Abstract
Diversify your network’s research funding base. The Public Health PBRN Program funding made available by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides start-up resources and initial research support for networks, but networks will require larger and more sustainable sources of funding for public health research as they progress. The most ample sources can be found in federal funding agencies that operate competitive extramural research programs, include CDC, NIH, AHRQ, HRSA, USDA, and NSF. Public health research funding is also available from state and foundation sources, and even corporate sources (e.g. Pfizer’s Public Health Research Fellowship Program). For sustainability, networks should look to diversify their sources of funding for research projects and avoid reliance on a single source for very long. The research and demonstration opportunities created by the federal Affordable Care Act, and the growing emphasis on translational and community-based research at NIH, provide particularly compelling funding opportunities for public health PBRNs.
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-15-2011
Repository Citation
Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks, "Building a Sustainable Public Health PBRN: Tips for Securing Ongoing Research Funding" (2011). Health Management and Policy Reports. 9.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hsm_reports/9
