PA NUMBER:  PAR-01-136

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-01-136.html

Letter of Intent Receipt Date:  4 weeks prior to the planned submission date

Application Receipt Date:       9th of each month

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) encourages investigator-initiated research applications that seek to address problems of major public mental health significance in which the opportunity to conduct research is time limited.  This Program Announcement (PA) responds to recommendations made by the National Advisory Mental Health Council‚s Bridging Science and Service Report (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/bridge.htm).  The purpose of this PA is to enhance research activity and enable portfolio development in rapidly evolving areas (e.g., service systems, health care financing, and policy research) in which research opportunities are fleeting.  This PA is intended to support innovative lines of inquiry through scientific partnerships between researchers and community partners (e.g., providers, payers, health authorities) the latter of whom cannot delay policy or program changes in order to allow investigators time to obtain baseline research data about such changes.  This PA provides a mechanism for accelerated review and award to support opportunities for such research.

All eligible applications responding to this PA will be subject to an accelerated review and award process.  Eligible studies selected for funding are intended to be awarded within 4-6 months after the application receipt date.  However, administrative requirements and other unforeseen circumstances may delay issuance dates beyond that timeline.

Investigators pursuing support for mental health research in the immediate aftermath of a disaster are referred to Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster (RAPID), October 1995 revision, at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/grants/research/910004.cfm.