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AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH & QUALITY (AHRQ)

Purpose

AHRQ realizes that the widespread damage caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene and/or Milton and its aftermath may lead to problems for investigators who are planning on submitting grant applications and reports. When delays occur because the applicant or recipient organization is officially closed due to a natural disaster or other emergency, AHRQ will consider accepting applications late, on a case-by-case basis. This notice is to inform the research community that AHRQ will implement the following Policy as described below.

• Institutions must submit applications or reports as soon as possible after reopening, not to exceed the number of days the institution was officially closed.
• Institutions must submit a cover letter with the application, with enough detail about the delay so that AHRQ staff can make a determination whether circumstances justify accepting the application late.
• Institutions do not need to request advance permission to submit late due to a disaster-related delay.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Kathryn Roberts Marron, Ph.D.
Receipt and Referral Officer
Division of Policy, Coordination and Analysis
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS 
email: Grant_Queries@ahrq.hhs.gov