Overview

• What is Health Services Research?
• Research Portfolio: Description of research portfolios and their Central Office contacts

Funding Opportunities

• Office of Academic Affiliation Awards
• Scientific Merit Review - Investigator-Initiated Research, Service-Directed Research, Service Directed Projects, and Nursing Research Initiative
• Solicitations - Program announcements and requests for applications for selected research areas
• Short-Term Health Services Projects

Programs

• Career Development Program
• Evidence Synthesis Program
• Management Consultation Program
• Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
• Service Directed Projects

How To Apply

Note: Please contact your local Administrative Officer or the Research Service at your facility to learn about local forms and requirements such as R&D Committee approvals (aka Just-in-Time).

• Submission Calendar
• Intent to Submit Website
• Detailed Instructions for Preparing Scientific Merit Review Applications (222 KB, PDF)
• Tips for creating Merit Review Application PDFs (296 KB, PDF)
• Policies, Handbooks and Guidelines
• Budget Limits for HSR&D Proposals (38 KB, PDF)
• Forms needed in your application
• Central Office Contacts - Contact information for the various funding programs and portfolios, and for general administrative questions

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• Cost Analyses in HSR&D Studies: Information for Applicants and Reviewers (129 KB, PDF)
• Data Quality Alerts: Information for Applicants and Reviewers (100 KB, PDF)
• QUERI Economic Analysis Guidelines (39 KB, MS Word)

Other Opportunities and Information

• Training and Fellowships and HSR&D Centers
• Research-related Job Postings

Already Funded?

• Publication Notification
  • Requirement to notify HSR&D of publications and presentations
• Reporting Guidelines
  • Annual Research Progress Report (Abstract) Reporting Guidelines