AHRQ National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) | RFA HS 22 010

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The AHRQ National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support institutional training programs that develop the next generation of health services and health care delivery researchers. The main goal is to strengthen both predoctoral and postdoctoral research training so the United States has a diverse, highly trained workforce prepared to generate new evidence, translate research into practice, and disseminate findings and analytical tools that can improve how health care is delivered. In practical terms, AHRQ is funding structured training environments where trainees build rigorous research skills and are prepared to pursue careers that meaningfully address national health care needs.

AHRQ expects applicants to propose comprehensive training programs rather than isolated research projects. These programs are meant to blend multiple components: formal instruction (didactic coursework or seminars), mentored research experiences, and intentional career development activities. The emphasis is on preparing trainees for long-term research careers that can influence real-world health care delivery, including the creation and use of scientific evidence and methods that improve quality, safety, access, and effectiveness across the health system. The opportunity is rooted in the NRSA T32 model, which is commonly used to support cohort-based research training through institutions with the faculty, research environment, mentorship capacity, and infrastructure to guide trainees from early-stage development into independent research pathways.

Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based organizations, reflecting AHRQ's interest in building capacity across many types of institutions and communities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city, 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; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The listing also explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant types 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, and U.S. territories or possessions. At the same time, the opportunity clearly restricts foreign participation: non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations or foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible either.

Key administrative details provided include the funding opportunity title and number (AHRQ NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32), RFA HS 22 010), the agency (AHRQ), and the general program classification as a grant under the health activity category, associated with CFDA number 93.225. The original closing date listed for applications was December 1, 2022, and the funding opportunity record shows a creation date of August 31, 2022. An award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the provided source data. Overall, the opportunity is designed for domestic institutions capable of running high-quality, mentored training programs that produce researchers equipped to improve U.S. health care delivery through evidence generation, translation, and dissemination.

• The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AHRQ National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.225.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-08-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-12-01. (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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