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.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: June 5, 2025 (New) | July 5, 2025 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision) | October 5, 2025 (New) | November 5, 2025 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision) | February 5, 2026 (New) | March 5, 2026 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision) | and similar dates through November 2027
Funding Amounts: No budget cap; project period up to 5 years; budgets must reflect actual needs.
Summary: Supports innovative, non-clinical trial research to improve the delivery, quality, and outcomes of mental health services in alignment with NIMH strategic priorities.
Key Information: Clinical trials are not allowed; foreign and domestic organizations are eligible; data sharing via NIMH Data Archive is expected.
Description
This opportunity from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the NIH, funds R01-level research projects that do not involve clinical trials. The goal is to advance innovative research that informs and supports the delivery of high-quality, continuously improving mental health services for individuals with, or at risk for, mental illness. Projects must address NIMH strategic priorities, particularly those that strengthen the public health impact of mental health services research.
Research may focus on:
- Identifying mutable factors affecting access, continuity, utilization, quality, value, and outcomes of mental health services, including disparities.
- Developing and testing new research tools, technologies, measures, or methods.
- Integrating and analyzing large datasets to understand factors affecting mental health services outcomes using advanced computational and predictive analytics.
Projects should leverage existing infrastructure and partnerships where possible and are encouraged to address disparities in mental health service access and outcomes.
Clinical trials are not permitted under this opportunity. Studies that require prospective assignment of participants to interventions must apply under a different NIMH clinical trials NOFO.
