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This Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFO) outlines a grant opportunity (PAR-25-284) from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for pilot research in mental health services that does not involve clinical trials. The funding is available through the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) and is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health.

The grant targets a wide range of eligible applicants, including educational institutions, nonprofits, government entities, tribal organizations, and small businesses. The research focus is specifically on innovative pilot studies that align with NIMH service research priorities but are not direct precursors to intervention testing. While the NIMH typically requires an experimental therapeutics model for intervention studies, this opportunity acknowledges the importance of service research areas that fall outside clinical trial parameters.