Open federal opportunity · PAR-25-449

Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)

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Health

Deadline

June 7, 2028

595 days remaining

Award range

—

official range may be incomplete

Applicant signal

Nonprofit applicant type listed

the official notice controls eligibility

Official synopsis

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on how mind and body interventions through psychological and/or physical inputs (e.g., mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, massage, and other brain and/or body based interventions) impact mechanisms of emotional well-being (EWB) and their associations with whole person health (WPH), consistent with the NIH priority to address the health needs of the American people and improve their well-being. The NOFO will support rigorous and well-powered mechanistic research studies that are supported by strong preliminary data. The studies should examine the effects of mind and body interventions on innovative mechanisms of EWB (as the primary outcome), as well as the associated relationship with the Whole Person Health Index (WPHI, as a secondary outcome). To enhance research safety, rigor, and efficiency of NIH-funded mechanistic clinical trials, this initiative will use a two-phased award funding mechanism (R61/R33). The funding will support an initial phase (R61) to establish feasibility benchmarks for the proposed mechanistic clinical trial(s), followed by a second phase (R33) to complete the full-scale trials, which will be contingent upon successful completion of R61 milestones. Applications should provide preliminary data that are comparable in quality and quantity to those expected for an R01 proposal.

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Coded applicant types
  • 00 — State governments
  • 01 — County governments
  • 02 — City or township governments
  • 04 — Special district governments
  • 05 — Independent school districts
  • 06 — Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • 07 — Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • 08 — Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
  • 11 — Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments
  • 12 — 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education
  • 13 — Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education
  • 20 — Private institutions of higher education
  • 22 — For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • 23 — Small businesses
  • 25 — Other applicants; see the official eligibility clarification

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