Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Cancer Institute (lead) with NIMHD and other NIH Institutes and Centers
Two-year exploratory R21 for dissemination and implementation studies that test strategies for overcoming barriers to adoption and sustainability of evidence-based health interventions, practices and policies. NIMHD is a participating Institute.
- Indicative award
- up to $275k (total award)Combined direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000, with no more than $200,000 requested in a single year. This is a direct-cost cap, not a guaranteed award size.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Due dates fall on the 16th (February 16, June 16, October 16 pattern) with cycles continuing through October 16, 2027; announcement expires January 8, 2028. No verbatim future-dated row captured, so no specific date is asserted.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, local and state governments and federal agencies; foreign organizations are eligible. Suited to investigators with a pilot-scale question rather than a full R01 project.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- implementation science · pilot research · evidence-based interventions · health policy
- Apply at
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-143.html
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
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