PCORI Applications for awards, totaling up to $96 million this year, are due July 31

June 1, 2012 The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today launched its online application system, where individuals must register to respond to the funding announcements PCORI issued May 22. Interested individuals must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by Friday, June 15. Applications for awards, totaling up to $96 million this year, are due July 31. PCORI will host two webinars for individuals interested in submitting applications, on June 6 and June 13, each from 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET. The webinars will: Provide an overview of PCORI and its National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda; Introduce PCORI's four funding announcements; Outline the PCORI merit review criteria and process; Explain how to register with PCORI's Online System, where all application materials must be submitted; and Review requirements for submitting the Letter of Intent (LOI). To learn more about the webinars, please visit pcori.org. You can register for the webinars here. Become a PCORI Reviewer for the PFA Applications: PCORI is seeking scientists, patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other stakeholders to review funding applications for research intended to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. Reviewers are highly valued members of the PCORI community whose work is essential to helping us support research that will be scientifically rigorous and truly patient-centered. To learn more and apply to be a reviewer, click here. Additional Webinar: AcademyHealth will host another webinar, featuring PCORI Chief Operating Officer Anne Beal, MD, MPH, on June 12, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET,to provide an overview of PCORI's research agenda and help the health services research community understand the intent and expectations for PCORI's first round of primary research funding. Dr. Beal will outline what PCORI hopes to learn and how it will bring the patient's voice to the research the institute supports. The webinar is free and open to all interested individuals. To learn more and register, click here. PCORI Funding Announcements - Key Dates June 1 PCORI's Online System opens June 6 Webinar for interested applicants June 12 AcademyHealth-hosted webinar June 13 Webinar for interested applicants June 15 Letters of Intent due July 31 Applications due As part of our effort to keep all of our stakeholders informed about our funding opportunities and other initiatives, we hope that you'll forward this announcement to your colleagues and contacts. And if you are not registered to receive regular updates from PCORI, you can subscribe here. ### About PCORI The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, non-profit organization authorized by Congress. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work. More information is available at www.pcori.org.

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May 23, 2012 PCORI has released its first primary research funding announcements to support comparative clinical effectiveness research that will give patients and those who care for them the ability to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI will award $120 million this year for innovative projects that effectively incorporate patients and stakeholders in research teams and address the areas of focus of PCORI's National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda, which was adopted by PCORI's Board of Governors at its public meeting in Denver, CO, May 21. The four PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) involve up to $96 million in funding and correspond to the first four areas of focus in PCORI's National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda: 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 application materials can be downloaded from the Funding Opportunities section of PCORI's website. A fifth PFA on Accelerating Patient-Centered and Methodological Research, involving up to $24 million in funding, will be issued during the summer. For more information, please see our press release or visit pcori.org. ### About PCORI The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, non-profit organization created by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work. More information is available at www.pcori.org. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute | 1828 L Street, NW, | Suite 900 | Washington | DC | 20036