Key Dates

Related Announcements

• January 11, 2023 - Innovations to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). See NOFO PAR-23-061
• January 11, 2023 - Innovations to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). See NOFO PAR-23-062

Issued by

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Purpose

 The purpose of this Notice is to alert potential applicants of the change to Areas of Research Interest in PAR-23-061, Innovations to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), and PAR-23-062, Innovations to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trial Optional).

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Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Applications Not Responsive to the FOA

The NIMH has also published updated policies and guidance for all HIV-related grant applications and awards involving human research participants submitted on or after January 25, 2023, and it applies to all FOAs issued by the NIMH. NOT-MH-22-260 refers to the expectation to include a D ata Management and Sharing policy that covers a summary of the human subjects data to be deposited into the NIMH Data Archive (NDA), the data standards/data dictionaries that will be used to collect the data, and the scheduled to validate the data against standards/data dictionaries. NOT-MH-22-255 refers to the expectations for investigators of HIV-related research to collect Common Data Elements (CDEs) for human subjects research unless NIMH stipulates otherwise during the negotiation of the terms and conditions of an award. Applicants who do not plan to collect the expected CDEs should provide strong justification in the Data Management and Sharing Plan (see NOT-MH-22-260) included in the application. NIMH may seek further information regarding the collection of CDEs prior to an award.

Modified to read:

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Applications Not Responsive to the FOA

The NIMH has also published updated policies and guidance for all HIV-related grant applications and awards involving human research participants submitted on or after January 25, 2023, and it applies to all FOAs issued by the NIMH. NOT-MH-23-100 refers to the expectation to include a Data Management and Sharing that covers a summary of the human subjects data to be deposited into the NIMH Data Archive (NDA), the data standards/data dictionaries that will be used to collect the data, and the scheduled to validate the data against standards/data dictionaries. NOT-MH-23-105 refers to the expectations for investigators of HIV-related research to collect Common Data Elements (CDEs) for human subjects research unless NIMH stipulates otherwise during the negotiation of the terms and conditions of an award. Applicants who do not plan to collect the expected CDEs should provide strong justification in the Data Management and Sharing Plan (see NOT-MH-23-100) included in the application. NIMH may seek further information regarding the collection of CDEs prior to an award.

All other aspects of the NOFO remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Gregory Greenwood, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) HIV Testing and Social Determinants Program
Telephone: 240-669-5532
Email: [email protected]