Community Practice Innovation Award Grant

Community Practice Innovation Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Rheumatology Research Foundation
Amount: Up to US $80,000
Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Summary

The Community Practice Innovation Award by the Rheumatology Research Foundation aims to foster innovative ideas from the rheumatology community that enhance practice implementation and sustainability. Grants, up to $80,000 for one year, support projects in quality improvement, implementation, and pilot studies. Recipients are expected to share findings with the broader community through presentations and disseminate tools developed with the funding. This initiative emphasizes improving patient care through effective collaboration and innovative practices.

Overview

NOTE: A required, non-binding letter of intent should be emailed by the deadline above communicating your intent to submit an application. You will help us ensure we have an adequate number of reviewers with the appropriate expertise recruited for the peer review panel.RISE data requests should be submitted at least 2 months prior to the Foundation’s application deadline. The Rheumatology Research Foundation The mission of the Rheumatology Research Foundation is to advance research and training to improve the health of patients living with rheumatic disease. Funding Research We award grants to scientists conducting innovative research that will lead to a future with more options for patients with rheumatic disease to live longer, healthier lives. Advancing Treatment Our programs fund training and mentorship opportunities for medical students and fellows to assist in the recruitment and education of future rheumatologists. We are committed to expanding the workforce in order to provide patients with better access to specially trained rheumatology professionals. Community Practice Innovation Award The purpose of the Community Practice Innovation (CPI) Award is to promote and grow ideas that are directly generated from the rheumatology practice community that will have a meaningful impact on practice implementation, efficiency and sustainability. These grants are meant to support projects which can be successfully conducted with the resources available in a clinical practice setting. Examples include (but are not limited to): Quality improvement studies,Implementation projects,Access/workflow/shared care/practice efficiency initiatives,Practice based learning collaboratives,Quality improvement resource use or cost analysis projects andFeasibility or pilot studies aimed at generating preliminary data to support larger definitive studies. To help disseminate the lessons learned during the award period to the broader rheumatology community, the Foundation will require a commitment by the practitioner to disseminate the findings in an appropriate, transparent, and timely manner. This includes presentations at local/regional/state society meetings and/or a Foundation-coordinated session at the ACR Convergence. In addition, award recipients should describe how any tools/toolkits/resources developed with Foundation funds will be shared with the broader rheumatology community when appropriate. Annually, the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Council will choose one recipient of this award to receive the special designation of the Norman B. Gaylis, MD Clinical Research Award. Award Amount Up to $80,000 for 1-year, competitive renewal available for year 2 funding (up to $80,000) based on need and progress achieved during year 1.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Applicant must be a member of the ACR or ARP at the time of submission and for the duration of the award