Notice Number: NOT-MH-12-029

Key Dates
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Estimated Publication Date of Announcement: September 2012
First Estimated Application Due Date: October 2012

Issued by
National Institute of Mental Health,(NIMH)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) intend to reissue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PAR-09-173 - Pilot Intervention and Services Research Grants (R34), which will expire on September 8, 2012.

The FOA, which will use the NIH Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34) award mechanism, is expected to be published in September 2012 with an expected receipt date in October 2012. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

This planned FOA is intended to encourage research on 1) the development and/or pilot testing of new or adapted interventions, 2) the adaptation and/or pilot testing of interventions with demonstrated efficacy for use in broader scale effectiveness trials, or 3) innovative services research directions that require preliminary testing or development. The R34 award mechanism provides resources for evaluating the feasibility, tolerability, acceptability and safety of novel approaches to improving mental health and modifying health risk behavior, and for obtaining the preliminary data needed as a pre-requisite to a larger-scale (efficacy or effectiveness) intervention or services study. NIMH intervention and services research is aimed at preventing or ameliorating mental disorders, emotional or behavioral problems, the co-occurrence of mental, physical and substance abuse problems, HIV infections, and the functional consequences of these problems across the life span. NIAAA prevention, treatment, and services research is aimed at preventing or ameliorating alcohol use disorders, related emotional or behavioral problems, and the co-occurrence of other mental, physical, and substance abuse problems, HIV/AIDS, and the functional consequences of these problems across the life span.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice may be directed to:

Joel Sherrill, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7145, MSC 9633
Bethesda, MD 20892-9633
Telephone: (301) 443-2477
Email: jsherril@mail.nih.gov