Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health
Pilot mental health services research in understudied areas, using non-trial designs such as natural experiments, survey and mixed-methods work, clinical epidemiology, and new measures or financing analyses.
- Indicative award
- up to $450k (total award)Direct costs capped at $225,000 in any single year and $450,000 total across the project period; no lower bound is published.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-16 — 63 days awayStanding due dates of February 16, June 16 and October 16 each year through October 2027; NOFO expires January 8, 2028.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Open to public and private higher education institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profits, state/local/tribal governments, faith-based and community organizations, and non-domestic entities. No clinical trial may be proposed.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- mental health services · pilot research · health services methods · access and quality of care
- Apply at
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-284.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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