Implementation Science Pilot Grant

PURPOSE: AWARD DESCRIPTION: We anticipate two awards will be given, with one specifically focused on pediatric cancer. Awards will be for up to $50,000 for one year. A no-cost extension for a second year is possible.

Establishing effectiveness of an innovation does not necessarily translate into adoption. The NIH defines implementation science as the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine health care and public health settings to improve our impact on population. The purpose of this RFA is to identify, develop, and/or test strategies for the adoption, adaptation, integration, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies to improve child health outcomes. Partnerships with key stakeholder groups (patients, providers, organizations, systems and communities) are often essential to this type of research. Studies that promote the implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Additionally, projects that explore the de-implementation of the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful are also welcome.