Research Resources

Information on Comparative Effectiveness Research

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contains $1.1 billion for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). The funds were allocated to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute of Health, and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to conduct, support, or synthesize research that compares the clinical outcomes, effectiveness, and appropriateness of items, services, and procedures that are used to prevent, diagnose, or treat diseases, disorders, and other health conditions. In addition they are also to encourage the development and use of forms of electronic health data to generate or obtain outcomes data. To learn more about CER, click here.

Data Sources

IASWR has compiled a list of data sources that provide data and information of relevance to social work researchers. Topics covered include aging, child welfare, demographics, health, criminal justice and international issues.

Directory of NIH-Funded Social Work Researchers

Drawing from multiple sources, IASWR has compiled a directory of over 600 grants that were awarded by the National Institutes of Health to social work researchers at social work education programs, as well as numerous research institutes, organizations and other academic settings. This is a directory of social work researchers who are Principal Investigators. This Directory is now managed by the Graduate School of Social Work at Boston College.

Strategies to Build Research Expertise and Capacity Across the Social Work Continuum

Building research capacity across the educational continuum in social work requires vision, strategic hiring, interdisciplinary collaboration and technical expertise. Leaders at the university and social work program level will address changing expectations, successful strategies, lessons learned and next steps for social work education programs to enhance research expectations and external funding.
* Enhancing Research Capacity: The Department Perspective

* Strategies to Build Research Expertise and Capacity Across the Continuum: The College Perspective

*Building Research Capacity: The University Perspective

Applying for Grants

* Tips on Developing an NIMH Grant Application

* Tips on Developing an AHRQ Grant Application

* Inside the NIH Grant Review Process

* Writing a Grant Proposal

This technical assistance paper describes the process of applying for a research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, how such applications are processed and evaluated, and the criteria used to evaluate grant applications. The author is responsible for programs that support mental health research in the areas of child and adult psychopathology. Most of the examples are drawn from these areas and the methodological and conceptual advice offered may not be applicable to research in other areas of research, such as biological research, basic behavioral research, and services research.

* GrantsNet

Provides grant information to current and prospective HHS grantees.

* Grants.gov

Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal government grants.

* Funding Opportunities

* Opportunities for Doctoral, Dissertation & Post Doctoral Studies