Funding Opportunities

Practice-based research (PBR) is clinical investigation grounded in the outcomes of real-world care, drawing from data already collected during integrative health visits. With support from the Krupp Endowed Fund, UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health uses PBR to evaluate the impact of its integrative medicine clinical programs and services. Pilot grants for in-kind research support are available each year.

Supports establishment of a Whole Person Research and Coordination Center to develop a conceptual “whole person physiome” framework and coordinate research activities across institutions. The center will advance multidisciplinary collaboration and data integration to better understand whole-person health.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports feasibility clinical trials testing mind–body interventions aligned with NCCIH high-priority research topics. These studies determine whether a larger, fully powered clinical trial is warranted.

Supports multi-site feasibility clinical trials evaluating mind–body interventions aligned with NCCIH high-priority research topics. These studies prepare investigators for larger, fully powered multi-site clinical trials.

Supports fully powered clinical trials of complementary and integrative health interventions delivered remotely or through digital tools such as mobile health platforms. Studies should evaluate the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions such as mind–body therapies or multicomponent approaches.

Supports coordinating centers that provide infrastructure and operational support for multi-site clinical trials of mind–body interventions. Coordinating centers help manage study design, data coordination, quality control, and collaboration across trial sites.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports feasibility clinical trials testing mind–body interventions aligned with NCCIH high-priority research topics. These studies determine whether a larger, fully powered clinical trial is warranted.

Supports coordinating centers that provide infrastructure and operational support for multi-site clinical trials of mind–body interventions. Coordinating centers help manage study design, data coordination, quality control, and collaboration across trial sites.

Supports multi-site feasibility clinical trials evaluating mind–body interventions aligned with NCCIH high-priority research topics. These studies prepare investigators for larger, fully powered multi-site clinical trials.

Supports fully powered clinical trials of complementary and integrative health interventions delivered remotely or through digital tools such as mobile health platforms. Studies should evaluate the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions such as mind–body therapies or multicomponent approaches.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports research on mind and body interventions for pain management as part of the NIH HEAL Initiative. Projects should evaluate complementary and integrative approaches that may reduce reliance on opioids and improve pain-related outcomes.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports feasibility clinical trials testing mind–body interventions aligned with NCCIH high-priority research topics. These studies determine whether a larger, fully powered clinical trial is warranted.

Supports multi-site feasibility clinical trials evaluating mind–body interventions aligned with NCCIH high-priority research topics. These studies prepare investigators for larger, fully powered multi-site clinical trials.

Supports fully powered clinical trials of complementary and integrative health interventions delivered remotely or through digital tools such as mobile health platforms. Studies should evaluate the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions such as mind–body therapies or multicomponent approaches.

Repays up to $100,000 of qualified educational debt in exchange for a two-year commitment to NIH mission-relevant research. For FY27, the program has three categories: Clinical Research, Pediatric Research, and Facilitating Opportunities in Cutting-edge Science (FOCUS). An especially good fit for early-career researchers.

Funds comparative effectiveness research with strong patient and stakeholder engagement, including Broad Pragmatic Studies (up to $12 million in direct costs), Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research, and Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research. Head-to-head questions about CIH approaches, including digitally delivered interventions, may be a good fit. Letters of Intent are due January 6, 2027; full applications are due May 4, 2027.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

For investigator-initiated projects that don't fit a targeted funding announcement, the parent R01 remains a strong option, with NCCIH as the assigned institute for complementary and integrative health research. New applications are due February 5, June 5, and October 5 each year; resubmissions are due one month later.

Supports mechanistic clinical trials of mind and body interventions such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and massage, with emotional well-being mechanisms as the primary outcome and the Whole Person Health Index as a secondary outcome. The phased R61/R33 design funds a feasibility phase first, followed by the full-scale trial once R61 milestones are met.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Funds comparative effectiveness research with strong patient and stakeholder engagement, including Broad Pragmatic Studies (up to $12 million in direct costs), Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research, and Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research. Head-to-head questions about CIH approaches, including digitally delivered interventions, may be a good fit. Letters of Intent are due January 6, 2027; full applications are due May 4, 2027.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

For investigator-initiated projects that don't fit a targeted funding announcement, the parent R01 remains a strong option, with NCCIH as the assigned institute for complementary and integrative health research. New applications are due February 5, June 5, and October 5 each year; resubmissions are due one month later.

Supports mechanistic clinical trials of mind and body interventions such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and massage, with emotional well-being mechanisms as the primary outcome and the Whole Person Health Index as a secondary outcome. The phased R61/R33 design funds a feasibility phase first, followed by the full-scale trial once R61 milestones are met.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

For investigator-initiated projects that don't fit a targeted funding announcement, the parent R01 remains a strong option, with NCCIH as the assigned institute for complementary and integrative health research. New applications are due February 5, June 5, and October 5 each year; resubmissions are due one month later.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports mechanistic clinical trials of mind and body interventions such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and massage, with emotional well-being mechanisms as the primary outcome and the Whole Person Health Index as a secondary outcome. The phased R61/R33 design funds a feasibility phase first, followed by the full-scale trial once R61 milestones are met.

Supports research on strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings. Projects may examine methods to improve adoption, integration, sustainability, and impact of interventions across healthcare systems and communities.

Supports mechanistic clinical trials of mind and body interventions such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and massage, with emotional well-being mechanisms as the primary outcome and the Whole Person Health Index as a secondary outcome. The phased R61/R33 design funds a feasibility phase first, followed by the full-scale trial once R61 milestones are met.

Supports mechanistic clinical trials of mind and body interventions such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and massage, with emotional well-being mechanisms as the primary outcome and the Whole Person Health Index as a secondary outcome. The phased R61/R33 design funds a feasibility phase first, followed by the full-scale trial once R61 milestones are met.