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- The National Institutes of Health in the education food and nutrition health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Healthy Habits Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.361 Nursing Research 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 17, 2014 and posted on Sep 1, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 18, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Small businesses City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
Healthy Habits Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R01) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant opportunity that invited Research Project Grant (R01) applications focused on how healthy behaviors form, take hold, and persist from birth through age 18. The central idea is not simply to show that a program or message can change behavior in the short term, but to use innovative research to understand the mechanisms that shape children and adolescents habits and to develop or test approaches that help those habits become sustainable over time. The announcement highlights "timing" and development, meaning applicants were expected to think carefully about when in childhood or adolescence an intervention or influence may be most effective and why.
The lead institute for the announcement is the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), with participation from several other NIH partners: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, now known as NCCIH), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). That mix of partners signals that NIH was looking for strong behavioral science grounded in real health outcomes across multiple domains, including cardiovascular health, metabolic health, child development, and potentially complementary or integrative health approaches when appropriate.
The scope of "positive health behaviors" in this FOA is broad and intentionally practical. Examples listed include establishing healthy sleep patterns, developing effective self-regulation strategies (such as attention control, emotion regulation, or impulse management), improving adaptive decision making in risk situations, practicing proper dental hygiene, eating a balanced and nutritious diet, engaging in age-appropriate physical activity, and participating in healthy relationships. In other words, the FOA was open to proposals that target everyday behaviors that cumulatively drive long-term health trajectories, as well as the psychological and social skills that enable those behaviors.
From a research framing standpoint, the FOA emphasizes two closely related aims: identifying mechanisms of influence and promoting sustainable behaviors. "Mechanisms" can include individual-level processes (for example, self-regulation, stress reactivity, reward sensitivity, executive function, habit formation, or sleep-wake biology), family and caregiver influences (parenting practices, routines, modeling, household resources), peer and school contexts, community conditions, and broader social or environmental drivers. The sustainability emphasis pushes applicants to address maintenance of behavior change, not just initiation, and to design studies that can tell whether improvements persist and under what conditions.
This opportunity used the R01 funding mechanism, which is NIH's standard support for discrete, hypothesis-driven research projects and typically expects a well-justified design, meaningful outcome measurement, and a clear analytic plan. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary. The FOA included an award ceiling listed at $500,000, and it explicitly stated that cost sharing or matching was not required, which reduces barriers for applicants who cannot provide institutional matching funds.
Eligibility was intentionally expansive. Eligible applicants included public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), small businesses, for-profit entities other than small businesses, independent school districts, and a wide range of government entities (city/township, county, state, special district governments, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities). The FOA also called out additional eligible organizations such as faith-based or community-based organizations, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges and universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, tribally controlled organizations, regional organizations, and eligible federal agencies. Notably, non-U.S. (foreign) institutions were eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components were allowed as defined by NIH policy. This breadth suggests NIH wanted to encourage proposals rooted in diverse settings and populations, including those that may be underserved or at higher risk for poor health outcomes.
Key administrative details in the source information include the Funding Opportunity Number PA-11-327 and a posted date of September 1, 2011. The record shows an original closing date of September 7, 2014, with a current closing date listed as April 18, 2014, and an archive date of May 18, 2014, indicating the announcement is no longer active. The program is associated with multiple CFDA numbers spanning complementary and integrative health research, nursing research, cardiovascular research, diabetes/digestive/kidney extramural research, and child health and human development extramural research, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of the topic.
In practical terms, a strong application under this FOA would have been expected to do more than propose a general health education program. It would likely specify the developmental window being targeted, explain why that timing matters biologically, psychologically, or socially, and measure both short-term changes and longer-term maintenance. It would also typically articulate a clear theory of change and include rigorous methods to test mediators or mechanisms (for example, whether improved sleep routines lead to better self-regulation, which then improves dietary choices, or whether supportive relationships buffer stress and reduce risky decision making). Because the participating institutes span nursing, child development, cardiometabolic health, and behavioral science, proposals could be interdisciplinary and situated in real-world contexts such as homes, clinics, schools, or communities, as long as they advanced understanding of how sustainable healthy habits develop and how to promote them effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Healthy Habits Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R01)" opportunity?
It is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant opportunity that invited Research Project Grant (R01) applications focused on how healthy behaviors form, take hold, and persist from birth through age 18. A core theme is understanding how to make healthy habits sustainable over time, not just producing short-term behavior changes.
What is the funding mechanism used for this opportunity?
This opportunity used the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) mechanism, which typically supports discrete, hypothesis-driven research projects with a well-justified study design, meaningful outcome measurement, and a clear analytic plan.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PA-11-327.
Who was the lead NIH institute for this FOA?
The lead institute was the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
Which other NIH organizations participated in this FOA?
Participating partners included the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, now known as NCCIH), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR).
What is the main research focus of this FOA?
The focus is on understanding the mechanisms that shape healthy habits in children and adolescents and on developing or testing approaches that help those habits become sustainable over time. The FOA emphasizes development and "timing," meaning research should carefully consider when in childhood or adolescence an intervention or influence may be most effective and why.
What does "timing" mean in the context of this FOA?
"Timing" refers to selecting and justifying specific developmental windows (from birth through age 18) during which an intervention, exposure, or influence is expected to be particularly effective, and explaining why that timing matters biologically, psychologically, or socially.
What age range does the FOA cover?
The FOA covers research focused on children and adolescents from birth through age 18.
What types of behaviors were considered "positive health behaviors" under this FOA?
The FOA described a broad and practical set of examples, including establishing healthy sleep patterns, developing effective self-regulation strategies (such as attention control, emotion regulation, or impulse management), improving adaptive decision making in risk situations, practicing proper dental hygiene, eating a balanced and nutritious diet, engaging in age-appropriate physical activity, and participating in healthy relationships.
Are psychological and social skills included, or only physical health behaviors?
Psychological and social skills are included. The FOA explicitly included skills like self-regulation and adaptive decision making, as well as participation in healthy relationships, in addition to behaviors like sleep, diet, physical activity, and dental hygiene.
What does the FOA mean by studying "mechanisms"?
"Mechanisms" refers to the processes and influences that explain how and why healthy behaviors develop and persist. The FOA noted mechanisms at multiple levels, including individual processes (for example, self-regulation, stress reactivity, reward sensitivity, executive function, habit formation, or sleep-wake biology), family and caregiver influences (such as parenting practices, routines, modeling, and household resources), peer and school contexts, community conditions, and broader social or environmental drivers.
What does the FOA mean by "sustainable" behavior change?
Sustainability emphasizes maintenance of behavior change, not just initiation. The FOA encouraged study designs that can determine whether improvements persist over time and under what conditions they are maintained.
Does this FOA prioritize long-term outcomes over short-term outcomes?
It emphasizes going beyond short-term change by measuring whether improvements persist and by identifying conditions and mechanisms that support maintenance. Short-term changes can be measured, but the stated priority is understanding and promoting sustainable habits.
What kinds of study settings could be relevant to this FOA?
The FOA indicated that research could be situated in real-world contexts such as homes, clinics, schools, or communities, as long as the work advances understanding of how sustainable healthy habits develop and how to promote them effectively.
Is this opportunity focused on general health education programs?
The FOA indicated that strong applications would do more than propose a general health education program. It emphasized specifying the developmental window being targeted, explaining why timing matters, and using rigorous methods to measure both short-term change and longer-term maintenance, including testing mediators or mechanisms.
Is interdisciplinary research relevant to this FOA?
Yes. The range of participating institutes (nursing research, child development, cardiometabolic health, behavioral and social science, and complementary/integrative health) signals that interdisciplinary research approaches are consistent with the FOA's intent.
What is the award ceiling listed for this FOA?
The FOA listed an award ceiling of $500,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA explicitly stated that cost sharing or matching was not required.
What is the opportunity category and funding instrument type?
The opportunity category is discretionary, and the funding instrument type is a grant.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was expansive and included public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (with and without 501(c)(3) status); small businesses; for-profit entities other than small businesses; independent school districts; and many government entities (including city/township, county, state, special district governments, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities). The FOA also called out eligibility for faith-based or community-based organizations, HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges and universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, tribally controlled organizations, regional organizations, and eligible federal agencies.
Were non-U.S. (foreign) organizations eligible?
Yes. Non-U.S. (foreign) institutions were eligible to apply. In addition, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components were allowed as defined by NIH policy.
Is this FOA still active?
No. The record indicates it is no longer active, with an archive date of May 18, 2014.
What are the key dates listed for this FOA?
The posted date is September 1, 2011. The record shows an original closing date of September 7, 2014, a current closing date listed as April 18, 2014, and an archive date of May 18, 2014, indicating the announcement has been archived.
What health domains did NIH signal interest in through the participating institutes?
The participating institutes suggest interest in strong behavioral science linked to real health outcomes across multiple domains, including cardiovascular health, metabolic health, child development, nursing research, and, when appropriate, complementary or integrative health approaches.
What kinds of outcomes or measurements would be consistent with the FOA's emphasis?
The FOA emphasized meaningful outcome measurement and the ability to assess both initial behavior change and longer-term maintenance, along with measurement that supports testing mechanisms or mediators (for example, whether improvements in sleep routines relate to later improvements in self-regulation and diet, or whether supportive relationships buffer stress and affect risk-related decision making).
What program identifiers are associated with this FOA?
The FOA is associated with multiple CFDA numbers spanning complementary and integrative health research, nursing research, cardiovascular research, diabetes/digestive/kidney extramural research, and child health and human development extramural research, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of the topic.
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