Executive Summary (continued)

Performance Budget Submission for Congressional Justification, Fiscal

This statement summarizes budget information submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2009 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Executive Summary (continued)

Mechanism Tables

Total Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Non-Patient Safety
Patient Safety

Mechanism Table—Total AHRQ (Dollars in Thousands)

Mechanism		FY 2007 Enacted		FY 2008 Enacted		FY 2009 Budget Request
Mechanism		Number	Dollars	Number	Dollars	Number	Dollars
Research Grants	Non-Competing	125	32,292	144	53,098	129	51,991
	New & Competing	171	47,882	69	15,647	23	10,977
	Supplemental		0		0		0
	Total, Research Grants	296	80,174	213	68,745	152	62,968
Contracts and Inter-Agency Agreements (IAAs)			123,852		147,719		142,274
MEPS			55,300		55,300		55,300
Total Contracts/IAAs			179,152		203,019		197,574
Research Management			59,542		62,800		65,122
Total, AHRQ			318,868		334,564		325,664

Mechanism Table—Non-Patient Safety (Dollars in Thousands)

Mechanism		FY 2007 Enacted		FY 2008 Enacted		FY 2009 Budget Request
Mechanism		Number	Dollars	Number	Dollars	Number	Dollars
Research Grants	Non-Competing	87	19,357	91	28,986	61	25,415
	New & Competing	109	19,205	44	5,706	4	3,500
	Supplemental		0		0		0
	Total, Research Grants	196	38,562	135	34,692	65	28,915
Contracts and IAAs			81,464		102,838		99,452
MEPS			55,300		55,300		55,300
Total Contracts/IAAs			136,764		158,138		154,752
Research Management			59,542		62,800		65,122
Total, AHRQ			234,868		255,630		248,789

Mechanism Table—Patient Safety (Dollars in Thousands)

Mechanism		FY 2007 Enacted		FY 2008 Enacted		FY 2008 Budget Request
Mechanism		Number	Dollars	Number	Dollars	Number	Dollars
Research Grants	Non-Competing	38	12,935	53	24,112	68	26,576
	New & Competing	62	27,677	25	9,941	19	7,477
	Supplemental		0		0		0
	Total, Research Grants	100	41,612	78	34,053	87	34,053
Contracts and IAAs			42,388		44,881		42,822
MEPS			0		0		0
Total Contracts/IAAs			42,388		44,881		42,822
Research Management			0		0		0
Total, AHRQ			84,000		78,934		76,875

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Internet Citation: Executive Summary (continued): Performance Budget Submission for Congressional Justification, Fiscal . February 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/mission/budget/2009/web09b.html