# Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-MH-28-145

NIMH research grants for scalable suicide-prevention provider training and quality monitoring

**Buyer:** National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** February 17, 2028
**Identifier:** RFA-MH-28-145
**NAICS:** 541720, 611430

The National Institutes of Health is funding research to strengthen suicide-prevention provider training and service-quality monitoring.
- **Government buyer and funding agency:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- **Opportunity type:** Research grant funding, not a purchase of products or services.
- **Research sought:** Develop, optimize, and test practical, scalable approaches that build provider competence and support consistent delivery of evidence-based suicide-prevention care.
  - Projects may develop and test scalable training, including technology-supported approaches, for suicide-risk assessment and management.
  - Projects may develop and validate practical methods to monitor service delivery and quality for training, supervision, and quality improvement.
- **Project formats:** Exploratory/developmental and standard research projects are supported; clinical trials are optional.
- **Funding and duration:** NIMH intends to commit $3 million in each of two fiscal years. Budgets are not capped and should reflect project needs. Exploratory/developmental projects may last up to three years; standard research projects may last four to five years.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None identified. No specific products, part numbers, quantities, or commercial services are requested.

### Description

This funding opportunity supports research to develop, optimize, and test scalable strategies and tools for provider training and quality monitoring in evidence-based suicide prevention services. Areas of interest include scalable approaches for training providers to assess and manage suicide risk and pragmatic strategies to monitor service delivery and quality. It supports exploratory/developmental and standard research projects through grant awards. The source states that $3,000,000 is intended for each of FY2028 and FY2029; application budgets are not limited.

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