Notice Number: NOT-HS-09-011

Key Dates
Release Date: August 21, 2009

Issued by
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (http://www.ahrq.gov)
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations

Background

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will receive funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act of 2009) to stimulate job creation and preservation, and economic activity related to comparative effectiveness research.  AHRQ will issue Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for applications to be considered for support through these funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.

Implementation

With this Notice AHRQ is informing the applicant community that it will suspend the appeals procedures for investigators responding to Recovery Act FOAs, due to the time sensitivity of the Recovery Act granting process.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to:

Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D.
Director, Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1521
E-mail: Francis.Chesley@ahrq.hhs..gov