How does AHRQ define significant State involvement, and what role should the State play in an application?
Answer 19: AHRQ will not provide additional information about expectations for State involvement or roles beyond that provided in both RFAs. Question 20: Is a State university a unit of State government? Answer 20: It depends. Grant peer review might find that a State university with characteristics of a State executive agency constitutes a unit of State government; for example, being largely State-funded, having workers employed by the State, and management that serves at the pleasure of the elected State government. A State university with characteristics of a private university would not constitute a unit of State government; for example, substantial private, charitable, and/or grant funding; workers employed by the university; and management responsibilities to an independent board of trustees. An applicant sponsored by a State university should clearly justify how its Eligible Institution meets the RFA’s stated criteria. This concludes the list of submitted questions and related a
