– Apply by December 12. With major funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will award up to 15 grants. Representing an historic investment and initially focused on behavioral health, the Healthcare Extension Cooperatives will disseminate and implement PCOR findings to improve healthcare policy at the state level, especially for people who receive Medicaid, are uninsured, or are medically underserved. The official Notice of Funding Opportunity lists rural as a priority population, naming CMS Medicare-certified Rural Health Clinics among safety net health care delivery organizations expected to play a role in this initiative.
