University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

IHQSE Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety (CEPS) Grant Program

Seeding Promising Ideas

Program Summary

The Clinical Effectiveness & Patient Safety (CEPS) Grant Program has been supporting quality and patient safety initiatives since 2007. Our aim is to provide funding, coaching, and support to help faculty, staff and trainees advance the quality and safety of care provided at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Hospital.

The CEPS Grant Program has awarded over $3.5 million to 200+ teams for initiatives that put evidence into practice and implement innovative process changes to improve healthcare value. Supported projects address one or more of the Institute of Medicine Six Domains of Health Care Quality including safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability, and patient-centered care.

Eligibility is open to faculty, trainees and staff at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Hospital with award funding up to $25,000 for faculty and staff and up to $10,000 for trainees.

2024-2025 Grant Cycle Call for Applications is now closed.

AY 2024-2025 CEPS Grant Schedule

Timeline	Item/Event
April 1, 2024	Letter of Intent Deadline
Mid-April	CEPS Committee Review of LOI Applicants selected to submit full grant proposals will be notified within 1-2 weeks after review.
May 20, 2024	Full Grant Proposal Deadline
Early June	CEPS Committee Review of Grant Proposals Applicants selected for grants will be notified within 1-2 weeks after review.
July 1, 2024	Grant Awardees Announced
August 1, 2024 (approximate)	Grant Award Funding Begins
February 2025	6-month Reports to CEPS Committee
August 2025	12-month Reports to CEPS Committee & Extension Requests