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<p>Following, a new, open competition, the Government has recently announced National
Institute of Health Research (NIHR) designation and funding for 15 Applied Research
Collaborations (ARCs), with total funding of £135 million over five years from 1 October
2019.</p><p>Each NIHR ARC will have its own local governance arrangements in place,
with the named Director of each NIHR ARC having responsibility, and authority over,
the NIHR funding awarded to their National Health Service organisations through the
scheme. Under the terms of the NIHR contract, the NIHR ARCs will be required to submit
annual progress reports and can be subject site visits to evaluate progress, performance
and identify key issues.</p><p>All NIHR ARCs are required to ensure that research
is conducted in accordance with the United Kingdom Policy Framework for Health and
Social Care Research and the Concordat to Support Research Integrity and the Governance
Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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