2021 AARP Quality Measure Innovation Grant

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Grant overview

AARP^® and OptumLabs^® are pleased to announce the 2021 AARP Quality Measure Innovation Grant. This web page contains important information and resources to help you apply for a grant.

Goal. AARP aims to improve the health of older Americans by systematically evaluating and ensuring meaningful measurement of health care delivery to ensure it is both equitable and high-quality. This RFP encourages proposals of either new health equity measures or new methods broadly applicable to existing quality measures or frameworks.

Grants. The two winning proposals will each receive a grant of up to $150,000 to support direct and indirect costs. In this cycle, AARP will sponsor either measure development or approaches to advance measurement science that aim to reduce health care disparities and/or improve health equity.

Awardees will have access to OptumLabs distinctive data assets and/or analytical expertise to support research of their proposal. Awarded teams may also have the opportunity to present at future OptumLabs events.

Collaboration. Access to the OLDW requires applicants to partner with a current OptumLabs partner organization. For a complete list of partners, please visit our website.

For more information about teaming with an OptumLabs partner organization, please read the frequently asked questions (FAQs) in the grant application information section.

Timing. Brief proposals (3–5 pages only) are due by July 23, 2021. The selection committee will invite a subset of applicants to submit full proposals. Full proposals are due on September 17, 2021.

AARP will announce the two winning proposals at The Gerontological Society of America's 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting in November 2021. See below for other key dates.

Application resources. AARP and OptumLabs will host an information session on July 8, 2021, from 1–2:30 p.m. ET. Attendees will learn more about the AARP health care measurement grant opportunity, the OptumLabs data asset and grant selection criteria. Please complete the form on this page to receive an invitation to this meeting.

Also, see the grant application information section at the bottom of this page for additional information to help you apply.

Data overview

OptumLabs is a collaborative research and innovation center founded in 2013.

Our core linked data asset is the OptumLabs Data Warehouse (OLDW), which contains de-identified, longitudinal health information on enrollees, representing a diverse mixture of ages, ethnicities and geographical regions across the United States.

The claims data in OLDW includes medical and pharmacy claims, laboratory results and enrollment records for commercial and Medicare Advantage enrollees. The EHR-derived data includes a subset of EHR data that has been normalized and standardized into a single database.

AARP grant awardees will also have the opportunity to apply for use of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Parts A, B & D claims data linked to OLDW.*

_{*Use of CMS Medicare data is subject to approval from and under the regulations set by CMS and managed via the Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC) process.}

Key dates

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Grant announcement
Funding opportunity announcement	June 30
Brief proposal stage
Brief proposal stage opens	June 30
Teams meeting: Grant overview and Q&A	July 8
Brief proposal due date	July 23
Full proposal stage
Full proposal stage invitations	August 23
Full proposal due date	September 17
Review and selection
Grant awardee notification	October 15
Public announcement of grant awardees	The Gerontological Society of America's 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting - November 2021

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Additional information

Information session

To learn more, please attend our information session providing a grant overview with Q&A, to be held on July 8, from 1–2:30 p.m. ET. Complete the form on this web page to receive an invitation to this meeting.

Contact information

See the FAQ in the grant application info section below for answers to commonly asked questions. For additional questions, please contact us.

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About the sponsors

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AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million members and offices in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and advocate for what matters most to families with a focus on health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates on social media.

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OptumLabs brings together a diverse team of experts in the fields of research science, clinical research, data analytics, data science and technology to tackle health care's biggest challenges. We envision a health care system that is equitable, integrated, personalized and affordable for everyone. As we work toward this goal, we partner with other areas from within UnitedHealth Group as well as with the best and brightest minds in clinical care, academic research, and the health care and technology sectors to push beyond the best care available to achieve the best care possible.

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