Funding Announcement for Projects Targeting the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Funding Announcement for Projects Targeting the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Grant Announcement
 
• Published October 2016

Funding Announcement for Projects Targeting the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 13, 2016. PA-17-007 and PA-17-008.

Health care–associated infections occur across various health care settings. AHRQ seeks to support large research (R01) and dissemination (R18) projects working to develop strategies and approaches for preventing and reducing health care–associated infections. Applications will be accepted on a standard submission schedule through January 26, 2021 for the R18 funding and March 6, 2021 for the R01 funding.

Large Research Projects (R01) (PA-17-008)Large Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18) (PA-17-007)Related information

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