https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2026/brain-initiative-data-archives-for-the-brain-initiative?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary This is a reissue of the informatics infrastructure program announcement for The Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative data ecosystem. This program has established domain-specific archives that serve as primary repositories for scientific data generated across the BRAIN research portfolio, providing long-term maintenance, standardized curation, compliance with NIH data management and sharing policy, and broad community access. This concept calls for continued support for the data archive component of that infrastructure. Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12159 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2026/centers-for-practice-based-effectiveness-and-services-research-with-near-term-impact?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The goal of this concept is to reissue and extend the NIMH Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers program. The ALACRITY Centers program is intended to support high-impact, practice-based research with near-term potential to significantly advance clinical practice and generate knowledge that will fuel transformation of mental health care in the United States. Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12160 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2026/brain-cell-atlas-from-data-to-knowledge-base?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The goal of this concept is to continue supporting an integrated BRAIN® Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) Coordinating Unit for Biostatistics, Informatics, and Engagement (CUBIE) that will (i) enable the exploration of large-scale brain cell atlas data and knowledge, (ii) inspire research in brain function and disorders, and (iii) ensure research rigor and data reproducibility by making the data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). This will provide the foundation for a knowledge base with consensus brain cell taxonomies, ontologies, and community data standards. Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12158 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2026/immunotherapies-for-hiv-eradication-in-the-cns-compartment?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The goal of this concept is to generate comprehensive evidence to determine whether immunotherapeutic strategies, including broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) and antibody-derived constructs, can safely and effectively target HIV persistence within the central nervous system (CNS) compartment while mitigating neuroimmune dysfunction and improving mental health outcomes. Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12161 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/development-of-objective-measures-for-use-in-pediatric-drug-trials-for-psychiatric-and-neurodevelopmental-disorders?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary This effort aims to stimulate research in a major gap area in pediatric psychopharmacology for psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, by encouraging the development of objective pediatric central nervous system (CNS) measures that can be incorporated into pharmacologic trials. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12137 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/short-courses-for-mental-health-research-education?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary This is a re-issue of a long-standing R25 program announcement that aims to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. To address this goal, this concept would focus specifically on mentoring activities and in particular, mentoring networks. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12141 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/silvio-o-conte-centers-for-basic-neuroscience-or-translational-mental-health-research?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The purpose of the Conte Centers program is to support interdisciplinary teams of researchers engaged in novel, creative, and integrated experimental approaches to address high-risk, high-impact scientific questions in either basic neuroscience research or in translational research that will significantly advance the state of the science in brain and behavioral research and provide the foundation for understanding mental disorders and/or transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12139 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/mentoring-networks-for-mental-health-research-education?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary This is a re-issue of a long-standing R25 program announcement that aims to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. To address this goal, this concept would focus specifically on mentoring activities and in particular, mentoring networks. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12140 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/research-education-programs-for-psychiatry-residents?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary This is a re-issue of a long-standing R25 program announcement. The overarching goals of this initiative are to: (1) complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs; (2) help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences; and (3) foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research and its implications. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12138 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/research-to-optimize-the-effectiveness-and-deployment-of-suicide-prevention-services?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary This concept aims to support research to identify, optimize, and test solutions to enhance the effectiveness, quality, and availability of U.S. suicide prevention services. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12105 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/accelerating-solutions-to-understand-the-potential-of-fast-acting-psychotomimetic-agents?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The goal of this concept is to encourage research that aims to better understand the mechanisms and potential therapeutic impact of fast-acting psychotomimetic agents. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12107 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/accelerating-medicines-partnershipr-schizophrenia?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The goal of this concept is to support the extension of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ) Data Processing, Analysis and Coordination Center to complete final data processing and analysis required to complete the study. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12108 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/concept-clearances/2025/advancing-research-on-empirically-supported-interventions-for-older-adults-living-with-serious-mental-illness?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The goal of this concept is to support research that addresses the optimization, effectiveness, implementation, coordination, and sustainability of empirically-supported therapeutic and services interventions within and across care settings to better meet the mental health needs of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12106 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-updates/developing-tools-for-measuring-mental-health-outcomes?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary The National Institutes of Health has funded six projects to develop, test, and validate outcome-focused quality measures for mental health, which are used to understand the impact of interventions when implemented in real-world health care systems and settings. Wed, 9 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12023 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-updates/2025/how-the-brain-creates-new-memories-while-maintaining-old-ones?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health uncovered patterns in the activation of old and new memories during sleep that keep these memories separate. Wed, 2 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0200tag:nimh.nih.gov,2000:12022