Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Program, hereafter referred to as PECARN. The purpose of this program is to establish and maintain a multi-institutional research network that conducts high-quality, rigorous studies using pooled samples of pediatric patients to determine optimal pediatric emergency care.

Eligible applicants include state governments and accredited schools of medicine in states and jurisdictions. The term "school of medicine" for the purpose of this funding opportunity (and under 42 U.S.C. 300w-9(c)) has the same meaning as set forth in section 799B(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295p(1)(A)).

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration dpilkey@hrsa.gov