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Active Funding Announcements (PAs, RFAs, RFPs)
NCCAM is currently accepting applications in response to the following (PA, RFA, RFP) initiatives.
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- Program Announcements (PAs)
- Requests for Applications (RFAs)
- Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
- Clinical Trial Agreement - Notice of Opportunity
- NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research
- NIH Roadmap
- Electronic Submission of Grant Applications
Active Program Announcements (PAs)
- Research On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research (R21)
PA-06-368
Release Date: 4/26/06
Expiration Date: 5/02/09
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant applications (R21) addressing ethical issues that accompany the conduct of research involving human subjects. - Research On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research (R03)
PA-06-367
Release Date: 4/25/06
Expiration Date: 5/2/09
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits Small Grant (R03) applications addressing ethical issues that accompany the conduct of research involving human subjects. - Methodology And Measurement In The Behavioral And Social Sciences (R21)
PA-06-343
Release Date: 4/14/06
Expiration Date: 5/2/08
NIH invites grant applications aimed at improving and developing methodology and measurement in the behavioral and social sciences through innovations in research design, data collection techniques, measurement, and data analysis techniques. - Probiotics for Pediatric Illnesses (R21)
PA-06-316
Release Date: 4/5/06
Expiration Date: 11/2/07
This funding opportunity will utilize the NCCAM R21 mechanism is to provide support for pilot research on mechanism(s) of action, safety and efficacy of probiotics, as well as for more robust intervention studies for the prevention and treatment of pediatric illnesses for which more convincing preliminary data are available. - Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) [R21]
PA-06-315
Release Date: 4/4/06
Expiration Date: 9/2/08
This initiative encourages CAM and conventional researchers to carry out basic or preclinical research on CAM with an aim to understand the mechanisms of action of a CAM modality. Applicants must use the SF 424 - Biology of Manual Therapies (R21)
PAR-06-312
Release Date: 4/3/06
Expiration Date: 9/2/09
The purpose of this announcement is to encourage the submission of high quality studies of the basic science and mechanisms of action underlying the biomechanical, immunological, endocrinological and/or neurophysiological consequences of manual therapies, such as spinal manipulation, mobilization and massage therapy. - General Clinical Research Center Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Program (R21)
PAR-06-090
Release Date: 3/3/06
Expiration Date: 5/2/09
The purpose of this announcement is to stimulate submission of high quality, preliminary studies of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs) nation-wide. - NCCAM Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Clinical Studies (R21)
PAR-06-091
Release Date: 3/3/06
Expiration Date: 5/2/09
The purpose of this announcement is to encourage the submission of high quality, preliminary studies that will provide a solid foundation and justification for larger clinical studies to determine the efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. - Diet Composition and Energy Balance (R01)
PA 06-173
Release Date: 3/2/06
Expiration Date: 3/2/09
The purpose of this announcement is to invite research applications investigating the role of diet composition in energy balance, including studies in both animals and humans. Both short and longer-term studies would be encouraged. - Diet Composition and Energy Balance (R21)
PA 06-174
Release Date: 3/2/06
Expiration Date: 5/2/09
The purpose of this announcement is to invite research applications investigating the role of diet composition in energy balance, including studies in both animals and humans. Both short and longer-term studies would be encouraged. -
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
PA-06-133
Release Date: 1/27/06
Expiration Date: 3/2/09
This award will provide up to five years of support consisting of two phases. The initial phase will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for highly promising, postdoctoral research scientists. This phase will be followed by up to 3 years of independent support contingent on securing an independent research position.
PHS 2006-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42])
PA-06-121
Release Date: 1/20/06
Expiration Date: 1/3/07
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track, and Phase II Competing Renewal grant applications through Grants.gov.PHS 2006-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44])
PA-06-120
Release Date: 1/20/06
Expiration Date: 1/3/07
The purpose of this FOA from NIH, CDC, and FDA is to invite eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track, and Phase II Competing Renewal grant applications through Grants.gov.- Developmental Centers for Research on Complementary and Alternative
Medicine: Phase I (DCRC I)[U19]
PAR-06-108
Release Date: 12/22/05
Expiration Date: 8/12/06
The purpose of the DCRC I awards is to promote the development of CAM research expertise and infrastructure, support developmental research projects, and support enhanced communication and partnership-building between CAM and conventional institutions and investigators. The DCRC I awards are expected to serve as a basis for strengthening future complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research grant applications.
NOT-AT-06-003: Update to PAR-06-108 and RFA-AT-06-001, Developmental Centers for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Addition of the Option to Include Multiple Principal Investigators108 - Collaborative CAM Research Development Capability Enhancement Grant at Minority-Serving Institutions (R03)
PAR-06-075
Release Date: 11/18/05
Expiration Date: 02/15/06
This initiative will provide funds for investigators at minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to advance research development capability for CAM-related research project grant applications in association with investigators at research-experienced institutions. Applications will only be accepted from MSIs [e.g., Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions] either in the United States or in territories under U.S. jurisdiction.
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- Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15)
PA-06-042
Release Date: 10/26/05
Expiration Date: 01/3/09
The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. - NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13/U13)
PA-06-041
Release Date: 10/26/05
Expiration Date: 09/2/08
This funding opportunity provides updated guidelines for NIH support of conferences and scientific meetings through the R13 and U13 award mechanisms. - Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (CERC) [P01]
PAR-06-047
Release Date: 10/27/05
Expiration Date: 02/13/08
NCCAM seeks applications for Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CERC), using the NIH Program Project (P01) mechanism. The purpose of the CERC is to provide a vehicle for accomplished researchers to apply their expertise to CAM research questions, with an emphasis on applying cutting-edge scientific approaches to elucidating the mechanisms of action of CAM therapies and modalities. Applications must comprise three to four research projects structured around a central scientific theme that is clearly relevant to CAM.
- Manufacturing Processes of Medical, Dental, and Biological Technologies (STTR [R41/R42])
PA-06-012
Release Date: 10/20/05
Expiration Date: 09/2/08
The purpose of this announcement is to encourage eligible United States small business concerns to submit STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track grant applications whose biomedical research is related to advanced processing, manufacturing processes, equipment and systems, and manufacturing workforce skills and protection.
- Manufacturing Processes of Medical, Dental, and Biological Technologies
(SBIR [R43/R44])
PA-06-013
Release Date: 10/20/05
Expiration Date: 09/2/08
The purpose of this announcement is to encourage eligible United States small business concerns to submit SBIR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track grant applications whose biomedical research is related to advanced processing, manufacturing processes, equipment and systems, and manufacturing workforce skills and protection.
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
PA-06-001
Release Date: 10/4/05
Expiration Date: 01/3/09
The purpose of this initiative is to provide support and "protected time" (three, four, or five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Awards are not renewable, nor are they transferable from one principal investigator to another.
- CAM at Minority or Health Disparities Research Centers
PAR-05-152
Release Date: 8/10/05
Expiration Date: 11/15/07
This initiative will support basic science research projects and clinical research projects to investigate the safety, efficacy, and mechanisms of action of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices as they relate to racial and ethnic health disparities.
More information regarding list of funding annoucements (PAs and RFAs) relevant to this PAR and information on the Applicant Information Meeting. - Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
PA-05-143
Release Date: 7/22/05
Expiration Date: 9/2/08
The goal of this program is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. This mechanism provides support for three to five years of supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators focusing on patient-oriented research. - Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
PA-05-141
Release Date: 7/15/05
Expiration Date: 9/2/08
This initiative encourages CAM and conventional researchers to carry out basic and/or preclinical research on CAM areas of special interest with an aim to understand the mechanisms of action of a CAM modality. - Complementary and Alternative Medicine Career Transition Award (K22)
PAR-05-129
Release Date: 6/23/05
Expiration Date: 9/2/08
This funding opportunity is to provide support for outstanding advanced postdoctoral research scientists during their transition to independence. The award will provide support for up to 1 year of postdoctoral research training, and 3 years of research support as an independent investigator. This award is limited to postdoctoral trainees who propose research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the independent investigator phase of this award. - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35)
PA-05-117
Release Date: 6/3/05
Expiration Date: 9/2/08
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in biomedical and behavioral research.
- Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
PA-05-090
Release Date: 4/15/05
Expiration Date: 5/02/08
This initiative encourages applications addressing four general areas of methodology and measurement research in the social and behavioral sciences. The areas are research design, data collection techniques, measurement, and data analysis. - International Research Collaboration--Basic Biomedical Research Award (FIRCA-BB)
PAR-05-072
Release Date: 3/18/05
Expiration Date: 1/22/08
The purpose of this program is to provide limited-size grants to foster international research partnerships between NIH-supported U.S. scientists and their collaborators in eligible countries of the developing world that benefit research and also increase research capacity at the foreign site. NCCAM's funding will support research on the science underlying highly promising traditional medical health practices.
More information >>> - International Research Collaboration--Behavioral, Social Sciences Research Award (FIRCA-BSS)
PAR-05-073
Release Date: 3/22/05
Expiration Date: 9/22/07
The purpose of this program is to provide limited-size grants to foster international research partnerships between NIH-supported U.S. scientists and their collaborators in eligible countries of the developing world that also benefit research and increase research capacity at the foreign site. NCCAM's funding will support research on the mind-body behavioral dimensions drawn from highly promising traditional medical health practices.
More information >>> - Research on Sleep and Sleep Disorders
PA-05-046
Release Date: 2/09/05
Expiration Date: 6/01/08
NIH invites proposals on research to advance multiple scientific and biomedical areas related to sleep or sleep disorders, including improving understanding of the neurobiology or functions of sleep over the life-span, enhancing timely diagnosis and effective treatment for individuals affected by sleep-related disorders, or implementing and evaluating innovative community-based public health education and application. - Probiotics for Pediatric Illnesses
PA-05-035
Release Date: 12/28/04
Expiration Date: 11/02/07
The purpose of this PA is to provide support for pilot research on
mechanism(s) of action, safety and efficacy of probiotics, as well as for more robust probiotic intervention studies for the prevention and treatment of pediatric illnesses for which more convincing preliminary data are available. - Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health
PA-05-029
Release Date: 12/17/04
Expiration Date: 1/03/08
The purpose of this announcement is to integrate research in the biomedical and social sciences and to encourage further development of health-related social sciences research. The goals of this announcement include the following: to elucidate basic and social and cultural constructs and processes used in health research; to clarify social and cultural factors in the etiology and consequences of health and illness; to link basic research to practice for improving prevention, treatment, health services, and dissemination; and to explore ethical issues in social and cultural research related to health. - Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health
PA-05-027
Release Date: 12/10/04
Expiration Date: 1/03/08
NIH invites applications in support of research on mind-body interactions and health. "Mind-body interactions and health" refers to the relationships among cognitions, emotions, personality, social relationships, and health. - Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
PA-05-015
Release Date: 11/19/04
Expiration Date: 9/30/07
The purpose of this announcement is to increase diversity in the research workforce. NIH intends to stimulate participation of individuals from the following groups: A. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups; B. Individuals with disabilities; and C. Individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds that have inhibited their ability to pursue a career in health-related research. - Pathogenesis and Treatment of Lymphedema and Lymphatic Diseases
PA-04-071
Release Date: 03/05/04
Expiration Date: 12/31/06
The purpose of this program announcement is to stimulate research on the biology of the lymphatic system, to characterize at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and intact organism levels, the pathophysiologic mechanisms that cause the disease, to develop new methods for quantitating and imaging lymph flow, to discover new therapeutic interventions, and to determine the safety, efficacy and mechanisms of action of complementary and alternative therapies. - CAM Practitioner Research Education Project Grant Partnership
PAR-04-097
Release Date: 04/21/04
Expiration Date: 09/16/06
The goal of this program announcement is to increase the quality and quantity of the research content in the curricula at complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) institutions in the United States where CAM practitioners are trained. - Developmental Projects in Complementary Approaches to Cancer Care
PA-04-053
Release Date: 02/02/04
Expiration Date: 10/06, unless reissued
NIH invites research grant applications from interested investigators to conduct innovative developmental pilot research investigating complementary approaches in cancer. The intent of this initiative is to encourage and support the development of basic and clinical complementary cancer research and to provide the basis for more extended research projects. - Clinical Cancer Therapy and Prevention Research
PA-04-046 (see addendum NOT-AT-04-004)
Release Date: 12/24/03
Expiration Date: 11/02/05, unless reissued
NCCAM is interested in applications to support research on efficacy and correlated clinical or other markers for complementary and alternative therapies including, but not limited to, the use of botanicals and other natural products, alternative dietary approaches, complementary uses of acupuncture, and energy and manipulative therapies. - Biobehavioral Pain Research
PA-03-152
Release Date: 7/11/03
Expiration Date: 7/30/06
The purpose of this program announcement is to inform the scientific community of the interests of the various institutes at NIH and to stimulate and foster a wide range of basic and clinical studies on pain as they relate to the missions of these Institutes.
- Research on Ethical Issues in Human Studies
PA-02-103
Release Date: 05/01/02
Expiration Date: 04/05, unless reissued
The purpose of this program announcement is to support research addressing the ethical challenges of involving human participants in research in order to inform and optimize protections for human participation in research.
Active Requests for Applications (RFAs)
- Tools and Technology to Measure Menopausal Symptomatology (SBIR [R43])
RFA: RFA-AT-06-003
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: 4/6/06
Application Receipt Date: 6/6/06
This announcement encourages Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose development of innovative tools, technology, and devices needed for collection of self-reported data on the broader domains of menopausal symptoms. These must be suitable for use in conjunction with improved sternal skin conductance monitors in the study of CAM interventions in menopause.
- Tools and Technology to Measure Patient Adherence in CAM Research (SBIR [R43/R44])
RFA: RFA-AT-06-002
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: 4/5/06
Application Receipt Date: 6/6/06
This announcement encourages Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose development of innovative tools, technology, and devices needed for objective assessment of patient adherence to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) intervention studies particularly those involving biologically active agents and mind-body strategies.
- Planning Grants for Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Awards
RFA: RFA-RM-06-001
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: 02/27/06
Application Receipt Dates: 03/27/06
The purpose of this RFA is to provide resources to allow institutions to develop a plan for the content, governance, administration and evaluation of a CTSA, and to manage the necessary organizational and cultural changes needed to implement the program. Planning activities are intended to lay the foundation and prepare institutions for submitting a subsequent CTSA application.
Active Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
There are no active Requests for Proposals at this time.
Clinical Trial Agreement - Notice of Opportunity
- Saw Palmetto Clinical Trial Agreement
We are seeking proposals in the form of capability statements from companies for a Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) to provide saw palmetto to support the NIH's Saw Palmetto Clinical Trials Program. Note: This is not a grant or contract; no funds are transferred.
NIH Blueprint
The NIH Blueprint is a framework to enhance cooperative activities among 15 NIH Institutes and Centers that support research on the nervous system. By pooling resources and expertise, the Blueprint can take advantage of economies of scale, confront challenges too large for any single Institute or Center, and develop research tools and infrastructure that will serve the entire neuroscience community.
NIH Roadmap
The NIH Roadmap was developed with input from meetings with more than 300 nationally recognized leaders in academia, industry, government, and the public, the NIH Roadmap provides a framework of the priorities NIH as a whole must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio. The NIH Roadmap identifies the most compelling opportunities in three main areas: new pathways to discovery, research teams of the future, and re-engineering the clinical research enterprise.
Several grants and funding opportunities have been developed through the NIH Roadmap Initiatives.
