PCORI: Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research

If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at [email protected].

• LOI Due: September 8, 2026
• Amount: Up to $1,500,000 (plus 40% indirects)
• Project Period: Up to three years

Engagement in research is defined as the meaningful involvement and partnership of stakeholders throughout the research process—from planning and conducting the study to ultimately disseminating study results.

PCORI’s Science of Engagement in Research PFA will solicit applications in two categories:

Category 1: Development of measures or assessment strategies to capture structure or context, processes and outcomes of engagement, for both stakeholders and investigators, with direct costs up to $1 million and up to 24 months in duration.

Category 2: Development and/or testing of engagement methods to generate evidence on the most effective approaches for engagement in research and how effectiveness varies by context, with direct costs up to $1.5 million and up to 36 months in duration.

Applications focused on patient engagement in clinical or self-care are not responsive to this PFA. This includes clinical shared decision-making interventions, interventions to increase patient engagement with recommended treatments or preventive measures or interventions to increase use of recommended interventions by populations. For example, a study to develop and/or test an intervention to increase patient persistence in the use of guideline-recommended medication is not responsive.