March 17, 2023

Administrative Supplements for IDeA-CTR Grants to Advance the Use of Electronic Health Records for Research

We’re pleased to announce the availability of administrative supplements to Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) (U54) grants to advance the use of electronic health records (EHR) for clinical and observational research (NOT-GM-23-035). Applications are due May 15.

Submissions may propose activities in one or more of the following areas:

  • Assisting IDeA-CTR-affiliated health care sites to adopt updated Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)-compliant software
  • Harmonizing FHIR-compliant EHR data to a single common data model
  • Creating FHIR-based pilot projects that prepare the IDeA-CTR for using the FHIR standard to facilitate EHR-based research

IDeA-CTR principal investigators and staff involved in EHR data management and EHR-based research are strongly encouraged to attend our informational webinar:

Tuesday, March 21, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 160 085 9967
Passcode: 253563

Participants requiring sign language interpretation and/or other reasonable accommodations should submit a request using our contact form at least 5 days prior to the event.

The webinar and presentation slides will be posted on the IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Programs webpage following the event.


About the Authors

Headshot of Ming Lei.

Ming Lei

Before leaving NIGMS for WVU in August 2023, Ming served as the director of the Division for Research Capacity Building, where he oversaw the Institutional Development Award (IDeA), Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH), Science Education Partnerships Awards (SEPA), and Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) programs.
Michele McGuirl.

Michele McGuirl

Before moving to NIDCR in 2024, Michele was the acting director of the Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB). Before taking on this role, she was chief of DRCB’s Research Advancement Programs Branch, where she oversaw IDeA Clinical and Translational Research programs and managed grants for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence.