National Institutes of Health

Description

-Purpose.The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites research grant applications to support core infrastructure for conducting intervention and/or services research directly addressing the mission of NIMH, which is to reduce the burden of mental and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.In particular, this initiative addresses the mission of the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR), as well as that the NIMH Geriatrics Research Branch. The DSIR supports two main areas of research: a) intervention research to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacologic, psychosocial, somatic, rehabilitative and combination treatment or preventive interventions on mental and behavior disorders, and b) mental health services research that consists ofinterdisciplinary investigations of the predictors, processes and outcomes of mental health services, including availability, access and acceptability; organization; decision-making; service delivery, utilization and quality of care; costs, cost-effectiveness and financing of mental health care, and the dissemination and implementation of effective interventions into service systems. The Geriatrics Research Branch supports intervention research relevant to older adults.The scope of this initiative is broad and meant to support investigators involved in treatment, prevention, and/or services research.Thus, this center grant mechanism can be utilized for a variety of research activities, such as controlled clinical trials of treatment or preventive interventions, research aimed at optimization and personalization of care, evaluation and improvement of the safety of interventions, research on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions, evaluation and improvement of mental health services, or economics of mental health services.Along the spectrum from effectiveness to services research, the applicant should indicate and justify the specific focus of the center that is being proposed.Novel methodological and organizational approaches, and the creation of multidisciplinary research teams are especially encouraged.Based on the type and stage of development of the research activities being pursued, applicants can propose collaborations between academic investigators and relevant partners and justify support of the collaboration as part of the center.

Who can apply

• State governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Others

Contact

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