Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Due Dates: January 12, 2027, 5 pm ET (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $750,000 in direct costs for up to 24 months; up to approximately $10 million available
Summary: Supports studies within existing Broad Pragmatic Studies to develop and validate measures of partner engagement in research.
Key Information: Invitation only for eligible active Broad Pragmatic Studies awardees; uninvited applications will not be considered.
Description
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) supports investigator-initiated studies within existing Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) to close high-priority gaps in measuring engagement in research. Projects may develop and validate new measures or adapt and validate measures from related fields. The aim is to produce rigorous, usable tools for assessing engagement’s context, processes and outcomes from both partner and investigator perspectives, strengthening future patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research.
Engagement means meaningful partnership with patients, caregivers and other stakeholders throughout research planning, conduct and dissemination—not participation as research subjects or engagement in clinical care or self-care. Tools should work in real-world organizational and community settings. Priority concepts include partner representativeness, engagement resources, barriers and facilitators, research efficiency and successful completion, patient-centeredness, and the importance of study findings.
