Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Projects (R18)

Post Date

October 20th 2009

Application Due Date

January 20th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-HS-10-021

CFDA Number(s)

93.226

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Established health care systems. Hsiao defines a health system as having capacities (e.g., hospitals, physicians), activities (e.g., health services), interconnections (e.g., financing, oversight, management), and purpose.30 Its components might include multiple States, localities, Tribal governments, universities, colleges, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organization, community-based organizations, and Federal agencies. Applicants to this FOA must share a long-established, legal entity as sponsor, and sufficient service volume to statistically power any proposed intervention. Organizations must also fit under AHRQÀs grant authorization under 42 USC 299c-5(c), which allows AHRQ to make grants to public and nonprofit entities. Other organizations may participate in projects only as subcontractors. Because the purpose of this program seeks to improve healthcare in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects only as subcontractors. Organizations described in section 501(c) 4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying may not participate.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $21000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $3000000

Grant Description

Purpose.This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits demonstration projects to allow States and health care systems to develop, implement and evaluate medical liability models that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries; foster better communication between doctors and their patients; ensure that patients are fairly and quickly compensated in a fair and timely manner for medical injuries, while also reducing the incidence of frivolous lawsuits and liability premiums. Mechanism of Support. This FOA uses the AHRQ Large Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grant (R18) award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA depend upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.Because the nature and scope of the proposed research may vary from application to application, AHRQ anticipates that the size and duration of each award may also vary.The total amount awarded and the number of awards depends upon the numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. Budget and Project Period: The total costs awarded to a grant under this FOA shall not exceed $3 million for the entire, three-year project period.The application may allocate the budget across the project period in accordance with its proposed work plan.AHRQ will not review an application with a project period that exceeds three years or a budget that exceeds $3 million total costs over the entire project period.Funding beyond the first year will depend upon AHRQ staff review of an annual progress report and acceptance of it as satisfactory.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

• Agency Contact:

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• Agency Mailing Address:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-021.html