National Evaluation Center for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement (U19)
An upcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity will invite applications for establishing a National Evaluation Center to evaluate AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement. The National Evaluation Center will be funded by up to $14.8 million over five years.
The National Evaluation Center will:
- Develop data, measures, and methods to assess the range, reach, effectiveness, and equity of Healthcare Extension Service models proposed and implemented by Healthcare Extension Cooperatives.
- Conduct a multi-method, rapid-cycle, formative and summative program evaluation of the Healthcare Extension Service, as well as the technical assistance and other services provided by the initiative’s National Coordinating Center.
The National Evaluation Center will contribute to the Healthcare Extension Service’s overall goal to accelerate dissemination and implementation of PCOR evidence. The initiative is aimed at supporting states’ efforts to improve healthcare policy, align payment incentives, advance clinical practice, and reduce healthcare disparities, especially among people who receive Medicaid, are uninsured, or are otherwise medically underserved.
The Notice of Funding Opportunity is expected to be published in early fall 2024 with an expected application due date in late fall 2024.
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Please direct all inquiries to: AHRQ_HES@ahrq.hhs.gov.
