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No. PAR-25-289 · National Institutes of Health

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Navigator Emergency Department Diversion Models for Non-Urgent Mental Health Concerns (R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Jan 7, 2028
Posted
Nov 25, 2024
Last verified
9 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

This notice funds research to test patient navigation models that divert youth with non-urgent mental health concerns away from the emergency department and connect families to mental health care and other supports. Eligible applicants include a wide range of U.S. organizations, including nonprofits, schools, governments, tribes, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and faith-based or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components are not allowed. Awards are made as grants, only clinical trials are accepted, the number of awards depends on NIH appropriations and the quality of applications, and budgets are not limited but must fit the project. The project period can be up to 5 years, and no cost sharing is required.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Health
  • Research & Discovery
  • Children, Youth & Families
  • Patients & People with Health Conditions
  • Health Care Delivery, Access & Workforce
  • Mental & Behavioral Health
Official description from grants.gov

The purpose of this NOFO is to build research about the effectiveness, implementation, and optimization of family navigation ED diversion models for non-urgent mental health problems. Models of interest are designed to (a) utilize triage tools to identify mental health acuity, (b) facilitate engagement in mental health services and needed resources, and (c) provide support, knowledge about the mental health condition, and facilitate linkages/address barriers to help-seeking among families.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
  • Small businesses
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (93.242), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 491 $451,000 $167,702 – $811,948
FY 2025 600 $731,738 $320,544 – $1,460,736
FY 2024 883
FY 2023 898
FY 2022 986
FY 2021 945

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 4,803 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Higher education (3,532), Nonprofit (816), Business (215) of 4,803 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (166) · NY (127) · MA (104) · PA (79) · IL (22)
Largest recent awards
  1. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $21,714,815 · FY 2025
  2. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE $19,515,757 · FY 2025
  3. ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE $18,270,924 · FY 2025
  4. DUKE UNIVERSITY $15,039,330 · FY 2025
  5. ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI $12,007,972 · FY 2026

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 6, 2026