At a glance
This program funds research to test and improve existing digital mental health interventions and platforms, including studies on effectiveness, engagement, and ways to reduce health disparities. It is for applications proposing clinical trials, and it expects partnerships with digital health developers and well-established platforms with a large existing user base. A wide range of organizations can apply, including nonprofits, universities, governments, for-profits, tribal entities, and foreign organizations. There is no required cost sharing, award budgets are not limited, and the maximum project period is 4 years. The notice does not name geographic restrictions, but it allows non-U.S. organizations and foreign components.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
NIMH seeks applications for innovative research projects to test strategies to increase the reach, efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of digital mental health interventions. This NOFO is intended to support the development of digital health test beds that leverage well-established digital mental health platforms,to rapidly refine and optimize existing evidence-based digital health interventions and conduct clinical trials testing digital mental health interventions that are statistically powered to provide a definitive answer regarding the intervention's effectiveness.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments