Development of Psychosocial Therapeutic and Preventive Interventions for Mental Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health
Development and early testing of novel psychosocial therapeutic and preventive interventions, with emphasis on demonstrating that the intervention moves a defined mechanism linked to mental disorder risk or maintenance.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Budgets are not limited but must reflect actual project needs. NIMH cites $27,000,000 for FY 2026 across this and companion NOFOs; no per-award figure is published.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-15 — 62 days awayThree cycles a year through October 15, 2027; NOFO expires October 16, 2027. R61 phase up to 2 years plus R33 phase up to 3 years.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, local/state/federal governments, independent school districts, faith-based organizations and non-domestic entities. A clinical trial is required and the intervention target or strategy must be novel.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- psychosocial intervention development · prevention · mechanisms of change · experimental therapeutics
- Apply at
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-182.html
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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