Schizophrenia Research Forum: Search Grants

Program:	High Throughput Screening (HTS) to Discover Chemical Probes (X01)
Sponsor(s):	National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Details:	This Resource Access Opportunity is to promote and support discovery and development of new chemical probes as research tools for use by the research community to advance the understanding of biological functions and disease mechanisms. The announcement encourages partnership between assay submitters and a funded High Throughput Screening (HTS)/chemical probe discovery facility to conduct the joint research. Through this announcement, NIH wishes to stimulate research in 1) discovery and development of novel, small molecules for their potential use in studying disease treatment relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers, and 2) discovery and/or validation of novel, biological targets that will inform studies of disease mechanisms. Emphasis will be placed on assays that provide new insight into important disease targets and processes. - See more at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-134.html#sthash.Wa46VELj.dpuf
Deadline(s):	Application Due Date: August 6, 2013; December 4, 2013; April 4, 2014; August 6, 2014; December 4, 2014; April 3, 2015; August 6, 2015; December 4, 2015



Program:	Gut-Microbiome-Brain Interactions and Mental Health (R21/R33)
Sponsor(s):	National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Details:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research grant applications from institutions/organizations to investigate mechanisms by which the gut microbiome modulates the development and function of brain circuits that subserve behavioral functions of direct relevance to the mission of the NIMH. Because initial colonization of the gut by microbiota occurs early in life and may influence the subsequent development and modifiability of the central nervous system, developmental studies are of particular interest. Applicants may propose to use wild-type, gnotobiotic, or specific pathogen-free model organisms and/or human cohorts. With this FOA, the NIMH encourages investigator teams to initiate hypothesis-driven research in this cross-cutting research area and to identify promising mechanistic leads for future basic and translational research that will advance the mission of the NIMH.
Deadline(s):	Letter of Intent Due Date: September 10, 2013; Application Due Date: October 10, 2013



Program:	Dimensional Approaches to Research Classification in Psychiatric Disorders (R01)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Details:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks research grant applications designed to develop innovative ways of understanding mental disorders in clinical studies on the basis of experimental research criteria rather than traditional diagnostic categories. This FOA stems from the NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project that is intended to further a long-range goal of contributing to diagnostic systems as informed by research on genetics, neuroscience, and behavior. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage applications to study mechanisms that may cut across multiple traditional diagnostic categories. Applications submitted in response to this FOA should be based upon RDoC criteria (see http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/rdoc.shtml for the RDoC criteria developed to date). Five organizing domains have been identified in the draft specification. These include Negative Valence Systems (i.e., aversive motivational dimensions), Positive Valence Systems, Cognitive Systems, Social Process Systems, and Arousal/Regulatory Systems. Consensus workshops and guidance documents on Negative Valence Systems, Positive Valence Systems, Cognitive Systems, Working Memory (subsidiary of Cognitive Systems), and Social Processes, are to have been completed by the time applications in response to this FOA are due, and applications must focus on at least one of the constructs that have been defined in these RDoC workshops, as indicated in the workshop proceedings. Interested applicants are encouraged to consult the NIMH RDoC web site (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/rdoc.shtml) for current information regarding these constructs.
Deadline(s):	Letter of Intent Due Date: May 27, 2013; Application Due Date: June 27, 2013



Program:	PsychENCODE: Identification and Characterization of Non-coding Functional Elements in the Brain, and their Role in the Development of Mental Disorders (R01)
Sponsor(s):	National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Details:	The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project, by systematically cataloging transcribed regions, transcription factor binding sites, and chromatin structure, has recently found that a larger fraction of the human genome may be functional than was previously appreciated. However, our understanding of the role of these functional genomic elements in neurodevelopment and mental disorders is at an early stage. This funding opportunity will support studies that identify non-coding functional genomic elements and elucidate their role in the etiology of mental disorders.
Deadline(s):	Letter of Intent Due Date: May 10, 2013; Application Due Date: June 10, 2013



Program:	Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01, R03, R21)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Library of Medicine (NLM) National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Details:	The goal of this program announcement is to encourage methodological, intervention and dissemination research for understanding and promoting health literacy. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions (Ratzan and Parker, 2000).
Deadline(s):	Standard dates apply.



Program:	Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences: Cross-Training at the Intersection of Animal Models and Human Investigation (K18)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) National Eye Institute (NEI)
Details:	This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the NIH Basic Behavioral & Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet), invites applications for short-term mentored career enhancement (K18) awards in basic behavioral and social sciences research (b-BSSR). This funding mechanism will support development of research capability in b-BSSR, with specific emphasis on cross-training and establishing collaborations between researchers with expertise in animal models of basic behavioral and social processes and those studying similar or related processes in human subjects. Basic research using any non-human species or with human subjects in laboratory- or field-based settings is appropriate for this FOA. Eligible candidates for this K18 will be either: (a) scientists conducting b-BSSR in animal models who seek training in the study of similar or related behavioral or social processes in humans; or (b) investigators conducting b-BSSR in human subjects who seek training in the study of similar or related processes in animal models. Candidates may be at any rank or level of research/academic development beyond three years of postdoctoral experience.
Deadline(s):	Application Due Date: December 11, 2013



Program:	Development and Commercialization of Technologies to Create, Characterize or Improve Animal Models of Human Disease (SBIR)(R43/R44)
Sponsor(s):	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Details:	The Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM), Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), supports Resources that create, develop, preserve and supply a variety of high-quality animal models and related biological materials to the biomedical community. DCM-supported Resources and the research community will benefit from development and commercialization of technologies that support the husbandry, characterization, improvement and use of animal models and related biological materials. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages small business concerns to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications that propose innovative approaches to further develop, improve and facilitate the use of animal models and related biological materials to meet new biomedical challenges related to improvements in the health of humans and animals.
Deadline(s):	Standard dates apply.



Program:	Clinical Neuroscience and Entertainment Software Pilot Partnership Program to Develop Neuropsychiatric Interventions (R43/R44)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Details:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) utilizes the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) award mechanism to support the development of highly engaging cognitive training interventions delivered through computers and/or gaming platforms that are targeted to the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, autism and/or HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND), with the goal of improving real-world functioning of patients. This initiative specifically supports small businesses with development and commercial experience in the entertainment software industry to partner with clinical neuroscientists experienced with cognitive training.
Deadline(s):	Letter of Intent Due Date: May 16, 2013; Application Due Date: June 6, 2013



Program:	Small Grants for New Investigators to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (R03)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Details:	The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide support for New Investigators from backgrounds nationally underrepresented in biomedical research to conduct small research projects in the scientific mission areas of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). The scientific mission areas of the Institutes and Office are: NIDDK -diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, digestive diseases, hepatology, obesity, nutrition, kidney, urology, or hematology; NIMH – factors contributing to mental disorders, the trajectories of mental disorders, pre-emption and treatment of mental disorders, identify and improve interventions for mental illness; and ODS – all types of research in which the primary emphasis is the investigation of dietary supplements and/or their ingredients. The NIDDK, NIMH and ODS recognize the need to promote diversity in the health-related research workforce by increasing the pool of highly trained researchers from diverse backgrounds conducting research in areas of importance to these Institutes and Office. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources with the ultimate goal of providing the preliminary data for a R01-equivalent application.
Deadline(s):	Letter of Intent Due Date: May 16, 2013; Application Due Date: June 16, 2013



Program:	Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01, R03, R21)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Details:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, evaluate and refine effective and efficient methods, systems, infrastructures, and strategies to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions, evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and management, and quality of life improvement services, and data monitoring and surveillance reporting tools into public health and clinical practice settings that focus on patient outcomes.
Deadline(s):	Standard dates apply.