A WONDERFUL INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE MENTAL-HEALTH CARE INTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS OF LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

ORGANIZER:

National Institute of Health- U.S.

 

CATEGORY OF FUNDING ACTIVITY:

 

Health

 

ELIGIBILITY IF APPLICANTS:

 

1.       Governments at the county level

2.       Higher education institutes that are privately owned

3.       Others (For further information, see the text section under "Additional Information on Eligibility").

4.       Governments of the states

5.       Other than tiny enterprises, non-profit groups

6.       Other than institutes of higher education, nonprofits with a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS

7.       Tribal groups of Native Americans (other than Federally recognised tribal governments)

8.       Housing authority in India/public housing agencies

9.       Native American tribal governments are governed through public and state-controlled higher education institutions (Federally recognized)

10.   School districts that are self-contained

11.   Entrepreneurial ventures

 

DESCRIPTION:

 

The National Institute of Mental Health plans to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to invite applications for developing, optimising, and testing innovative theory-based strategies to integrate mental and physical health care to be adopted by low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This Notice is being sent to provide potential candidates enough time to form meaningful collaborations and respond to project requests. The call for applications is expected to be released in Winter 2021, with a deadline of Spring 2022. The activity code R01 will be used in this FOA. Clinical studies will be available at the discretion of the researchers. The proposed FOA is described in detail below.

 

POSTED DATE:

 

29^th of November 2021

 

CLOSING DATE:

 

1^st of June 2022

 

GRANTOR CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

Andrea Horvath Marques, MD, MPH, Ph.D.
Ph. No.: 301-646-7320