NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Learning Health Systems Mentored Career Development Program (K12) RFA-HS-17-012. AHRQ The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is authorized by Congress to conduct research to provide information about the best available evidence to help patients and their health care providers make more informed decisions. PCORl's research is intended to give patients a better understanding of the prevention, For calendar year plans, the fees will be effective for the 2012 through 2018 plan years. Reporting PCORI Fees on Form 720 Issuers and plan sponsors will file Form 720 annually to report and pay the PCORI fee no later than July 31 of the calendar year following the policy or plan year to which the fee applies. Note: Additional information on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund fee is available on the PCORI page. New research trust fund fees are due July 31 from health insurers and the plan sponsors of self-insured plans. The fee is paid annually using Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Dissemination and Implementation of PCORI Funded Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Results - Cycle 1 2018; This is an upcoming funding opportunity from PCORI. Applying for funding from PCORI is a two-stage process. A Letter of Intent must be submitted and an organization must be invited to submit a full application. Specific requirements and The PCORI fee applies to covered health plans with plan or policy years ending after Sept. 30, 2012, and before Oct.1, 2019. For plan years ending in 2017, plan sponsors of self-funded health plans (including level-funded plans) must pay a PCORI fee by July 31, 2018. Use the IRS Form 720 to make the payment. P ORI RLAS OR 2018 The IRS recently released Notice 2017-61 indicating updated amounts used to calculate the PORI fee for plan years