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- The National Institutes of Health in the education environment food and nutrition health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sleep and Social Environment Basic Biopsychosocial Processes (R21)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.142 NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training 93.143 NIEHS Superfund Hazardous SubstancesBasic Research and Education 93.172 Human Genome Research 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.233 National Center on Sleep Disorders Research 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research 93.361 Nursing Research 93.389 National Center for Research Resources 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research 93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research 93.395 Cancer Treatment Research 93.396 Cancer Biology Research 93.399 Cancer Control 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.838 Lung Diseases Research 93.846 Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.855 Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation Research 93.856 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.866 Aging Research 93.867 Vision Research 93.879 Medical Library Assistance 93.989 International Research and Research Training.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 5, 2010 and posted on Aug 5, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 8, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Independent school districts Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- 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) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Sleep and Social Environment Basic Biopsychosocial Processes (R21) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-HD-11-102) is a National Institutes of Health funding announcement released through the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Opportunity Network (OppNet). Its core aim is to support exploratory research that digs into the two-way relationship between sleep and circadian biology on one side, and behavioral and social environmental conditions on the other. The focus is on basic biopsychosocial processes: how features of peoples social worlds shape sleep and circadian patterns, and how sleep and circadian functioning in turn influence behavior and social functioning. The announcement emphasizes that sleep is essential for health and for day-to-day behavioral and social performance, but that the field still lacks a systematic understanding of the mechanisms linking social environment factors to sleep, especially when you factor in why some individuals are more vulnerable or more resilient under similar social conditions.
In practical terms, the NIH is looking for R21 Research Project Grant applications that are geared toward early-stage, hypothesis-generating, or high-impact exploratory studies rather than large, fully built-out programs. Proposed projects should investigate dynamic and reciprocal interactions, meaning they should not treat sleep as only an outcome or only a cause. Instead, they should try to capture feedback loops, timing, and context: for example, how work schedules, family demands, neighborhood characteristics, stress exposure, social relationships, or broader structural conditions might alter sleep timing, duration, continuity, or circadian alignment, and how changes in sleep or circadian regulation can then affect social behavior, decision-making, emotional regulation, interpersonal functioning, or other behavioral processes. A key theme is mechanism, not just correlation. The announcement signals interest in understanding pathways and processes that link social and behavioral contexts to sleep-wake and circadian regulation, including why effects may differ across people because of individual differences in susceptibility and resilience.
At the same time, the NIH is explicit about what this program is not meant to do. It is not intended to fund treatment or intervention research aimed at sleep or circadian rhythm disorders, nor development of clinical therapies. In other words, applications should be framed as basic research on underlying mechanisms and interactions, rather than clinical trials or program evaluations designed primarily to treat insomnia, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders, or related conditions.
This FOA uses the R21 mechanism and runs alongside a parallel announcement with the same scientific scope that uses the R01 mechanism (RFA-HD-11-101). The R21 track is generally the better fit for projects that are innovative and potentially transformative but still need preliminary work to establish feasibility, refine measures, test novel models, or generate initial data that could later justify a larger R01-scale effort.
On funding levels, OppNet indicated an intention to commit up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011, with an anticipated 5 to 6 awards, depending on application quality and available funds. The award ceiling listed is $200,000 (as provided in the opportunity summary). There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types: public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities), small businesses, for-profit organizations (with the exception of categories noted in the listing), and multiple levels of government (state, county, city or township, special district). The announcement also includes tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized), tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, US territories or possessions, eligible federal agencies, and even non-US entities (foreign organizations). This wide eligibility reflects the interdisciplinary nature of sleep and social environment research, which can span behavioral science, social science, neuroscience, public health, and related fields.
Key administrative details in the source record include a posted date of August 5, 2010, with an original and current closing date of October 8, 2010, and an archive date of November 8, 2010. The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health. The program is categorized as a discretionary grant opportunity, and it is associated with a large set of CFDA numbers spanning environmental health, sleep disorders research, mental health, substance use, aging, child health, cancer, cardiovascular and lung diseases, neurological disorders, minority health and disparities, nursing research, and more, underscoring that the science topic cuts across many NIH missions even though OppNet is coordinating the initiative.
Overall, this grant opportunity is essentially a call for creative, mechanism-focused basic research that explains how social and behavioral environments interact with sleep and circadian systems in real life, accounting for individual differences in vulnerability and resilience, while staying away from direct treatment development or intervention testing for sleep or circadian disorders.
FAQs: Sleep and Social Environment Basic Biopsychosocial Processes (R21) - RFA-HD-11-102
What is this funding opportunity?
This is an NIH funding announcement titled "Sleep and Social Environment Basic Biopsychosocial Processes (R21)" under Funding Opportunity Number RFA-HD-11-102. It was released through the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Opportunity Network (OppNet) and supports exploratory research on sleep, circadian biology, and the social environment.
What is the main goal of RFA-HD-11-102?
The core aim is to support basic, mechanism-focused research on the two-way (reciprocal) relationship between sleep and circadian biology and behavioral/social environmental conditions. The emphasis is on understanding processes and pathways, not just documenting associations.
What kinds of research questions is NIH trying to encourage here?
The announcement encourages studies that explain how features of peoples social worlds shape sleep and circadian patterns, and how sleep/circadian functioning in turn influences behavior and social functioning. It highlights the need to understand why people can be more vulnerable or more resilient under similar social conditions.
Does the FOA require studying sleep as both an outcome and a cause?
Yes. The FOA emphasizes dynamic and reciprocal interactions, meaning applicants should not frame sleep only as an outcome of the social environment or only as a predictor of behavior. Projects are expected to address feedback loops, timing, and context in the sleep-social environment relationship.
What types of social or behavioral environmental factors are examples of interest?
Examples mentioned include work schedules, family demands, neighborhood characteristics, stress exposure, social relationships, and broader structural conditions, and how these factors may alter sleep timing, duration, continuity, or circadian alignment.
What kinds of sleep or circadian outcomes are relevant to this FOA?
The FOA points to sleep timing, sleep duration, sleep continuity, and circadian alignment, as well as circadian regulation more broadly, as relevant aspects of sleep and circadian functioning to investigate in relation to social and behavioral contexts.
What kinds of behavioral or social outcomes are relevant on the other side of the relationship?
The FOA notes outcomes such as social behavior, decision-making, emotional regulation, interpersonal functioning, and other behavioral processes that may be influenced by changes in sleep and circadian regulation.
Is this opportunity focused on mechanisms or correlations?
Mechanisms. A stated theme is understanding pathways and processes linking social/behavioral contexts with sleep-wake and circadian regulation, rather than reporting correlation alone.
Does the FOA address individual differences?
Yes. The announcement highlights interest in why the effects of social and behavioral conditions on sleep (and vice versa) may differ across people due to individual differences in susceptibility, vulnerability, and resilience.
What grant mechanism does this FOA use?
This FOA uses the NIH R21 Research Project Grant mechanism, which is generally intended for exploratory, early-stage, hypothesis-generating, and potentially high-impact studies.
How does the R21 scope differ from a larger NIH research project?
Based on the description provided, the R21 track is positioned for innovative and potentially transformative projects that may still need feasibility work, measure refinement, testing of novel models, or generation of initial data that could later support a larger R01-scale effort.
Is there a related R01 funding opportunity for the same topic?
Yes. The announcement notes a parallel FOA with the same scientific scope that uses the R01 mechanism: RFA-HD-11-101.
Is treatment or intervention research allowed under this FOA?
The FOA explicitly states it is not intended to fund treatment or intervention research aimed at sleep or circadian rhythm disorders, and it is not aimed at developing clinical therapies. Applications should be framed as basic research on underlying mechanisms and interactions, rather than clinical trials or program evaluations designed primarily to treat specific disorders.
Are clinical sleep disorders (like insomnia or sleep apnea) the target of this program?
No. The FOA is described as basic research on mechanisms linking sleep/circadian systems and social environments, and it explicitly says it is not meant for treatment development or intervention testing for disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, or circadian rhythm disorders.
How much funding was intended for this opportunity?
OppNet indicated an intention to commit up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011, with an anticipated 5 to 6 awards, depending on application quality and available funds.
What is the listed award ceiling?
The award ceiling listed in the opportunity summary is $200,000.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is the sponsoring agency?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the announcement was released through OppNet.
When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The posted date in the source record is August 5, 2010. The original and current closing date is October 8, 2010. The archive date is November 8, 2010.
What type of funding opportunity is this classified as?
It is categorized as a discretionary grant opportunity in the source record.
What organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); small businesses; for-profit organizations (with noted exceptions in the listing); and many government entities (state, county, city or township, special district). It also includes tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized), tribally controlled colleges and universities, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, US territories or possessions, eligible federal agencies, and foreign (non-US) organizations.
Are minority-serving and special-focus institutions included in eligibility?
Yes. The eligibility list includes, among others, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Are foreign organizations allowed to apply?
Yes. The eligibility list explicitly includes non-US entities (foreign organizations).
What research areas or NIH missions does this topic touch?
The source record associates the opportunity with a wide set of CFDA numbers spanning areas such as environmental health, sleep disorders research, mental health, substance use, aging, child health, cancer, cardiovascular and lung diseases, neurological disorders, minority health and disparities, nursing research, and more, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of sleep and social environment research.
What is the overall takeaway for applicants about what NIH wants to fund here?
The opportunity is essentially a call for creative, mechanism-focused basic research that explains how real-life social and behavioral environments interact with sleep and circadian systems, including reciprocal effects and individual differences in vulnerability and resilience, while avoiding direct treatment development or intervention testing for sleep or circadian disorders.
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