Notice Number: NOT-HL-13-187

Key Dates
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Estimated Publication Date of Announcement: October 2013
First Estimated Application Due Date: January 2014
Earliest Estimated Award Date: September 2014
Earliest Estimated Start Date: September 2014

Issued by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Purpose

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, with the National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Nursing Research, and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications to plan and conduct low cost, pragmatic, randomized clinical trials that are integrated into existing clinical practice settings and/or leverage existing electronic patient care resources.

This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. 

The FOA is expected to be published in Fall 2013 with an expected application due date in Winter 2014.

This FOA will utilize the UH2/UH3 activity code. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

This Notice encourages investigators with expertise and insights into the conduct of clinical trials and appropriate clinical expertise to begin to consider applying for this new FOA. Trials proposed under this FOA should seek to answer questions that are of high impact to patients or healthcare providers, maintain the key elements of high quality clinical trials, and utilize existing patient care infrastructure and/or electronic resources. Interventions could be targeted at patients, healthcare providers, or healthcare delivery systems. Specific areas of research interest vary by participating research institute and prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant program officer listed below to determine areas of clinical interest.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Denise Bonds, MD, MPH
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Telephone: 301-435-0379
Email: bondsde@nhlbi.nih.gov

Sergei Romashkan, MD, PhD
National Institute of Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-435-3047
Email: romashks@nia.nih.gov

Gordon B. Hughes, MD
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Telephone: 301-435-4085
Email: hughesg@nidcd.nih.gov

Sarah Q. Duffy, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Telephone: 301-443-6504
Email: duffys@nida.nih.gov

Karen Huss, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAAAAI, FAHA
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Telephone: 301-594-5970
Email: hussk@mail.nih.gov

Partap S. Khalsa, DC, PhD, DABCO
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Telephone: 301-594-3462
Email: khalsamp@nccam.nih.gov