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Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant

This NIMH R01 opportunity is a strong conceptual fit for a statistically powered, definitive effectiveness trial of a post-acute therapeutic or service-delivery intervention for a mental health condition affecting…

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Award

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Deadline

January 7, 2028

446 days

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Decision snapshot

Potential award

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Official deadline

January 7, 2028

446 days

Eligibility evidence

2 confirmed criteria

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Application load

Moderate effort

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Program area

Health, Human Services, Youth Development, Research

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Plain-English explanation

This NIMH R01 opportunity is a strong conceptual fit for a statistically powered, definitive effectiveness trial of a post-acute therapeutic or service-delivery intervention for a mental health condition affecting youth, adults, or older adults. Projects should align the intervention’s focus and intensity or burden with the post-acute stage and longer-term aims such as maintaining gains, managing residual symptoms or impairment, preventing relapse, promoting adherence, or appropriate service use. The notice encourages hypotheses about moderators, mediators, and mechanisms. Pilot feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, safety, and preliminary-effectiveness work is directed to a companion R34 rather than this R01. Formal review criteria, budgets, and detailed clinical-trial requirements require confirmation in the full announcement.

Editorial analysis

What the funder is trying to accomplish

NIMH seeks effectiveness trials of therapeutic and service-delivery interventions for post-acute management of mental health conditions affecting youth, adults, and older adults. The trials are intended to establish intervention effectiveness and may test hypotheses about moderators, mediators, and mechanisms of action. Interventions should be matched to the post-acute stage in focus and intensity or burden to promote longer-term outcomes.

Editorial analysis

Strong-fit project signals

The intervention addresses the post-acute phase of a mental health condition rather than initial treatment alone. The study is designed and statistically powered to provide a definitive answer about intervention effectiveness. The intervention is therapeutic or service-delivery focused and concerns a mental health condition affecting youth, adults, or older adults. The intervention is matched to post-acute objectives such as consolidating and maintaining initial-treatment gains, managing residual symptoms or impairment, preventing relapse, promoting adherence, or appropriate service use. The proposal includes scientifically justified hypotheses concerning moderators, mediators, or mechanisms of action alongside the effectiveness trial.

Editorial analysis

What reviewers may prioritize

The evidence packet does not provide formal review criteria or reviewer instructions. Based on the stated program purpose, a proposal should make a coherent case connecting the mental health condition, the post-acute stage, the intervention’s stage-matched focus and burden, the longer-term outcome, and a definitive effectiveness design. If moderators, mediators, or mechanisms are proposed, their hypotheses should be clearly connected to the trial.

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Source-backed synopsis

What this grant funds

NIMH seeks applications for research projects to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic and service delivery interventions for the post-acute management of mental health conditions affecting youth, adults, and older adults. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages clinical trials to establish the effectiveness and test hypotheses regarding moderators, mediators, and mechanisms of action of post-acute phase therapeutic and services interventions that are matched to the stage of illness in terms of both their focus (e.g., consolidating and maintaining gains from initial treatment, managing residual symptoms/impairment, preventing relapse, promoting adherence and appropriate service use) and intensity/burden for promoting optimal longer-term outcomes. This NOFO is intended to support effectiveness trials testing post-acute phase interventions that are statistically powered to provide a definitive answer regarding the study intervention's effectiveness. Support for pilot effectiveness trials to evaluate the initial feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, safety and preliminary indications of effectiveness of post-acute phase intervention approaches is provided via a companion R34 (Currently TEMP-24814)

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Total program funding
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Expected awards
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Geography
National
Cost share
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Mission alignment

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Geographic fit

National

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Working plan

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Requirements captured

Other requirements
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Submission system
Grants.gov
Attachments
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-207.html, PAR-25-207 Full Announcement Text
Contact
National Institutes of Health · grantsinfo@nih.gov · 301-402-2541

Official deadline

January 7, 2028

Moderate effort based on requirements currently captured.

  1. Confirm eligibility, registrations, partners, and internal approval.

  2. Finalize project design, outcomes, and supporting evidence.

  3. Draft the narrative and detailed budget.

  4. Complete compliance review and collect attachments.

  5. Submit early and preserve the confirmation receipt.

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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant.
Is Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is January 7, 2028, with 446 days remaining. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 10/17/2026.

How much funding does Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant provide?

Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

Who can apply to Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant?

State governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized);… Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant require matching funds?

No cost-share requirement is indicated in the captured source facts. Applicants should still verify the official budget instructions in case an amendment, program track, or specific cost category carries additional conditions.

What should I prepare before applying to Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant?

Moderate effort is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements, submission system, attachments, contact. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from January 7, 2028 using the preparation plan above.