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HEAL Initiative: Whole Joint Health Program (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

HEAL Initiative: Whole Joint Health Program (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) is a federal competitive grant from National Institutes of Health for the science & technology sector. Funding is up to $2K. Eligible applicants: State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarifica. The application deadline is October 30, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
Up to $2K
Deadline
Oct 30, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

The NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative is releasing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support a phased mechanistic clinical research program focusing on understudied biological mechanisms that drive joint pain. The phased projects supported by this program (of up to five years total in duration) will first identify and validate multi-tissue mechanisms underlying joint pain, then test non-pharmacologic or multimodal interventions that directly target these mechanisms. The initiative responds to priorities identified in the 2023 HEAL Whole Joint Pain Workshop and supports the broader goals of the NIH HEAL Initiative and the Make America Healthy Again vision by advancing safe, non-addictive, and prevention-oriented approaches to chronic pain.

Who can apply

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

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number PAR-27-045. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

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