New Funding Opportunity Announcement from PCORI

The online application system is now open for business for Cycle III funding for PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) issued under the first four of the five National Priorities for Research. There are three funding cycles each year for all of our PFAs.

These PFAs correspond to the following national priority areas:

• Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options - for projects that address critical decisions that patients, their caregivers and clinicians face with too little information. 
• Improving Healthcare Systems - for projects that address critical decisions that face health care systems, the patients and caregivers who rely on them, and the clinicians who work within them. 
• Communication and Dissemination - for projects that address critical elements in the communication and dissemination process among patients, their caregivers and clinicians. 
• Addressing Disparities - for projects that will inform the choice of strategies to eliminate disparities. 

All of the PCORI funding announcements have been recently updated.  As discussed previously on NBCH member calls, PCORI funding at this stage still seems to be aimed primarily at more traditional researchers, but we are still exploring ways to ensure that the employer voice can be heard.

You can learn more about all future funding milestones and access application materials, including our revised Application Guidelines, in the PCORI Application Center.

For any questions please contact us at pfa@pcori.org.