiatives in all of the settings identified in the HAI
NAP: Acute care hospitals; ambulatory settings, such as ambulatory surgical
centers, outpatient care clinics and offices, and hemodialysis
centers/end-stage renal disease facilities; and long-term care settings. AHRQ
projects have addressed a variety of HAI types, prominently among them: central
line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary
tract infection (CAUTI), surgical site infection (SSI), ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and
Clostridioides difficile.
AHRQ intends to continue supporting research and
demonstration projects that address more effective ways to prevent HAIs and
promote the wide-scale adoption of evidence-based approaches. This FOA
announces the availability of funds to support Large Research Projects, using
the R01 mechanism, in the following broad areas of HAI research:
- Determination of the clinical
efficacy and effectiveness of preventive interventions, including
unintended adverse consequences.
- Characterization and assessment
of relevant epidemiological aspects of HAIs, including but not limited to
patient risk factors, clinical presentation, and sources of
antibiotic-resistant organisms involved in the development of HAIs.
AHRQ is interested in R01 projects directed to
any of the healthcare settings – acute care hospitals, ambulatory care
settings, and long-term care settings – as scientifically warranted. AHRQ is
interested in all aspects of HAI prevention, including, but not limited to,
ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, long-term care, linkage between the
various settings of care to improve tracking and prevention of HAIs, antibiotic
stewardship, multidrug-resistant organisms, and prevention of respiratory viral
HAIs. AHRQ is interested in HAI research conducted in under-resourced health
care settings.
A companion FOA (PA-21-264) announces the
availability of funds to support Large Health Services Research Demonstration
and Dissemination Projects, using the R18 mechanism, in the following broad
areas of HAI research:
- Demonstration, dissemination,
and evaluation of strategies and approaches for prevention and reduction
of HAIs.
- Research regarding adoption and
implementation (including sustainment and spread/scale-up) of
evidence-based approaches for prevention of HAIs.
Funding Information
- Award Budget: The total costs
(direct and indirect) for each project awarded under this FOA will not
exceed $500,000 in any given year and $2.5 million for the entire project
period.
- Award Project Period: The
project period may not exceed 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled
Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher
Education
- The following types of Higher
Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for AHRQ support as
Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges
and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native
American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Nonprofits Other Than
Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS
Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3)
IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal
Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal
Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Eligible Agencies of the
Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Native American Tribal
Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based
Organizations
- Regional Organizations
Post Date - 08-Jul-2021