Federal Health Grants

The purpose of this SAMHSA program is to recruit, train, and support masters and doctoral-level students in behavioral health care professions by:Increasing the knowledge of mental and/or substance use disorder behavioral health professionals on prevention, treatment, and recovery support for individuals who are from racial and ethnic minority populations and have a mental or substance use disorder;Increasing the number of culturally competent mental and substance use disorders professionals who teach, administer services, conduct research, and provide direct mental and/or substance use disorder services to underserved populations; and Improving the quality of mental and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services delivered to racial and ethnic minority populations.

This grant provides financial support to NIMH tenure-track researchers transitioning to independent faculty positions, enabling them to establish their own mental health research programs at external institutions.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support proof-of-concept feasibility trials guided by the NIH Music-based Interventions (MBI) Toolkit for research on brain disorders of aging. These early phase clinical trials will generate evidence supporting the validity of the NIH MBI Toolkits guiding principles as well as the necessary pilot data to design a subsequent clinical efficacy or effectiveness study (or pragmatic clinical trial) using music-based interventions in the context of brain disorders of aging, including but not limited to Alzheimers disease and Alzheimers disease-related dementias, Parkinsons disease, and stroke. The data collected should address gaps in scientific knowledge in order to facilitate development of a competitive large-scale clinical trial.

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This funding opportunity supports researchers investigating the biological and genetic factors contributing to cancer health disparities, aiming to foster a network of experts in this critical area of study.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that aim to strengthen the capacity and collaboration of State Offices of Rural Health and improve healthcare services in rural communities across the United States.

The purpose of this Alzheimers Disease-Related Dementia (ADRD) initiative is to promote the development and distribution of innovative technologies, methods, protocols, and biomedical materials that enhance combined human neuropathology and neuroimaging research with data aimed at understanding the underlying pathophysiology of in vivo imaging results typically associated with vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) in TBI-related dementia and other ADRD diagnoses. Resources developed under this FOA must follow open data sharing practices and are intended to expand the broader research communitys capacity to perform research aimed at neuropathologically-informed understanding of the vascular pathophysiology of clinically-relevant, in vivo neuroimaging findings.Letter of Intent Due Date(s) Not Applicable

This funding opportunity provides financial support to institutions with limited NIH funding to enhance their biomedical research capabilities and engage students in scientific inquiry.

This funding opportunity supports collaborative research projects between U.S. and South African scientists focused on addressing critical issues related to HIV/AIDS, including its co-morbidities and implementation science.

This funding opportunity supports early-stage researchers in the U.S. to develop expertise in using nonhuman primate models for biomedical research, with a focus on infectious diseases, neuroscience, and aging, through a structured mentorship program.

Through this funding opportunity announcement, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications to Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts: Building the Next Generation of Research Cohorts PAR. This funding opportunity announcement seeks to support initiating and building the next generation of population-based cancer epidemiology cohorts to address specific knowledge gaps in cancer etiology and survivorship. Specifically, it will support methodological work necessary to initiate and build cancer epidemiology cohorts that can address critical scientific gaps concerning (i) new or unique exposures in relation to cancer risks and outcomes and (ii) achievement of diverse populations in cohorts with the inclusion of understudied populations (e.g., racial/ethnic groups, rural populations, and persistent poverty areas) with substantial community engagement.

This grant provides funding for researchers to investigate how aging affects walking mechanics and increases the energy cost of walking, encouraging innovative studies that combine various scientific disciplines and technologies.

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications proposing mechanistic transdisciplinary research in animal models that integrates approaches across social/cognitive neuroscience with perspectives from fields with complementary approaches to the study of social behavior, with the goal of developing a testable conceptual or computational model that provides mechanistic insights into social behavior and its relationships with the onset, trajectory and impact of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and comorbidities. This NOFO is intended to support basic or translational research in non-human animal models, including secondary analysis of data from research in animal models. Applications including studies involving human subjects should submit under one of the companion NOFOs.

The purpose of the SAP program is to advance equity in health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities, especially all Black female identities, including cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer/fluid individuals in the South who are experiencing disparities related to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis (VH), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs), and/or mental health conditions.

The overarching goal of the supported research projects will be to determine neural and cognitive mechanisms that underlie the relationship between social cognition/behavior and the SUD trajectory. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications proposing mechanistic, transdisciplinary research on social behavior and its relationships with the onset, trajectory, and impact of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and comorbidities. This NOFO is intended to support basic or early translational studies that may, but need not, be considered NIH clinical trials; this may include mechanistic clinical trials, observational studies, or secondary analysis of human data. Clinical trials supported by this funding opportunity are limited to mechanistic clinical trials. A mechanistic clinical trial is designed to understand a biological or behavioral process, the pathophysiology of a disease, biomarkers for a disease or response to treatment, or the mechanism of action of an intervention. It is not designed to test the safety or demonstrate the efficacy/effectiveness of an intervention. This NOFO is not intended to support studies designed to test the safety or demonstrate the efficacy of an intervention. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

This program provides funding to state offices to improve and coordinate health care services in rural areas, ensuring better access to resources and support for local health initiatives.

This grant provides funding for multidisciplinary teams to develop and advance innovative therapies and medical devices aimed at treating visual system diseases, with the goal of preparing them for FDA approval and clinical trials.

The NIH Research Education Program (UE5) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this NIDCR UE5 program is to support educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) research workforce. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Mentoring Activities Courses for Skills Development The major goal of this funding opportunity is to establish a mentoring network and grant writing skills that will facilitate a diverse pool of early career investigators, including those from groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research (see NOT-OD-20-031), to advance their research careers and transition to independent research careers. This funding opportunity invites applications from senior faculty, experienced mentors and experienced researchers of higher education institutions and professional societies and organizations with existing federally funded programs to develop and direct a mentoring network for eligible early career investigators (post doctorates and junior faculty). Proposed programs are expected to contribute to the development of a skilled cadre of investigators in requisite scientific research areas to advance the objectives of the NIDCR Strategic Plan.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for a variety of organizations to implement proven strategies that address and reduce overdose deaths, particularly in underserved communities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for new researchers from diverse backgrounds to conduct small-scale health-related studies, helping them advance towards independent research careers.