Advancing Research on Empirically-Supported Interventions for Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-MH-27-180
- Agency
-
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
-
- Health
- Eligible applicants
-
- City/Township Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Small Businesses
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Independent School Districts
- Other
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) seeks applications for research on the optimization, delivery, sustainability, and effectiveness of empirically-supported interventions for older adults aged 50 and above with serious mental illness (SMI), with an application due date of September 15, 2026.
NIMH intends to commit three million dollars in FY 2027 to fund up to five or six awards. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public and private), 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, tribal organizations (federally and non-federally recognized), special district governments, public or Indian housing authorities, small businesses, and independent school districts. Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are eligible; however, applications must not involve foreign subawards or subcontracts. Project periods do not exceed five years.
Responsive applications must propose practice-relevant research conducted within and across settings where older adults with SMI receive care—primary care and geriatric specialty clinics, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and community centers. Priority research areas include adapting, optimizing, and implementing evidence-based treatment and service interventions; examining mutable factors affecting mental health care access, utilization, quality, and outcomes; developing and testing innovative interventions addressing care access barriers; and evaluating systems-level factors, health system policies and practices, care transitions and continuity across settings, and care linkage and coordination strategies. Applications proposing clinical trials must incorporate hybrid effectiveness-implementation designs with explicit evaluation of mechanisms of action and implementation factors. All applications must include deployment-focused design incorporating community and practice partner perspectives, detailed recruitment and retention plans, data and safety monitoring protocols, a Data Management and Sharing Plan submitted to the NIMH Data Archive, and assessment of suicidal behavior outcomes as appropriate. Applicants must complete SAM registration, obtain a Unique Entity Identifier, register in eRA Commons, and ensure PD/PI eRA Commons accounts are linked to valid ORCID IDs prior to submission.
The funding opportunity number is RFA-MH-27-180 under CFDA 93.242 (Mental Health Research Grants). Scientific merit review occurs in March 2027, advisory council review in May 2027, with the earliest start date of October 15, 2026.
Synopsis
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to foster research that will inform and support the optimization, delivery, sustainability, and effectiveness of empirically-supported practices for addressing the mental health needs of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). To this end, NIMH seeks applications that propose work that is focused on practice-relevant questions and conducted within and/or across settings where older adults with SMI are likely to be identified as needing care (e.g., primary care and geriatric specialty clinics, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and community centers). Applications may propose research related to adapting, optimizing, and implementing efficacious treatment and services interventions and strategies to improve clinical and functional outcomes among aging populations; examining mutable factors that impact fair and impartial mental health care access, utilization, quality, and outcomes and may serve as targets for intervention development for older adults with SMI; and developing and testing innovative treatment and service interventions that address barriers to accessing quality mental health care. Projects may also focus on systems-level factors and approaches for addressing SMI and improving access to evidence-based interventions in later life, such as evaluation of health system policies and practices, interventions that facilitate care transitions and continuity across settings, and strategies to improve care linkages and coordination across systems.
Eligibility
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00292973.pdf | ||
| RFA-MH-27-180-Full-Announcement.html | HTML file |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar grant opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity