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National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities

Listed below are hand-selected funding opportunities from the National Institutes of Health, including ones offered through OppNet.

For the most recent opportunities, be sure to visit our "Focus on Funding" section »

Notices

• Notice of Budget Update for PA-11-063, Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Improve Health-Related Behaviors (R01)
• Extended Comment Period on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Request for Applications for Centers of Excellence for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P50) 

Funding Opportunities

• Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integrating Mental Health into Chronic Disease Care Provision in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01) (Letter of intent due May 20, 2012)
• Harnessing Advanced Health Technologies to Drive Mental Health Improvement (R01) (R34)
  (Letter of intent due May 22, 2012)
  
• NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Planning Phase (R24) (Letter of intent due May 27, 2012)
  
• Promoting Organ and Tissue Donation Among Diverse Populations (R01) 
  (Letter of intent due June 3, 2012)
  
• T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32) 
  (First due date for letter of intent June 9, 2012)
  
• Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research (K01) (Letter of intent due June 9, 2012)
  
• Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (Letter of intent due June 10, 2012)
  
• FDA CDER Strategic Communication Outreach (U18) (Applications due June 15, 2012)  
  
• Infrastructure Development Program in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) (R24) 
  (First application receipt date June 19, 2012)
• Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03) (due dates: June 19, 2012; October 18, 2012)
• NHLBI SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Commercialization of Technologies for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders and Diseases (R44) (First application receipt date June 19, 2012)
  
• Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integrating Mental Health into Chronic Disease Care Provision in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01) (Expires June 21, 2012)
  
• SBIR E-learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (SBIR [R43/R44]) (Letter of intent due June 27, 2012)
  
• Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30) (Expires June 30, 2012)
  
• Planning Grants for Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R34) (First due date July 2, 2012)
  
• Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R18) (First due date July 2, 2012)
  
• Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Institutions That Promote Diversity (K01) (First due date July 9, 2012)
  
• Phased Services Research Studies of Drug Use Prevention, Addiction Treatment, and HIV in an Era of Health Care Reform (R21/R33)(Letter of intent due July 22, 2012)
  
• Identifying Health Outcomes Associated with Changes in Use of Illicit Drugs (R01) (Letter of intent due July 22, 2012)
  
• Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21) (First due date August 20,2012)
  
• Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) 
  (Applications due August 22, 2012)
• Phased Services Research Studies of Drug Use Prevention, Addiction Treatment, and HIV in an Era of Health Care Reform (R21/R33) (Expires August 23, 2012)
• NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (Applications due August 25, 2012) 
• Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/START) (R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 12, 2012)
• Centers of Excellence for Research on CAM (P01) (Applications due Sept. 25, 2012)
• Pre-Application for the FY13 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (X02) (Application due Oct. 3, 2012)
• Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13) (Applications due Oct. 17, 2012)
  
• Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science in NIDDK Research Areas (R24) (first deadline November 15, 2012)
• Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Underserved Rural Communities (R01) 
  (Letter of intent due Dec. 11, 2012)
• Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2012)
• Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2013)
• PHS 2012-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42]) (Standard dates apply, expires January 8, 2013)
• PHS 2012-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44]) (Standard dates apply, expires January 8, 2013)
  
• FY13 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1) (Application due Jan. 17, 2013)
  
• Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp) (Due dates vary by Institute or Center, expires January 31, 2013)
  
• Outcome Measures for Use in Treatment Trials for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2013)
• Program for Extramural/Intramural Alcohol Research Collaborations (U01) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2013)
• Research Dissemination and Implementation Grants (R18) (standard dates apply; expires May 8, 2013)
• Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program (G12) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2013)
• Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 20, 2013)
• Biomedical and Behavioral Research Innovations to Ensure Equity (BRITE) in Maternal and Child Health (R15) (Expires Oct. 12, 2013)
  
• Advances in Patient Safety through Simulation Research (R18) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research
  (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Substance Use and Abuse, Risky Decision Making and HIV/AIDS (R01) (R21) (R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Focal Cognitive Deficits in CNS Disorders (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Research Into The Impact Of Economic Fluctuations On Alcohol Consumption, Drinking Patterns, And Prevention And Treatment Of Problem Drinking And Related Problems (R01) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (R01) (R21) (R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• NIAID Science Education Awards (R25) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children
  (R01) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• HIV/AIDS Testing and Follow-up Among the Underserved in the United States
  (R01) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Lab to Marketplace: Tools for Brain and Behavioral Research (SBIR [R43/R44]) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Phase IIB Grants for Brain and Behavior Tools (R44) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Practical Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Primary Care (R01), (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2014)
• Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations (R01) (Letter of Intent due April 15, 2012)
• Economics of Retirement
  (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies such as Those Detailed in the Alcohol Policy Information System
  (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Funding Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (Parent F32) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (Parent F33) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants
  (Parent T32) (Parent T35) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Research on Ethical Issues in Biomedical, Social and Behavioral Research
  (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Translational Research for the Development of Novel Interventions for Mental Disorders (R21/R33) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• NINDS Program Project Grant (P01) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery
  (R01) (R21) (R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Virtual Reality Technologies for Research and Education in Obesity and Diabetes
  (R01) (R21) (R43/R44) (R41/R42) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Alcohol Education Project Grants (R25) (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• Advancing the Impact of Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Interventions (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
• (R01) (R03) (R21) (R34)
• Discovery, Development, and Testing of Novel Interventions to Advance HIV Prevention and Care (deadline: standard dates, expires May 8, 2014)
  (R01) (R03) (R21) (R34)
• Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32) (Expires May 26, 2014)
• Understanding Clinical Information Needs and Health Care Decision Making Processes in the Context of Health Information Technology (IT) (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires July 6, 2014)
• Understanding User Needs and Context to Inform Consumer Health Information Technology (IT) Design (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires July 6, 2014)
• Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Academic Career Award (Parent K07) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23)(deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• NICHD Continuing Education Training Programs (T15) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Research Project Grant (Parent R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Lab to Marketplace: Tools for Biomedical and Behavioral Research (SBIR [R43/R44]) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Behavioral and Social Genomics of Aging: Opportunities in the Health and Retirement Study (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• mHealth Tools to Promote Effective PatientProvider Communication, Adherence to Treatment and Self Management of Chronic Diseases In Underserved Populations (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014) 
• Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Systems Science and Health in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R01) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014) 
• Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters (R01) (R03) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Gene-Environment Interplay in Substance Use Disorders (R01) (R21) (R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014) 
• Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Regular Research Program (R01) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Mechanistic Studies of Pain and Alcohol Dependence (R01) (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• T1 Translational Research: Novel interventions for prevention and treatment of age-related conditions (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• T2 Translational Research: Research leading to new health care practices, community programs and policies affecting older persons (R21) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• International Research Collaboration on Alcohol and Alcoholism (U01) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Psychosocial/Behavioral Interventions and Services Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R34) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014)
• Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R01) (R03) (deadline: standard dates, expires September 8, 2014) 
• Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21) (Expires December 20, 2014)
• Implications of the Economic Downturn for Health, Wealth, and Work at Older Ages (R01) (standard dates; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• National Cancer Institute Program Project (P01) Applications (standard dates; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• Academic Research Enhancement Award (Parent R15) (standard dates; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• Effects of adolescent binge drinking on brain development (R01), (R21) (standard dates; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• Short Courses on Mathematical, Statistical, and Computational Tools for Studying Biological Systems (R25) (deadline: standard dates, expires January 8, 2015)
• Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations (R01), (R03), (R21) (standard dates; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award (K07) (standard dates apply; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• Network and Infrastructure Support for Development of Interdisciplinary Aging Research (R24) (standard dates apply; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• NCI Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention and Control (K05) (standard dates apply; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• The NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22) (standard dates apply; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R01) (R21) (R03) (standard dates apply; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) (K08) (K23) (standard dates apply; expires Jan. 8, 2015)
• Research on the Health of LGBTI Populations (Standard dates apply, Expires May 8, 2015) (R01) (R03) (R21)
• Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers (Admin Supp) (Due dates vary)
• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp) (Due dates vary)
• NIAID Career Transition Award (K22)  (Standard dates apply)
• Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R01) (R21) (Standard dates apply)
• NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) (Standard dates apply) 
• Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (U01) (Multiple letter of intent due dates) 
• Technology-Based Interventions to Promote Engagement in Care and Treatment Adherence and For Substance Abusing Populations with HIV (R01) (R34) (Standard dates apply)
• NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research (NCI Omnibus R03) (NCI Omnibus R21) (Standard dates apply)
• Senior Scientist Research Award (K05) (Standard dates apply)
• NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01) (Standard dates apply)
• Improving Translational and Basic Research to Control Itch in Humans (ITCH) (R01) (Standard dates apply)
• Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R01) (R21) (R03)  (R34) (Standard dates apply)
• The Tobacco Regulation Awareness, Communication, and Education Program (U1A) 
• The NCI Transition Career Development Award (K22) (Standard dates apply)
• Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21) (Standard dates apply) 
• Pilot and Feasibility Studies in Preparation for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Trials (R34) (Standard dates apply)
• Alcohol Abuse, Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythms (R01) (R21) (Standard dates apply)
• Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21) (Standard dates apply)
• Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster (R03) (R21) (Applications due within 6 weeks of the disaster event)  

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