Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteEngagement Awards FAQs
About PCORI
Who Can Apply?
- Who is eligible to apply for PCORI Engagement Awards?
- Are foreign organizations eligible for funding?
- Can an individual apply for funding?
- Does PCORI make special provisions for new or early-stage investigators?
- Can an organization submit more than one LOI or proposal for an Engagement Award in one cycle?
- Can applicants who have applied for previous PCORI awards also apply for the Engagement Awards?
Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards Programmatic Overview
- What are the PCORI Engagement Awards?
- We plan to award $20 million for the current fiscal year
- What is PCORI interested in funding as part of the Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiatives project?
- Can the Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiatives be used to support implementation activities and objectives as well as dissemination?
- What PCORI-funded research is available to disseminate?
- Can I apply to disseminate results that are not from PCORI
Application Guidelines and The Online Application System
- What information does the application guidelines include? Where can I find the guidelines?
- Are there any requirements prior to submitting an LOI or application in the online application system?
- How do I submit an LOI and application?
- What information is asked for in the LOI and application?
- My PCORI Engagement Awards Online Application System account is locked. How do I get back in?
- Who can I contact for technical assistance?
Review Criteria
Ideas, Content, and Dissemination
- I have a question concerning the suitability of my specific proposed project. Can I speak with someone at PCORI?
- Are all health-related content areas open for consideration for potential Engagement Awards, or do these awards focus on priority areas?
- Is it important to have patient engagement as part of the proposed projects?
- Are dissemination and implementation awards focused only on releasing PCORI-funded research, or can they be used to highlight the findings of other research containing a strong patient-centered focus?
- How will PCORI disseminate the results of its Engagement Awards projects?
- What kinds of projects do you not fund?
Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative
- Does PCORI have any examples of funded Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative awards?
- My community is interested in disseminating PCORI-funded research findings, but don’t have established processes or formal partnerships in place to effectively disseminate the evidence. Are there any other Engagement Award funding opportunities available?
- There are not currently any PCORI-funded research findings available that are of interest to my community. Are there any other Engagement Award funding opportunities available?
- What are some ways to demonstrate that my organization is a trusted source of information for the population we work with?
- What PCORI-funded research is available to disseminate?
- Does the Principal Investigator (PI) of the original PCORI research study need to be included in the dissemination project?
Engagement Award: Accelerating the Adoption of Tools and Resources
- Does PCORI have any examples of projects funded through this PCORI Funding Announcement?
- Can I use a tool/resource that I did not develop?
- Does the PI/PL of the original PCORI study that developed the resource/tool have to be included in the Accelerating the Adoption of Tools and Resources project?
- Does my current project need to be completed before I can apply for this new award?
- Can I use multiple resources and tools to scale up and adopt?
- Why is the PCORI Engagement Awards Evaluation Reporting Tool made available with the PFA?
Engagement Award: Community Convening Around Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
- Does PCORI have any examples of projects funded through this PCORI Funding Announcement?
- How this is different than the Engagement Award: Conference Support award?
- What is the earliest possible start date? What is the earliest possible convening date?
- Can funding be used to support multiple convenings? Virtual convenings?
- Is there a maximum amount allowed for travel?
- Are there any budget restrictions I should be aware of?