Improving Individual and Family Outcomes through Continuity and Coordination of Care in Hospice (R01) | PA 17 016

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The Improving Individual and Family Outcomes through Continuity and Coordination of Care in Hospice (R01) funding opportunity (PA 17-016) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant program designed to support research that improves how care is coordinated for people enrolled in hospice and for the family caregivers who support them. The central goal is to reduce harmful or unwanted transitions near the end of life, such as avoidable moves between care settings that can disrupt comfort, create confusion about care plans, increase caregiver stress, and lead to poorer experiences for patients and families. At the same time, the FOA aims to strengthen continuity and coordination of care so that hospice services are better aligned with patient goals, needs, and preferences across the final phase of life.

A key emphasis of the opportunity is on real-world hospice care contexts, recognizing that hospice is delivered across many settings and that coordination problems often arise when patients move between them. The FOA explicitly includes hospice provided in a patients home, a relatives home, hospice inpatient facilities, assisted living facilities, short- or long-term care facilities, and hospitals. Research supported under this announcement is meant to focus on the enrolled hospice population and their family caregivers, and to examine how systems, teams, communication practices, clinical workflows, and cross-setting handoffs influence outcomes. In practical terms, the program is looking for rigorous studies that can identify what causes unwanted transitions, test interventions to prevent them, and evaluate strategies that improve coordination among hospice teams, other healthcare providers, and family caregivers.

The activity mechanism is an R01 research project grant, which generally supports hypothesis-driven, methodologically strong projects that can generate generalizable evidence. The funding activity category is listed under Education and Health, with CFDA number 93.361. Although the specific award ceiling and expected number of awards are not provided in the source text, the structure indicates a standard NIH research grant competition where applicants propose a defined research plan, outcomes, and analytic approach aimed at improving end-of-life care continuity and family and patient outcomes.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that can conduct health research. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities. The FOA also highlights additional eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and even non-U.S. (foreign) organizations. This breadth signals an intent to encourage participation from diverse institutions and communities, including those serving populations that may face disparities in hospice access, quality, or care coordination.

In terms of timing, the opportunity was created on 2016-10-18, and the original closing date listed is 2018-01-24. Overall, this FOA is aimed at building the evidence base for better end-of-life care delivery by funding research that targets one of the most disruptive issues in hospice care: fragmented transitions and inconsistent coordination that can undermine comfort, patient-centered decision-making, and caregiver well-being.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving Individual and Family Outcomes through Continuity and Coordination of Care in Hospice (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.361.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-10-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-01-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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