Health Behavior Change in Mental Disorders Modeled from HIV Interventions

The summary for the Health Behavior Change in Mental Disorders Modeled from HIV Interventions grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Health Behavior Change in Mental Disorders Modeled from HIV Interventions: - Much has been learned from research investigating behavioral interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and its numerous health consequences. Some of the strategies developed from HIV behavioral research such as targeting multiple risk factors, integrating behavioral interventions with medical treatment delivery, and intervening at multiple system levels (e.g., individual, community, organization, socio-cultural) could inform research to develop efficacious health behavior interventions for people with mental disorders. Although HIV has a clearly defined etiology while mental disorder etiologies are complex and less well understood, behavioral interventions for HIV could serve as a model to stimulate health behavior intervention research related to the function, disability, morbidity, and mortality of people with mental disorders. The purpose of this request for applications is to encourage innovative research in health behavior change among those wi! th mental disorders that is informed by research from behavioral interventions for HIV/AIDS. - Total amount to be awarded is $1.5 million. - Anticipated number of awards is four to five. - This RFA will use R01, R34, and R03 award mechanisms. - Eligible organizations include for-profit or non-profit organizations, public or private institutions such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, units of state and local governments, eligible agencies of the federal government, domestic or foreign institutions/organizations, or faith-based or community-based organizations, units of State Tribal government, and units of Local Tribal government. - Eligible principal investigators include individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs. - Applicants may submit more than one application, provided they are scientifically distinct. - See Section IV.1 for application materials. - Telecommunications for the hearing impaired is available at: TTY 301-451-0088.