Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ID: 357947Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)

Award Range

$0 - $225K

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Health

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357947

Additional Information

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-284.html
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    Description

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials" (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) to support pilot research projects aimed at enhancing the accessibility, quality, and delivery of mental health services to diverse populations. This initiative encourages research that identifies factors affecting service utilization, develops new methodologies, and integrates large data sets, while explicitly prohibiting clinical trial proposals. With a total budget cap of $450,000 over three years, the program seeks to address health disparities and barriers within underserved groups, fostering partnerships with stakeholders to ensure practical application of findings. Interested applicants can find more information and submit inquiries via grantsinfo@nih.gov, with key deadlines starting in January 2025 and project expiration set for January 2028.

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    The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is offering a funding opportunity titled "Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials" (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). This initiative aims to support pilot research projects that enhance the accessibility, quality, and delivery of mental health services to diverse populations. Focus areas include identifying factors affecting service utilization, developing new research methodologies, and integrating large data sets for improved service analysis. Applications must not propose clinical trials and are encouraged to leverage existing infrastructures. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits, and government entities, with a total budget capped at $450,000 over three years. Key submission dates begin in January 2025, with a project expiration of January 2028. The research must align with the goals of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and seek to address health disparities and barriers within underserved groups, fostering partnership with stakeholders to ensure practical application of findings. NIMH emphasizes the importance of deploying user-focused research to ensure scalability and effectiveness in mental health interventions.
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