Project Grant R21AT012386

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded Massachusetts General Hospital a $1.46M Project Grant effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2027, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). This award supports research investigating the efficacy of network-based real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback augmentation of mindfulness practice in reducing recurrent negative thinking (RNT) among adolescents at risk for serious...

This Project Grant award of $125,026 from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (CFDA 93.213 - Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health) will fund research conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to investigate the brain bases of mindfulness. The project aims to: 1) identify reliable brain network connections that predict trait mindfulness using resting-state fMRI data from over 350 adults, and 2) examine state mindfulness and...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $156,656 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program to The General Hospital Corporation (doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital) to advance functional MRI (fMRI) techniques for mapping brain activity across cerebral cortical layers. The project aims to validate and benchmark a "linescan fMRI" method that can achieve higher spatial resolution than conventional laminar fMRI, enabling...

This Project Grant award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213), provides $721,428.00 in funding to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a mechanistic neuroimaging study on the effects of auricular stimulation and auriculotherapy in healthy volunteers and chronic low back pain patients. The key objectives are to: 1) use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $380,375 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Ceretype Neuromedicine Inc. to develop an advanced functional MRI (fMRI) software platform for use in clinical trials and therapeutic applications in neuropsychiatry. The project aims to create a standardized, automated fMRI solution that improves the sensitivity, reliability, and efficiency of using fMRI to evaluate the neurobiological mechanisms and...

Summary Children's Mercy Hospital received a $1.51 million Project Grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213), awarded on September 22, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The grant funds a feasibility trial evaluating Immersive Neurofeedback Self-Regulation Training (INSERT), a home-based mind-body intervention combining wearable electroencephalogram (EEG)...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $403,937 to Merrimack College to study the impact of mid-day napping on emotion regulation in individuals who have recently sustained a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The 3-year project aims to examine the preliminary efficacy of a mid-day nap in improving emotion regulation and altering top-down neural control of emotion regulation in this...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded the University of Pennsylvania a $762,440 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 – Mental Health Research Grants) beginning April 1, 2026, and continuing through January 31, 2031, to develop and validate a standardized research protocol combining transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The primary deliverable is the creation of an interleaved TMS/fMRI protocol capable of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $988,827 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213), effective April 23, 2026, with completion by March 31, 2027. This award funds a rigorous, multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of LIFT, an automated,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York a $1.54M Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) for research on decoded functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback as a treatment for auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) in schizophrenia. The award, obligated on June 15, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2028, supports development of a novel,...