1. Affordable Care Act Opportunities FRSWG Meeting 27 January 2011 J. Kelly Byram HSC Office of Research

2. What Is the ACA?  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  Signed into law in March 2010  Implements changes across health care, including:  patient care,  payment and reimbursement,  education,  workforce, and  research.

3. Grant Opportunities  New granting entities emerging  Multiple outlets and mechanisms  Focus on:  Innovation  Multi- and interdisciplinary collaborations  Translational medicine  Access (capital and workforce)  Underrepresented and underserved populations

4. Information  Grants.gov, DHHS.gov, and agency web sites  Current opportunities  Archived opportunities  Forecasted opportunities (also available via the OR web page) Forecasted opportunities  News releases  HSC Office of Research communications, including:  Weekly funding memos to faculty  Web page Web page  Twitter Twitter

5. Grantsmanship  Office of Research grantsmanship seminars  Introduction to Grantsmanship for Health Care Reform Opportunities  Introduction to Proposal Writing  Group/department invitations

6. Contact  Kelly Byram Office of Research jkbyram@salud.unm.edu 272-5285