Addressing Sensory Health Needs Across the Lifespan PCORI Funding Grant

Addressing Sensory Health Needs Across the Lifespan PCORI Funding Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Amount: Up to US $12,000,000
Last Updated: January 09, 2026

Summary

Overview

Note: A Letter of Intent (indicated above as Letter of Inquiry) must be submitted and an organization must be invited to submit a full application. About PCORI PCORI funds patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). Our Mission PCORI helps people make informed healthcare decisions, and improves healthcare delivery and outcomes, by producing and promoting high-integrity, evidence-based information that comes from research guided by patients, caregivers, and the broader healthcare community. Addressing Sensory Health Needs Across the Lifespan PCORI Funding The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) intends to issue the Addressing Sensory Health Needs Across the Lifespan PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) seeking to fund high-impact, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on advancing care and outcomes across the lifespan for people living with sensory health conditions. Proposed CER projects should inform health decisions for people with sensory disorders, their families and care partners in the United States experiencing high burdens and practice variations in sensory health care and outcomes. Research Initiative Highlights This topical PFA will solicit applications proposing to address patient-centered CER questions that will fill evidence gaps in the areas of screening, treatment, support services and interventions that address health outcomes associated with sensory conditions. PCORI is particularly interested in submissions that address the following Special Areas of Emphasis (SAEs). The purpose of identifying these SAEs is to encourage submissions to these areas, rather than limiting submissions to these topics. Applicants addressing one of the below SAEs should identify the area that is best associated with their research approach. Increasing screening and early detection for people with sensory health conditionsImproving treatment and care coordination for people with sensory health conditionsEnhancing support services to improve mental health and address stigma experienced by individuals with sensory health conditions, their families and their care partners In PCORI-funded research, patients and other research partners are expected to meaningfully contribute their lived experience or professional expertise to ensure studies are patient-centered, relevant and useful for healthcare decision making. Applicants must address PCORI’s Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research — an evidence-based framework supported by tools and resources to guide effective engagement strategies. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to consider the inclusion of a broad range of patient-centered burdens and economic outcomes.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In general, applications for the conduct of research and management of funding may be submitted by: Private SectorPublic SectorUS Organizations: Must be recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue ServiceForeign Organizations and Nondomestic Components of US Organizations: Foreign organizations and nondomestic components of US organizations must provide a thorough and thoughtful justification for the research’s ability to benefit the US healthcare system and must show that the engagement plans include US patients and stakeholders and are relevant to the US healthcare system.

Ineligibility

PCORI doesn't fund: Research aimed primarily at developing and validating an instrumentCost-effectiveness analysis measuring dollar-cost per quality-adjusted life-yearComparisons that focus on the relative costs of care as the primary criterion for choosing between alternativesMost projects that do not include patients or other healthcare stakeholders throughout the research process, unless they are highly technical or methodological projects Individuals are not permitted to apply.