Translation and Dissemination 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. Recovery Act funds will be used to expand AHRQ's translation and dissemination activities and strengthen the infrastructure supporting these activities. Select for a fact sheet on this topic.1. Continuing Dissemination and Translation Innovation GrantsAward Type: GrantsAwardees:Adaptation, Education and Motivation: Improving Evidence-Based Medication AdhereRobert M. Mayberry, Morehouse School of Medicine (R18 HS19259-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to Grants On-Line Database (GOLD): http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19259-01Adaptation of Consumer Guides for Patients with Low Health LiteracyMaria E. Suarez-Almazor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (R18 HS19354-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19354-01Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African-American MenJennifer L. Lauby, Philadelphia Health Management Corp. (R18 HS19366-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010 Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19366-01AHRQ's Ischemic Heart Disease Products Translated for High School PopulationsNancy P. Moreno, Baylor College of Medicine (1 R18 HS019248-01)Award Date: August 12, 2010Award Type: GrantLink to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19248-01Application and Dissemination of a Culture-Centered Approach to Tailoring Comparative Effectiveness Research Summary Guides (CERSGs)Mohan Dutta-Bergman, Purdue University West Lafayette (R18 HS19329-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19329-01Comprehensive Informatics Framework for CER DisseminationJoseph E. Finkelstein, Johns Hopkins University (R18 HS19313-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19313-01Disseminating Adapted Diabetes Evidence to Clinicians Through a Patient PortalSamuel T. Rosenbloom, Vanderbilt University (R18 HS19276-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19276-01Disseminating Breast Cancer Prevention to African American WomenChanita A. Hughes-Halbert, University of Pennsylvania (R18 HS19339-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19339-01IA-ADAPT: Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia PatientsRyan M. Carnahan, University of Iowa (R18 HS19355-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19355-01iADAPT: Off-Label Use of Antipsychotics in the Nursing HomeJerry H. Gurwitz, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester (R18 HS19351-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19351-01Informing Latinas About Medications To Reduce Risk For Breast CancerMarielena Lara, RAND Corporation (R18 HS19264-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19264-01Innovative Adaptation & Dissemination of CER Products: Autism (iADAPT-ASD)Mark J. Harris, University of Southern California (R18 HS19271-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19271-01Innovative Diffusion of Comparative Effectiveness ResearchDaniel C. Malone, University of Arizona (R18 HS19220-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19220-01A Low Literacy Multimedia Approach to Disseminate Bilingual Diabetes CERSGsElizabeth A. Hahn, Northwestern University R18 HS19335-01Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19335-01Medication Summary Guides for Vulnerable Populations with Rheumatoid ArthritisGrant Awardee: Edward H. Yelin, University Of California, San Francisco (R18 HS19209-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19209-01A National Academic Detailing Resource to Adapt and Disseminate CER FindingsMichael A. Fischer, Brigham and Women's Hospital (R18 HS19202-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19202-01The New England RAPiD (Regional Adaptation for Payer Policy Decisions) Project GrantSteven Pearson, Massachusetts General Hospital (1 R18 HS019212-01)Award Date: August 12, 2010Award Type: GrantLink to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19212-01Story Guides—Making Comparative Effectiveness Useful for Vulnerable PatientsJeroan J. Allison, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester (R18 HS19353-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19353-01Technologically Enhanced Community Health Worker (CHW) Delivery of Personalized Patient Education MaterialsMary Ellen M. Heisler, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (R18 HS19256-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19256-01Translation of Comparative Effectiveness of Depression Medications into PracticeVictor M Montori, Mayo Clinic (R18 HS19214-01)Award Date: September 1, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19214-01Using CERs to Optimize Quality of Life for Persons with Diabetes and Chronic PainMonika M. Safford, University Of Alabama at Birmingham (R18 HS19239-01)Award Date: September 30, 2010Link to GOLD: http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/grant_summary.jsp?grant=R18+HS19239-01E-mail comments: ARRA_Support@AHRQ.HHS.GOV2. Eisenberg Center ModificationAwardee: Baylor College of MedicineARRA: John M. Eisenberg Clinical Decisions and Communications Science CenterAward Type: ContractAward Amount: $5,000,000Award Date: October 1, 2009E-mail comments: ARRA_Support@AHRQ.HHS.GOV Current as of October 2010 Internet Citation: Translation and Dissemination Awards: ARRA Awards. October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/arra/awards/awtrans.html