Funding Opportunities

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage innovative research that will inform and support the delivery of high-quality, continuously improving mental health services to benefit the greatest number of individuals with, or at risk for developing, a mental illness. This announcement invites applications for non-clinical trial R01-level projects that address NIMH strategic priorities that strengthen the public health impact of NIMH-supported research as described in Goal 4 of the NIMH Strategic Plan. This NOFO solicits research projects including, but not limited to the following: (a) research identifying mutable factors that impact access, continuity, utilization, quality, value, and outcomes, including disparities in outcomes, or scalability of mental health services, which may serve as targets in future service delivery intervention development, (b) research that develops and tests new research tools, technologies, measures, or methods and statistical approaches to study these issues, and/or (c) research that integrates and analyzes large data sets to understand factors affecting mental health services outcomes using advanced computational and predictive analytic approaches. Wherever possible, projects should leverage existing infrastructure and partnerships to accomplish these goals.