Science of Engagement

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• What is the range of measures PCORI is interested in receiving?
• 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?
• 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?
• Is Category 1 (measurement) limited to "construct validity"? Are other psychometric properties considered appropriate (e.g., reliability)?
• Can an Science of Engagement project be embedded within an existing funded project (e.g., NIH or PCORI)?
• 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?
• 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?
• Are qualitative methods discouraged entirely, or only if they are the primary focus of measure development? As "Research projects evaluating engagement methods that solely use qualitative methods" is listed as non-responsive in the PFA.
• 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?