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NIH/NIMH Grant Opportunity for Research on Interventions for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is forecasting a grant opportunity to support research on interventions for older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Purpose: - Fund research projects focused on empirically-supported interventions for older adults with SMI - Emphasis on optimizing, delivering, sustaining, and evaluating interventions - Goals include improving clinical and functional outcomes, reducing co-occurring chronic health conditions, and enhancing care transitions and coordination across health systems - Funding Details: - Approximately $3,000,000 in total funding - About five awards anticipated - R01 activity code (research project grant) - Eligibility: - Open to government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, and businesses - Unique Requirements: - Multidisciplinary collaborations encouraged - Focus on evidence-based interventions for aging populations - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are mentioned, as this is a research grant opportunity, not a procurement of goods or services.

Description

The National Institute of Mental Health intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research focused on the optimization, delivery, sustainability, and effectiveness of empirically-supported interventions for addressing the mental health needs of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). The research aims to improve clinical and functional outcomes, including reduction of co-occurring chronic health conditions among aging populations, and to enhance care transitions and coordination across health systems. Applications are not being solicited at this time; the notice is to allow potential applicants time to develop collaborations and responsive projects. The NOFO will utilize the R01 activity code and encourages multidisciplinary collaborative research.

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