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Opportunity Summary:

Research On The Reduction And Prevention Of Suicidality (R01) (Funding Opportunity Number PA-07-079) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity aimed at supporting research that directly helps lower the overall burden of suicidality. In this announcement, suicidality is defined broadly to include suicide deaths, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation. The core goal is to expand and strengthen investigator-initiated work focused on understanding what reduces risk and what prevents suicidal behavior, with an emphasis on producing practical, effective strategies that can ultimately reduce harm in real-world settings. NIH also signals a desire to bring more people into this research area, including investigators who are new to suicidality research, and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations that combine perspectives and methods across fields (for example, mental health, public health, medicine, addiction research, aging research, and other related areas).

The primary funding mechanism for this opportunity is the NIH Research Project Grant (R01), which typically supports more fully developed research projects with a defined scope and set of aims. At the same time, the announcement explicitly notes interest in applications through several other NIH/NIMH mechanisms, depending on the maturity and purpose of the work. Smaller, more limited-scope projects are directed to the R03 program (referencing PA-06-180), early-stage or exploratory/developmental studies are directed to the R21 program (PA-06-181), and early clinical development or pilot clinical work is directed to the NIMH R34 mechanism (PA-06-248). In other words, NIH is trying to cover the full pipeline, from smaller or exploratory studies through more established R01-scale research, as long as the work is clearly focused on reducing suicide-related outcomes.

Funding under this FOA is not guaranteed in a fixed amount. Instead, awards are described as contingent on the availability of funds and on NIH receiving a sufficient number of high-quality, competitive applications. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses the grant funding instrument type. It is connected to multiple CFDA program areas, reflecting how suicide prevention research often overlaps with several domains: 93.242 (Mental Health Research Grants), 93.279 (Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs), 93.393 (Cancer Cause and Prevention Research), and 93.866 (Aging Research). This range highlights that NIH is open to suicide prevention and intervention research that is relevant to different populations and medical or life contexts, not only traditional psychiatric settings.

Eligibility is broad. Applicants may include a wide range of U.S. organizations such as state and local governments (including county and city/township governments), special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), small businesses, and for-profit organizations (including those beyond small businesses). The announcement also states that foreign institutions are eligible to apply, and that eligible federal government agencies may apply as well. Faith-based and community-based organizations are also allowed, which is especially relevant for prevention research that may involve community implementation, outreach, or service-delivery settings. Importantly, there is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed for this opportunity.

In terms of logistics and timing, the opportunity was originally posted on November 22, 2006, with multiple receipt dates rather than a single deadline, and the listing indicates a current closing date of September 7, 2009 (with multiple receipt dates and instructions to consult the full announcement for specifics). The program is archived as of October 7, 2009. The full details were provided via the NIH grants guide link associated with PA-07-079. For technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement, the contact given is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV).

Overall, the announcement is a call for rigorous research designed to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors, intentionally structured to encourage both established and new investigators, support a range of project sizes and stages, and promote cross-disciplinary approaches that can lead to measurable prevention and risk-reduction outcomes.

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