Funding Opportunities

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage research applications that pilot test patient navigation Emergency Department (ED) diversion models for non-urgent mental health problems. A non-urgent ED visit is that for which a delay of several hours would not increase the potential for an adverse outcome to occur. For the purposes of this NOFO, NIMH defines a patient navigation model as an evidence-based intervention that is delivered by a mental health provider, an allied provider such as a nurse, or a lay provider (e.g., peer, community health worker) whose role is to (a) utilize triage tools to identify mental health acuity, (b) provide emotional support and build mental health knowledge amongst caregivers, c) facilitate linkages to mental health services and additional resources as needed to support the family, and (d) address barriers to help-seeking. This NOFO is for 1) established navigator models that have limited evidence and need pilot testing to detect a signal, and (2) development and pilot testing of components of navigator models.