At a glance
This program funds pilot mental health services research that is not a clinical trial, including studies using natural experiments, surveys, mixed methods, clinical epidemiology, and methods or measures development. It is open to a wide range of organizations, including nonprofits, colleges and universities, governments, small businesses, faith-based and community-based organizations, and foreign organizations. Awards are grants with up to $450,000 in direct costs over three years, and no more than $225,000 in direct costs in any one year. No cost sharing is required.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFO) is to encourage pilot research that is not an immediate precursor to testing a service intervention but is consistent with NIMH priorities for services research. While NIMH now requires use of an experimental therapeutics model for all intervention studies, there is recognition that some mission-relevant areas of services research do not involve clinical trials.
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