Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative for Obesity Care

Application Deadline:

Opportunity Inquiries:

  • Swapneeta Date

More Information:


Background

Lilly USA, LLC, a leading pharmaceutical company, is seeking proposals for a Quality Improvement (QI) initiative aimed at enhancing the care of people with obesity. This initiative focuses on identifying and addressing healthcare gaps, standardizing processes, and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practices.

Successful applicants will receive funding from a total budget of approximately $500,000, with individual grants varying based on the proposal's evaluation and associated costs.

Focus Areas:

  • Increasing formal diagnosis and assessment of obesity in clinical practice
  • Enhancing the initiation of long-term, evidence-based obesity care by primary care providers
  • Improving the provision of lifestyle counseling, therapeutic interventions, and bariatric surgery for people with obesity

Eligibility:

  • Large integrated health delivery systems, ACOs, hospital systems, insurers, and other entities capable of measuring and implementing interventions to address healthcare gaps
  • Applicants with a vested interest in improving obesity care and the ability to demonstrate sustainability and scalability of successful interventions

Proposal Requirements:

  • Detailed description of health system practice gaps and root causes
  • Clear intervention plans with estimated improvements and patient impact
  • Objective outcomes measures for process, clinician performance, and patient outcomes
  • Qualifications and experience of the project leader and collaborators
  • Communication, sustainability, and scalability plans

Submission Instructions:

  • Include "QI RFP: [title of program]" in your proposal submission
  • Limit proposal length to 30 pages (excluding references and budget)
  • Submit online through the Lilly Grant Office portal at  by 5:00pm ET on March 14, 2025

Email Lilly Grant Office, at lillygrantoffice@lilly.com and cc Swapneeta Date, CTTC Assistant Director of Life Sciences Collaborations, at Swapneeta.Date@Vanderbilt.edu for more information.