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PAR-25-278: Advancing Learning Health Care Research in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Settings (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)

Closed Closed January 7, 2026 Opportunity PAR-25-278

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2024.

National Institutes of Health offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on January 7, 2026.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 22, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PAR-25-278 were run by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 1 project). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.

Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read PAR-25-278 in the NIH Guide.

Other notices with this title

National Institutes of Health has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
PAR-24-118February 8, 2024Closed November 22, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedNovember 21, 2024
DeadlineJanuary 7, 2026
Archived by Grants.govFebruary 12, 2026

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages pilot effectiveness, implementation, data science, and services research studies that will advance data-driven learning health care in behavioral health treatment settings, leading to better knowledge and tools for implementing, sustaining, and optimizing evidence-based, high quality, and equitable mental health services in community settings. Pilot studies could examine the adoption and sustainability of evidence-based practices in community-based settings that deliver care to people with mental illness including, but not limited to, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.

Category: Education, Health.

Funded under PAR-25-278 so far

NIH funded 1 project under PAR-25-278 in fiscal 2026, at 1 institution. The median yearly award was $172,075.

Recently funded projects
ProjectInstitutionFiscal yearAward
Measurement-Based Care as an Implementation Strategy for Long-Acting Injectable Medications for Opioid Use Disorders in CCBHCs R34University of Connecticut Sch of Med/DNT2026$172,075

From NIH RePORTER, which lists each project once per fiscal year it was funded. Amounts are the yearly award.

Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Mental Health Research Grants (93.242) awarded $8.8 billion across 6,785 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Yale UnivConnecticut185$371 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania200$297 million
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia176$234 million
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York144$212 million
The Washington UniversityMissouri149$211 million

Top states: California ($1.4 billion), Massachusetts ($1.1 billion), New York ($1.1 billion), Pennsylvania ($667 million), Connecticut ($422 million).

Who has won Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (93.279) awarded $7.3 billion across 5,071 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Yale UnivConnecticut150$305 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland156$262 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia120$242 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania100$182 million
New York UniversityNew York62$173 million

Top states: California ($1.1 billion), New York ($773 million), Massachusetts ($613 million), Pennsylvania ($488 million), Maryland ($434 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is PAR-25-278 still open?

No. It closed on January 7, 2026.

Who can apply for Advancing Learning Health Care Research in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Settings (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Advancing Learning Health Care Research in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Settings (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)?

Closed January 7, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has been funded under PAR-25-278?

NIH RePORTER lists 1 project funded under PAR-25-278 in fiscal 2026, at 1 institution.

Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles. The program made 6,785 awards worth $8.8 billion in that time.

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