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Advancing Research on Empirically-Supported Interventions for Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Federal funding opportunity RFA-MH-27-180 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted: May 28, 2026
Closed: October 15, 2026
Program funding: $3,000,000
Expected awards: 6
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 93.242
Category: Health
Archives: December 14, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.242 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated: $1.8B
FY2026 obligated: $1.8B
FY2027 (to date) obligated: $0
Awards in window: 6,272

Top recipients: Yale Univ, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the, Washington University, the

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to foster research that will inform and support the optimization, delivery, sustainability, and effectiveness of empirically-supported practices for addressing the mental health needs of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). To this end, NIMH seeks applications that propose work that is focused on practice-relevant questions and conducted within and/or across settings where older adults with SMI are likely to be identified as needing care (e.g., primary care and geriatric specialty clinics, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and community centers). Applications may propose research related to adapting, optimizing, and implementing efficacious treatment and services interventions and strategies to improve clinical and functional outcomes among aging populations; examining mutable factors that impact fair and impartial mental health care access, utilization, quality, and outcomes and may serve as targets for intervention development for older adults with SMI; and developing and testing innovative treatment and service interventions that address barriers to accessing quality mental health care. Projects may also focus on systems-level factors and approaches for addressing SMI and improving access to evidence-based interventions in later life, such as evaluation of health system policies and practices, interventions that facilitate care transitions and continuity across settings, and strategies to improve care linkages and coordination across systems.

Who can apply

Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Special district governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Small businesses
Independent school districts
City or township governments

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility. Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

The official record

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Agency contact: National Institutes of Health · [email protected] · 301-402-2541

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