NAPCRG Innovation Fund

Background and Purpose:
For NAPCRG to continue to grow and increase our value to our members, it is vital to preserve and expand the spirit of innovation that has been a core value throughout our organization’s history. Many collaborative research projects have grown out of formal and less formal groups of NAPCRG members who have come together at our annual meetings. The publication of “Responsible Research with Communities: Participatory Research in Primary Care,” which grew out of a 1996 Annual Meeting workshop on “Respectful Research with Communities,” is a great example of an important and innovative product of a group of people with shared interests who came together at NAPCRG. As NAPCRG grows, we would like to increasingly encourage the activities of these innovators. To further foster these activities, the Board has set aside $5,000 for innovative projects by any group of at least three NAPCRG members with shared interests.

Application Process:
Resources for the 2007 – 2008 fiscal year have been allocated.   If you have questions, please contact Angela Broderick, Executive Director of NAPCRG at abroderick@STFM.org.

Selection Criteria:

1. Potential Significance

• Potential to address a topic important to the mission and goals of NAPCRG
• Potential to address one or more NAPCRG priorities and/or indicators of success

2. Potential for Innovation

• Potential to address an important topic in an innovative way and/or using an innovative strategy

3. Potential Contribution

• Potential to contribute new knowledge or advance an existing body of knowledge

4. Potential Usability

• Potential for the project to yield a product that is usable for NAPCRG’s membership and constituencies