Education Grant Application

Most of the fields in the application are the same. There are some notable differences:

• You will be required to review and confirm a number of statements prior to completing the application fields. Any statements that are not confirmed will require clarification.
• You will not be able to submit an application with a start date less than six weeks prior to the submission date.
• More form fields are required.
• There is a budget table for entering the detailed budget.
• Only Shockwave letters of agreement will be utilized for contracting. Please plan your timelines accordingly.
• There will be more emphasis on reporting, outcomes, and reconciliation for funded grants.

Use the contact information indicated on the webpage.

Contact the grants team by email (grants@shockwavemedical.com). Please note that the grants team cannot provide assistance on the specific content of the application. Note that all communications should include the Grant ID.

No. Questions regarding educational grant applications should be discussed with the grants team only. Inappropriate communications may result in application disqualification.

Outcomes levels reflect the current standard.¹ Applications should reflect all levels of outcomes expected to achieve that are measurable (e.g., change from baseline before and after education). Note that demonstration of attainment of these outcomes will be expected post-event.

1: Moore DE Jr, Green JS, Gallis HA. Achieving desired results and improved outcomes: integrating planning and assessment throughout learning activities. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2009 Winter;29(1):1-15.

No. Particularly for accredited grants, providing significant/detailed feedback could be perceived as guidance, which is prohibited for ineligible companies to provide by the ACCME.

No. Unless there is a substantial change, applicants cannot submit the same request for re-review once a determination has already been made.

Yes, but key information related to the application should be summarized and included in the fields within the application itself. Please do not just state “see attached.”

Yes, there is a mechanism for copying previous applications, but please review all information (including confirmation statements) to ensure that there are no deviations and update any and all fields as appropriate.

Yes. Some fields are conditional and may appear depending on your responses to previous questions.

The grant portal is open and grant applications are accepted and reviewed throughout the year.

Changes of scope can range from simple (e.g., start/end date modification) or complex (e.g., change in deliverables due to failure to secure funding as anticipated). On some occasions, entire programs may be cancelled. It is expected that grant recipients will communicate any changes to the Shockwave grants team as soon as they are aware of the expectation of changes, with specifics provided at that time or later. changes of scope should be communicated to grants@shockwavemedical.com for awareness and to assess impact to determine next steps. Note that all communications should include the Grant ID.

For grant requests, only items related (directly or indirectly) to the education covered by the grant should be included in the budget, particularly for accredited education. For example: AV, audience recruitment, and handouts would be appropriate to include. Lanyards, social events, and exhibit-related events should be excluded. Venue should be conducive to education and any non-education related events should be inferior in terms of time and focus.

Shockwave is required to annually report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certain information about payments and transfers of value provided directly or indirectly to covered recipients, as defined in implementing regulations. This includes any payments or transfers of value that Shockwave provides indirectly through third-party organizations to covered recipients, pursuant to this funding arrangement.

If the grant recipient is not a teaching hospital, the report to CMS includes the identity and business address of each relevant covered recipient and the value and purpose of any payments or transfers of value that are furnished. Grant recipients must track, maintain and provide to Shockwave information and data related to any payments or transfers of value that it provides to covered recipients under this funding arrangement in the form and manner that Shockwave requests in a timely manner. Shockwave may also report information about payments or transfers of value provided under this agreement as otherwise required by law and Shockwave reserves the right to post on a website accessible to the public such information, whether or not required by law.

If the recipient is a teaching hospital, Shockwave must also report any compensation, expenses, or other payments or transfers of value provided indirectly through grant recipients to U.S. physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives pursuant to this funding arrangement. To enable Shockwave to comply with its legal obligations, grant recipients must track, maintain, and provide to Shockwave information and data related to payments and transfers of value that grant recipients provide to U.S. physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives under this funding arrangement. This information about other compensation, payments or transfers of value may be posted on a website accessible to the public such information, whether or not required by law.

Templates for reporting will be available through the grants portal shortly.

Due to current limitations of the new portal, all organizations are referred to as nonprofits, regardless of their tax status. Educational grant applications may be requested by and awarded to both for-profit and not-for-profit/exempt organizations.