Key Dates

Related Announcements

• February 26, 2024 - NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PAR-24-149.
• February 26, 2024 - NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Clinical Trials Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-159.
• February 26, 2024 - NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PAR-24-150. 
• February 9, 2024 - NIDCD’s Mentored Research Education Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents and Medical Students (R25 clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-127.
• February 9, 2024 - NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PAR-24-140.
• February 9, 2024 - NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PAR-24-142.
• February 9, 2024 - NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-143. 
• January 22, 2024 - International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA K01 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-113.
• January 16, 2024 - International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA K01 – Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PAR-24-114.
• November 22, 2023 - NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32). See NOFO PAR-24-069.
• September 12, 2023 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity). See NOFO PA-23-271. 
• September 7, 2023 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30), See NOFO PA-23-261.
• September 7, 2023 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32). See NOFO PA-23-262.
• August 17, 2023 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31). See NOFO PA-23-272.
• August 16, 2023 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30). See NOFO PA-23-260.
• March 10, 2023 - NIH Medical Scientist Partnership Program (FM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-23-109. 
• January 26, 2023 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32). See NOFO PA-23-048.
• January 20, 2023 - Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35). See NOFO PA-23-080.
• August 17, 2021 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-21-271.
• August 17, 2021 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PAR-21-272. 
• August 17, 2021 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required BESH). See NOFO PAR-21-273.
• April 15, 2021 - Enhancing NIDCD’s Extramural Workforce Diversity through Research Experiences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-21-186.
• April 5, 2021 - Research Experiences to Enhance Clinician-Scientists’ Participation in Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-21-188. 
• April 1, 2021 - Mentoring Networks to Enhance Diversity in NIDCD’s Extramural Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-21-185.
• March 31, 2021 - NIDCD’s Mentoring Networks to Enhance Clinician-Scientists’ Participation in Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-21-187.
• May 12, 2020 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PA-20-201. 
• May 12, 2020 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-20-202. 
• May 12, 2020 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-20-203. 
• May 12, 2020 - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-20-205.
• May 12, 2020 - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-20-206. 
• May 11, 2020 - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PA-20-204.
• May 7, 2020 - Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-20-197. 
• May 7, 2020 - Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PA-20-198.
• May 7, 2020 - Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-20-199. 
• May 6, 2020 - Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-20-186. 
• May 6, 2020 - Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PA-20-192 
• May 6, 2020 - Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-20-193.
• May 6, 2020 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-20-190. 
• May 6, 2020 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PA-20-191. 
• May 6, 2020 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-20-176.
• May 5, 2020- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-20-188.
• May 5, 2020- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-20-187.
• May 5, 2020 - NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required). See NOFO PA-20-189.

Issued by

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is both (1) to encourage those with expertise in communication disorders to pursue research and training in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science, and (2) to encourage those with D&I expertise to pursue research and training in the NIDCD mission areas of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. 

Background

Much research is devoted to developing evidence-based innovations (EBIs) that improve a person’s health and quality of life. To impact people’s lives, EBIs need to be adopted in clinical practice and everyday life. Unfortunately, wide-scale adoption of EBIs is lengthy and rare. D&I science is the field of research that seeks to close this gap between research and practice. Dissemination research is defined as the scientific study of the targeted distribution of information and materials about EBI to a specific audience (e.g., practitioners, patients, policymakers). The intent is to understand how best to communicate and integrate knowledge associated with a given EBI. Implementation research is defined as the scientific study of strategies used to adopt and integrate EBIs into clinical and community settings to improve individual outcomes and benefit population health.

To better understand the landscape of D&I in NIDCD mission areas, a 2-day virtual workshop was held on October 24-25, 2023. One insight from the workshop is that D&I research is increasing in NIDCD mission areas, but these efforts are at an early stage. The majority of D&I studies in communication disorders published to date do not include a D&I theory, model, or framework to guide the project, and most measure early-stage implementation outcomes. Taken together, these findings suggest a need to build expertise in D&I theories, models, frameworks, designs, approaches, and measures in NIDCD mission areas.

As noted in the NIDCD Strategic Plan, there is a need to accelerate D&I research to improve health-related outcomes in people with communication disorders. What is needed to accomplish this goal includes greater expertise in D&I to build the field’s capacity for high-quality D&I research in NIDCD mission areas. The purpose of this NOSI is both (1) to encourage those with expertise in communication disorders to pursue research and training in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science, and (2) to encourage those with D&I expertise to pursue research and training in the NIDCD mission areas of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language.

Research and Research Training Objectives

Several publications (e.g., Schultes, Aijaz, Klug, & Fixsen, 2021; Tabak, Padek, Kerner, Stange, Proctor, Dobbins, Colditz, Chambers, & Brownson, 2017) and the summary of the NIDCD D&I workshop provide guidance on important topics in D&I, which guide the focus of this NOSI. These D&I research and research training areas can and should be integrated with other research and research training objectives tailored to the trainee’s career stage and career goals. Likewise, those with expertise in D&I are encouraged to continue to build their D&I knowledge while also increasing their understanding of NIDCD mission areas and their ability to apply D&I knowledge to communication disorders research. The overarching objective is to facilitate the trainee’s career success as well as their ability to conduct high-quality independent or collaborative D&I research in NIDCD mission areas.

D&I research and research training areas of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• D&I theories, models and frameworks (e.g., process models that describe the process of translating research into practice; theories or frameworks that guide understanding of the multi-level contextual factors that influence dissemination and implementation) and their application to communication disorders research
• D&I strategies (i.e., methods or techniques used to enhance the dissemination, adoption, implementation, and sustainability of a clinical program or practice) and their application to communication disorders research
• D&I outcomes and outcome measures (e.g., acceptability, appropriateness, cost, feasibility, adoption, fidelity, reach/penetration, maintenance/sustainment/sustainability) as well as health service outcomes and outcome measures (e.g., quality, equity) and their application to communication disorders research
• Community engaged research approaches (i.e., research approaches that involve community partners to assist in guiding the research project, such as community advisory boards, co-design approaches, and community-based participatory research), including effective methods of involving individuals with communication disorders
• Qualitative and mixed methods, including methods appropriate for data from individuals with communication disorders
• Pragmatic clinical trial designs for D&I research, including hybrid effectiveness-implementation approaches
• Planning, tracking, and measuring adaptations to EBI and/or implementation strategies
• Theories and methods to understand and reduce or eliminate health disparities, improving equity in care and outcomes

Applications Not Responsive to this NOSI:

• Applications that do not address D&I research and research training
• Applications that do not address NIDCD’s scientific mission areas

Application and Submission Information

This notice applies to due dates on or after May 7, 2024, and subsequent receipt dates through May 7, 2027. 

Submit applications for this initiative using one of the following notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) or any reissues of these announcements through the expiration date of this notice.

• PA-23-260 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
• PA-23-261- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
• PA-23-272 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)
• PA-23-271 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity)
• PA-23-262 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
• PAR-24-069 - NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32)
• PAR-23-109- NIH Medical Scientist Partnership Program (FM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-24-159 - NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-24-149 - NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
• PAR-24-150 - NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PA-20-176 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-191 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PA-20-190 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-24-113 – International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA K01 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-24-114 –International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA K01 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-203 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-20-202 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-201 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PAR-24-142 - NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PAR-24-143 - NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-24-140 - NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-206 - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-205 - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-20-204 - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PA-20-192 - Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PA-20-193 - Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-186 - Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-20-199 - Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-20-197 - Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-198 - Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PA-20-188 - NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-20-187 - NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PA-20-189 - NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• PAR-21-271 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-21-272 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• PAR-21-273 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required BESH)
• PAR-21-187 NIDCD’s Mentoring Networks to Enhance Clinician-Scientists’ Participation in Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-21-185 Mentoring Networks to Enhance Diversity in NIDCD’s Extramural Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-21-188 Research Experiences to Enhance Clinician-Scientists’ Participation in Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-21-186 Enhancing NIDCD’s Extramural Workforce Diversity through Research Experiences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-24-127 NIDCD’s Mentored Research Education Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents and Medical Students (R25 clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-23-048 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)
• PA-23-080 Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)

All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide and the notice of funding opportunity used for submission must be followed, with the following additions:

• For funding consideration, applicants must include “NOT-DC-24-024” (without quotation marks) in the Agency Routing Identifier field (box 4B) of the SF424 R&R form. Applications without this information in box 4B will not be considered for this initiative.

Applications nonresponsive to terms of this NOSI will not be considered for the NOSI initiative.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to the contacts in Section VII of the listed notice of funding opportunity with the following additions/substitutions:

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Holly L. Storkel, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Telephone: (301) 496-5061 
Email: holly.storkel@nih.gov

Peer Review Contact(s)

Examine your eRA Commons account for review assignment and contact information (information appears two weeks after the submission due date).

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Christopher Myers
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Telephone: 301-402-0909
Email: myersc@mail.nih.gov