Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Funds available for innovative mental health services research to improve delivery and support for individuals with or at risk for mental illness.
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Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: November 5, 2026 (Renewal/resubmission/revision) | February 5, 2027 (New) | March 5, 2027 (Renewal/resubmission/revision) | June 5, 2027 (New) | July 5, 2027 (Renewal/resubmission/revision) | October 5, 2027 (New) | November 5, 2027 (Renewal/resubmission/revision) | January 7, 2028 (Closing date)
Funding Amounts: No budget limit; requests must reflect project needs; maximum project period of 5 years
Summary: Supports non-clinical-trial R01 research to improve mental health services access, quality, effectiveness, scalability, and public health impact.
Key Information: Clinical trials and projects primarily providing direct services are not eligible.
Description
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of NIH, supports innovative mental health services research through PAR-25-283. The program seeks research that improves high-quality, continuously improving care for people with, or at risk for, mental illness, including research relevant to autism services. Its priorities align with Goal 4 of the NIMH Strategic Plan: strengthening research’s public health impact.
Supported approaches include natural experiments that are not clinical trials, surveys, mixed methods, clinical epidemiology, new measures and methods, and large-dataset analyses using advanced computational approaches. Research may examine mutable barriers to care, financing, workforce, implementation, disparities, or service outcomes. NIMH encourages deployment-focused research-practice partnerships, use of existing infrastructure, and findings that can translate into feasible, scalable improvements in routine clinical and community settings.
