The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications to provide research resource support to the addiction services research community through the creation of Patient Engagement Resource Centers (PERCs).
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $350,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The goal of each PERC is to effectively engage patients (including prospective patients, families of individuals with substance use disorder [SUD], and persons in recovery) in meaningful dialogue to inform the design and interpretation of research trials and treatment services that reflect patients’ needs, preferences and priorities. Applicants will specify a priority population to be engaged; embrace a user-centered design approach to identify and articulate patient perspectives on SUD treatment structure, process, outcomes, misperceptions, and barriers; pilot test potential solutions to patient-identified concerns; and make these findings broadly available to the research community. Each PERC will also develop and support a consultation model through which individuals with lived SUD experience will engage with researchers to inform and enhance the design and dissemination of addiction health services research studies.
Each Patient Engagement Resource Center (PERC) will conduct original research with patients in their focal population to identify salient and high-priority issues that prevent them from finding and receiving evidence-based SUD treatment services. PERCs will also conduct pilot tests of potential patient-identified solutions to these issues. To extend the benefits of patient engagement beyond the grantee institutions, each PERC will also test a patient consultation model through which a designated patient advisory panel provides feedback on research in development. Various structures have been tested in other areas of healthcare to formally engage patients in an advisory capacity to inform research studies; applicants are encouraged to review existing consultation models and adapt or redesign as needed to maximize engagement and impact of their focal population. The overarching goal of this NOFO is to test various models of meaningful patient engagement in research that can yield more relevant and actionable results.
Scope
Each PERC is required to engage in three sets of activities:
- Form a patient advisory panel and design a consultation model
- Conduct research to document patient experiences and identify barriers
- Conduct pilot research projects
Funding Information
- NIDA intends to commit $1.5 million in FY 2024 to fund up to 3 awards.
- Application budgets are limited to $350,000 direct costs per year.
Project Period
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 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 NIH 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)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Local 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)
Federal Government
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
- Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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