Engagement Award: Capacity Building -- Fall 2026 Cycle

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Upcoming Engagement Award: Capacity Building -- Fall 2026 Cycle

Engagement in Research

Fall 2026 Cycle Key Dates PFA Open

Aug. 4, 2026 Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline

Oct. 1, 2026; 5 pm (ET) LOI Status Notification

Within 60 calendar days of LOI deadline Application Deadline

Jan 11, 2027; 5 pm (ET)

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) intends to release the Fall 2026 Cycle funding announcements for the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program in August 2026.

The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program supports projects that encourage active, meaningful involvement of patients, families, caregivers and the broader healthcare community as integral members of the patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) enterprise. (While previous funding announcements used “PCOR/CER,” all applications should now use “patient-centered CER.”) The Engagement Award Program does not fund research studies.

This preannouncement is provided to allow potential applicants additional time to develop responsive, high-quality submissions.

The Engagement Award: Capacity Building funds projects to build capacity and skills for patient-centered CER. Capacity building to support patient-centered CER refers to projects that: Help patients, families, caregivers and individuals within the broader healthcare community who are not researchers to engage as partners in future patient-centered CER. These projects will help communities participate in meaningful ways with researchers throughout the patient-centered CER process. Strengthen the skills of researchers to be better partners with patients, families, caregivers and individuals within the broader healthcare community involved in patient-centered CER. Support prior Engagement Award Program awardees returning as applicants to grow the impact of their capacity-building work. Key Dates

Online System Opens

Aug. 4, 2026, 9 am (ET)

Letter of Intent Deadline

Oct. 1, 2026, 5 pm (ET)

Application Deadline

Jan. 11, 2027, 5 pm (ET)

(By invitation only)

Earliest Start Date

July 1, 2027 Funds and Project Period

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Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Education and Training, Social Innovation and Community Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Engagement Award: Capacity Building -- Fall 2026 Cycle is administered by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), listed via Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.