Horizon Scanning Awards ARRA AwardsThis page provides information on contracts and grants awarded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds for research that compares the effectiveness of different medical options. Establish an Entity for Identification of New and Emerging Issues for Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER)AHRQ will use Recovery Act funding to establish an infrastructure to identify new and emerging issues for comparative effectiveness review investments. This investment will also address emerging technologies and their contextual role in health care. Horizon AHRQ will initiate a program dedicated to tracking emerging interventions and investigating ways in which these new interventions are likely to fit into current care pathways. Select for a fact sheet on this topic.Awardee: ECRI5200 Butler PikePlymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 19462Amount: $9,499,986Award Date: September 1, 2010Award Type: ContractSolicitation Number: AHRQ-10-10003Solicitation Notice: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/AHRQ/DCM/AHRQ-10-10003/listing.htmlAward Notice: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/AHRQ/DCM/AHRQ-10-10003/listing.htmlE-mail comments: ARRA_Support@AHRQ.HHS.GOV Current as of October 2010 Internet Citation: Horizon Scanning Awards: ARRA Awards. October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/arra/awards/awhoriz.html