Science of Engagement

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• Is it required for Science of Engagement research projects to conduct comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) or can they propose to study appropriate practices and measurements of research engagement?
• What is the range of measures PCORI is interested in receiving?
• Do you have LOI and proposal templates available for this funding announcement? Should I use templates from other funding announcements to prepare?
• Is PCORI planning to award one applicant up to $4.5 million or will all funded SoE projects this cycle total up to $4.5 million, splitting the amount by the number of projects that are funded?
• Can an Science of Engagement project be embedded within an existing funded project (e.g., NIH or PCORI)?
• If we have already developed a tool with only preliminary data collected thus far, can we apply to validate this tool in partnership with community partners?
• Is Category 1 (measurement) limited to "construct validity"? Are other psychometric properties considered appropriate (e.g., reliability)?
• For Category 1 (measurement) projects, should projects focus on developing new measures, validating existing measures in a new population, adapting an existing measure, or another approach?
• "Research projects evaluating engagement methods that solely use qualitative methods" is listed as non-responsive in the PFA. Are qualitative methods discouraged entirely, or only if they are the primary focus of measure development?
• Is PCORI primarily looking for measures that address engagement across populations, or would PCORI be open to a population-specific measure?
• Will future cycles be focused on measure development?
• Should applicants focus on one of the categories of Science of Engagement projects or can they focus on both?
• Is it possible to apply for funding to first develop an assessment tool under category 1, then apply for funding under category 2 to test engagement methods using the assessment tool initially developed?
• How should applicants address the possibility of COVID-19 restrictions and contingency plans?
• Where can I find information on which organization are eligible for funding under this PFA?
• How much time will the learning network require that we need to budget funds for?