Funding Announcements

The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) participates in the following active funding announcements. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all funding announcements related to behavioral and social sciences research, but rather a list of those that OBSSR coordinates or has joined. OBSSR does not award grants. Please contact the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) Research/Scientific contact(s) listed in these announcements for questions regarding IC funding interest in grant applications.

View the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts for a complete list of all NIH funding announcements.

OBSSR-Led FOAs

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Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Opening Date	Closing Date
Improving Patient Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens to Promote Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-722	OBSSR	5/5/2018	5/8/2021
Improving Patient Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens to Promote Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-723	OBSSR	5/16/2018	5/8/2021
Notice of Interest in Long-term Maintenance of Behavior Change Research	NOT-OD-19-040	OBSSR	12/11/2018	N/A
Notice of Information: National Death Index Linkage Access for NIH-Supported Investigators	NOT-OD-20-057	OBSSR	1/14/2020	N/A
National Science Foundation - National Institutes of Health NSF-NIH Interagency Initiative: Smart and Connected Health	NOT-OD-18-149	OBSSR	3/9/2018	N/A
Request for Information (RFI): Scientific Priorities for Behavioral and Social Science Research at NIH	NOT-OD-20-059	OBSSR	2/18/2020	4/30/2020
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Competitive Revisions for Firearms Injury and Mortality Prevention Research	NOT-OD-20-089	OBSSR	3/20/2020	5/16/2020
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R61 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-20-143	OBSSR	3/20/2020	5/16/2020
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Improve the Interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcomes at the Individual Patient Level for Use in Clinical Practice	NOT-OD-20-079	OBSSR	3/24/2020	1/8/2022

OBSSR-Supported FOAs

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Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Opening Date	Closing Date
Research on Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-937	NINDS	1/5/2019	1/8/2022
Research on Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-18-939	NINDS	1/16/2019	1/8/2022
BRAIN Initiative: Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (U01 Clinical Trial Required)	RFA-NS-19-001	NINDS	10/14/2018	10/20/2020
BRAIN Initiative: Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP (R21 Clinical Trial Required)	RFA-NS-19-002	NINDS	9/30/2018	10/31/2020
BRAIN Initiative: Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP (S21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-NS-19-003	NINDS	9/30/2018	10/31/2020
Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (N4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PAR-18-854	NIDDK	7/23/2018	9/11/2021
Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PAR-18-881	NIDA	6/12/2019	7/13/2020
Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PAR-18-882	NIDA	6/12/2019	7/13/2020
BRAIN Initiative: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects- TargetedBCP (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-NS-18-030	NINDS	6/3/2018	11/11/2020
BRAIN Initiative: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Planning Projects - TargetedBCPP (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-NS-18-014	NINDS	2/15/2018	11/10/2021
NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award (F99/K00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-NS-19-011	NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research	11/13/2018	4/16/2021
Biobehavioral Basis of Chronic Pain (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-943	NINR	1/16/2018	1/8/2022
Biobehavioral Basis of Chronic Pain (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-944	NINR	1/5/2019	1/8/2022
Applying a Biopsychosocial Perspective to Self-Management of Chronic Pain (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-945	NINR	1/5/2019	1/8/2022
Applying a Biopsychosocial Perspective to Self-Management of Chronic Pain (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-946	NINR	1/16/2019	1/8/2022
Leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT) to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-093	NIMHD	2/4/2019	3/5/2021
Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-212	NIDA	6/23/2019	3/24/2022
Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-213	NIDA	6/23/2019	3/24/2022
Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Sleep Disturbances to Pain (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-200	NCCIH	5/5/2019	5/8/2022
Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Sleep Disturbances to Pain (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-201	NCCIH	5/16/2019	5/8/2022
Notice of Special Interest in Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations	NOT-MD-19-001	NIMHD	3/13/2019	N/A
Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH HEAL Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-18-906 Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	NOT-NS-20-023	NINDS	3/3/2020	6/30/2020
Notice of Special Interest in Understanding Factors in Infancy and Early Childhood (Birth to 24 months) That Influence Obesity Development	NOT-DK-19-007	NIDDK	1/7/2019	N/A
Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-589	NCI	1/26/2018	1/26/2021
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-591	NCI	1/25/2018	1/26/2021
Change of Grantee Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-18-590	NCI	1/26/2018	1/26/2021
Research to Improve Native American Health (R21 Clinical Trials Optional)	PAR-17-464	NCI	4/14/2018	5/15/2020
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-17-496	NCI	4/14/2018	5/15/2020
BRAIN Initiative: Secondary Analysis and Archiving of BRAIN Initiative Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-MH-20-120	NIMH	8/6/2019	6/12/2020
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-274	NCI	5/8/2019	5/8/2022
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-275	NCI	5/16/2019	5/8/2022
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PAR-19-276	NCI	5/16/2019	5/8/2022
Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Processes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PAR-19-249	NIA	6/8/2019	3/9/2021
Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-250	NIEHS	6/8/2019	3/9/2021
Research on biopsychosocial factors of social connectedness and isolation on health, wellbeing, illness, and recovery (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PAR-19-384	NIH	2/17/2020	3/18/2021
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-19-376	FIC	10/19/2019	12/4/2020
Research on biopsychosocial factors of social connectedness and isolation on health, wellbeing, illness, and recovery (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	PAR-19-373	NIH	2/17/2020	3/18/2021
Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)	NOT-OD-20-032	NIH	12/6/2019	1/26/2021
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards	NOT-OD-20-055	NIH	1/17/2020	3/6/2023
Notice of Special Interest(NOSI): HEAL Initiative: Social Network Analyses to Reduce American Indian and Alaska Native Opioid Use Disorder and Related Risks for Suicide and Mental Health Disorders	NOT-DA-20-033	NIDA	4/1/2020	5/1/2020
Notice of Special Interest: HEAL Supplements to Improve the Treatment and Management of Common Co-occurring Conditions and Suicide Risk in People Affected by the Opioid Crisis	NOT-MH-20-025	NIMH	3/5/2020	4/8/2020
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) – Wave 6 (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-AG-21-008	NIA	4/18/2020	5/19/2020
Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN): Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Development for Disorders of the Nervous System (U44 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-20-111	NINDS	3/2/2020	5/8/2023
Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN): Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Development of Disorders of the Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)	PAR-20-122	NINDS	3/3/2020	5/8/2023
BRAIN Initiative: Standards to Define Experiments Related to the BRAIN Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	RFA-MH-20-128	NIMH	8/3/2020	9/3/2021
Notice of Special Interest: Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)	NOT-MD-20-011	NIMHD	3/27/2020	9/8/2022

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