Report to the President on Guidelines for Upcoming Comparative Effectiveness Research Grants

The Annual Report on Comparative Effectiveness Research contains information describing current Federal activities on comparative effectiveness research and recommendations for such research conducted or supported from funds made available by the Recovery Act (Full Text). $1.1B in grant funds, allocated to the Dept of Health and Human Services in the ARRA, will be released shortly under RFP through the NIH, AHRQ and HHS.

DHHS Comparative Effectiveness Plan

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