Research Policies
- Funding Opportunities Announcement Guidance
- AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
- AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research
- HHS Grants Policy Statement
- Federal Regulations & Authorities
- Federal Register Notices
- Public Access to Federally Funded Research
- Protection of Human Subjects
AHRQ Step Up App Challenge: Advancing Care Through Patient Self-Assessments

Learn about the $250,000 challenge to design, develop, and pilot a patient-reported outcome app.
Learn about an informational webinar for applicants and about the three challenge phases and prizes.
Areas of Interest

Phase 1: Proposal
In the proposal phase, participants submit a plan demonstrating their approach to develop a patient-reported outcomes app.

Phase 2: Development
In the development phase, winning participants will design, develop, and demo their patient-reported outcomes app.

Phase 3: Pilot
In the pilot test phase, a grand prize winner will deploy their application in a real-life healthcare system.