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HHS - 894 - Health Services Research Initial Review Group - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Health Services Research Initial Review Group	Agency Name	Department of Health and Human Services
Fiscal Year	2022	Committee Number	894
Original Establishment Date	12/19/1989	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL
New Committee This FY	No	Presidential Appointments*	No
Terminated This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	125
Current Charter Date	6/15/1990	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Director, Office of Research Review, Education, and Policy, AHRQ
Date Of Renewal Charter		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Francis
Exempt From Renewal*	Yes	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Chesley
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	MD
Specific Establishment Authority*	42 U.S.C. 299c-1 Section 922 of PHS Act	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(301) 427-1521
Effective Date Of Authority*	12/19/1989	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(301) 427-1562
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable	Designated Federal Officer Email*	francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Grant Review Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	This Committee reviews research grant applications for scientific and technical merit. Its recommendations are advisory to the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and to the appropriate advisory councils.
How is membership balanced?*	Membership includes physicians and non-physicians--the latter representing the fields of psychology, sociology, nursing, dentistry, biostatistics, economics, operations research, hospital administration, survey research and measurements, children care, health status, and policy analysis. Special interests of the physicians include primary care, neonatal care, epidemiology, pediatrics, quality assurance, health promotion, and ethics. These professionals, specialties, disciplines, and interests are representative of those involved in the research grant applications reviewed.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	This committee consists of five study sections and they meet three times a year in keeping with the practice of Public Health Service study sections to review research grant applications. The meetings are scheduled a full year in advance, are coordinated with three deadlines for submission of applications and are essential to the continuation of AHRQ's extramural program in health services research.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	By Law, a panel of non-Federal experts must review for scientific merit grant applications exceeding $50,000 in direct cost. The Health Services Research Initial Review Group (IRG) is the non-Federal panel with the most appropriate mix of expertise for the review of applications proposing research in the delivery and financing of health care activities. While primarily reviewing applications assigned to the AHRQ, the IRG committee also reviews those applications assigned to other PHS agencies, especially the National Institutes of Health, when they expertise is required of the kind represented on the committee.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Portions of the meetings involve review, discussion, and evaluation of individual grant applications. These applications and the discussions of them are likely to reveal personal information concerning individuals associated with the applications.
Recommendation Remarks	No reports are required for this committee.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	Yes	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	Yes
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	Yes
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	369
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	3
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$447,907,522.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	639	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	No
Number Of Recommendations Comment	Due to the amount of COVID-19 IRGs, 18 is the additional amount recommended for FY 2021.	Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	NA	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	NA	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	The Agency provides feedback at review meetings and through their minutes.	Narrative Description*	The Agency offers grant funding to support projects that carry out its mission and strategic plan. The grant applications for funding are evaluated by the committee which assembles the appropriate scientific and technical expertise needed to render judgments about the relative merit of submitted applications. The Committee's judgments are articulated in written form and passed to the Agency decision-makers for determining which applications are to be funded.

COSTS

Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$106,552.90	Est Payments to Non-Fed Members Next FY*	$110,050.00
Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
Payments to Federal Staff*	$858,423.00	Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$860,600.00
Payments to Consultants*	$8,361.70	Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$8,400.00
Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Members nextFY*	$100,500.00
Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staff Next FY*	$0.00
Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	Est Travel Reimb to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
Other Costs	$0.00	Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$43,000.00
Total Costs	$973,337.60	Est. Total Next FY*	$1,122,550.00
Date Cost Last Modified	11/1/2022 9:00 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	8.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	8.00	Est Cost Remarks	Due to Covid-19, amounts mentioned above varied.
Cost Remarks	Due to Covid-19, amounts mentioned above varied.

Interest Areas

Category Area Health Treatment Aging Health Care Hospitals Medical Education Medical Practitioners Public Health Safety Medicine Diseases Health and Health Research Illnesses Medicine and Dentistry

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