Funding and Implementation Opportunities
This is a curated list of active federally sponsored implementation initiatives and funding opportunities geared toward improving patient and healthcare workforce safety to contribute to a more resilient healthcare system.
Implementation Opportunities
AHRQ Implementation Opportunity: Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS)
Diagnostic safety events are a significant challenge across healthcare settings, contributing to preventable harm in 1 in 20 outpatient visits and up to 250,000 inpatient stays annually. To address this issue, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed resources like Calibrate Dx, Measure Dx, and the Toolkit for Engaging Patients to Improve Diagnostic Safety.
The AHRQ-funded Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS) project is now recruiting healthcare organizations through September 2025 to use and evaluate these tools. Participating organizations can improve care, reduce harm, and gain training and support from leading healthcare quality organizations like RAND and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
AHRQ Implementation Opportunity: TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis Improvement Course
This course uses the TeamSTEPPS principles to explore how healthcare teams can achieve safer, more accurate, and more timely diagnosis in all healthcare settings. Those interested should email TeamSTEPPStraining@ahrq.hhs.gov. A training team member will be in touch to schedule training assistance. The course is available until November 2024.
AHRQ Implementation Opportunity: TeamSTEPPS® 3.0 Trainings: Burnout in Primary Care (PDF, 1.6 MB)
From March through November 2024, AHRQ will offer virtual and limited in-person TeamSTEPPS 3.0 trainings led by experienced facilitators at no charge to participating healthcare teams and individuals. These trainings will prepare participants to improve team communication, manage challenges more collaboratively, and successfully implement TeamSTEPPS to improve patient care at their organization. Those interested should email TeamSTEPPStraining@ahrq.hhs.gov. A training team member will be in touch to help you, and your team identify your organization's goals and needs, complete pretraining activities, and schedule a training session based on your availability.
Funding Opportunities
AHRQ Funding Opportunity: New AHRQ R01: Systems-Based Approaches to Improve Patient Safety by Improving Healthcare Worker Safety and Well-Being
AHRQ is seeking applications for funding support up to $2M over 4 years that propose approaches to improve the interrelated systems and processes embedded in healthcare delivery to support healthcare worker safety and well-being in various health settings.
AHRQ Funding Opportunity: Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety
AHRQ is seeking applicants to advance healthcare safety by exploring how breakthrough applications of artificial intelligence (AI) systems impact patient safety and identifying strategies to ensure their safe implementation and use. AI has the potential to significantly enhance the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare. However, to fully realize this potential, it is essential to carefully balance the benefits of AI with efforts to identify and mitigate risks to patient safety and minimize user burden.
