Mental Health Research

Funding Agencies

1) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the largest source of funding for mental disorders research in the world.

Goals

• Define the Brain Mechanisms Underlying Complex Behaviors

• Examine Mental Illness Trajectories Across the Lifespan

• Strive for Prevention and Cures

• Strengthen the Public Health Impact of NIMH-Supported Research

Funded Research Areas

• Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science

• Translational Research

• Services and Intervention Research

• AIDS Research

• Research Training and Career Development

• Small Business SBIR and STTR Programs

• Technology Development and Coordination

• Genomics Research Coordination

• Disparities and Workforce Diversity Research

2) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

List of Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

3) Brain & Behavior Research Foundation funds innovative neuroscience and psychiatric research to better understand the causes and develop new ways to treat brain and behavior disorders.

• Basic Research

• New Technologies

• Early Intervention/Diagnostic Tools

• Next-Generation Therapies