Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 11 063
Apply for PA 11 063
- 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 "Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Improve Health Related Behaviors (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 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.399 Cancer Control 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 Dec 7, 2010 and posted on Dec 7, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities State governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) City or township governments Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- 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 NIH funding opportunity titled "Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Improve Health Related Behaviors (R01)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA-11-063) supported highly innovative research projects designed to move basic discoveries about human behavior into practical, real-world interventions that improve health. It was issued by the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and involved multiple participating NIH components, including the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, now NCCIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Research on Womens Health (ORWH). In plain terms, the FOA was aimed at closing the gap between what researchers learn in controlled basic science studies about how and why people behave the way they do, and what clinicians, public health programs, and communities can actually implement to change health-related behavior at scale.
At the center of the announcement was the expectation that applicants would build interventions that are clearly grounded in basic behavioral and social science findings, rather than simply proposing another generic behavior-change program. The goal was not just to test whether an intervention works, but to deliberately use basic mechanisms and theory (for example, motivation, habit formation, self-regulation, stress and coping, social influence, decision-making, reward learning, and other behavioral or social processes) to design, refine, and strengthen interventions so they have a better chance of producing meaningful and lasting change. The FOA emphasized translation into clinical, community, or population-based settings, which signals a strong interest in approaches that can be deployed in real health care systems, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, or broader public health contexts, not just tightly controlled laboratory environments.
The opportunity specifically encouraged interdisciplinary teams that combine basic and applied expertise across biological, behavioral, and social sciences. That team-science emphasis reflected the idea that effective behavior-change interventions often require integrating multiple perspectives, such as combining insights from psychology, sociology, behavioral economics, neuroscience, communications, epidemiology, or implementation-related disciplines. The intended output was the development and refinement of novel behavioral interventions with high potential impact, meaning proposals were expected to be more than incremental improvements and instead show creativity, strong scientific rationale, and a credible plan for producing interventions that matter for public health outcomes.
In terms of target behaviors, the FOA covered both improving health-promoting behaviors and reducing harmful or risky behaviors. Examples of health-promoting behaviors included healthier dietary intake, sun safety, physical activity, and adherence to medical regimens. Examples of problem behaviors included smoking, tanning, physical inactivity, and alcohol or other substance use, abuse, or dependence. The broad scope allowed investigators to address a wide range of health conditions and prevention priorities, while still keeping the emphasis on behavioral intervention development rooted in basic science discoveries.
Mechanistically, the FOA was essentially a call for projects that do the hard work of translating behavioral science into intervention components that can be tested, optimized, and delivered. That typically implies a focus on identifying which elements of an intervention are responsible for change, clarifying how the intervention affects behavior, and refining delivery strategies so the intervention can function in the messiness of real-life settings. Although the announcement text highlights development and refinement, it also makes clear that interventions should be intended for clinical, community, or population impact, which usually entails attention to feasibility, acceptability, reach, and potential scalability, even if the project is not yet at a full national rollout stage.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant opportunity using the NIH Research Project Grant mechanism (R01). It was categorized under funding activity areas that include education, food and nutrition, health, and income security and social services, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of behavioral intervention research. The FOA listed multiple CFDA program areas tied to the participating NIH institutes and centers, including complementary and integrative health research, alcohol research, drug abuse and addiction research, cancer control, cardiovascular research, diabetes/digestive/kidney diseases research, and child health and human development research. No cost sharing or matching was required, which is typical for NIH research project grants.
Eligibility was intentionally broad and included many types of applicant organizations. Eligible applicants ranged from public and private institutions of higher education to nonprofits (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), and various levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district). The FOA also included tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, and other entities as described in the full announcement. It also explicitly recognized additional eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, eligible federal agencies, and non-U.S. (foreign) organizations. This wide eligibility aligned with the FOA's interest in interventions that could be built and tested in diverse settings and populations.
Key dates show the announcement was posted and created on December 7, 2010, with an original and final closing date of January 7, 2014, and an archive date of February 7, 2014, meaning it is no longer open for new applications. The sponsoring agency was the National Institutes of Health, and the full announcement was made available through the NIH grants guide. For technical access issues, the contact point referenced was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster.
Overall, PA-11-063 was designed to push the field toward behavior-change interventions that are not only evidence-based in the usual sense, but explicitly derived from basic behavioral and social science mechanisms, developed by interdisciplinary teams, and positioned to improve real-world health behaviors across clinical, community, and population contexts.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number of this NIH grant?
The opportunity is titled "Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Improve Health Related Behaviors (R01)" and the Funding Opportunity Number is PA-11-063.
What is the main purpose of PA-11-063?
The purpose was to support highly innovative research projects that translate basic behavioral and social science discoveries about human behavior into practical, real-world interventions that improve health-related behaviors.
What gap was this funding opportunity trying to close?
It aimed to close the gap between what researchers learn in controlled basic science studies about how and why people behave as they do, and what can realistically be implemented in clinical care, public health programs, and community settings to change health-related behavior at scale.
What grant mechanism did this opportunity use?
This was an NIH Research Project Grant using the R01 mechanism.
Which NIH office issued the funding opportunity?
The announcement was issued by the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR).
Which NIH Institutes and Offices participated in this FOA?
Multiple NIH components participated, including: National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, now NCCIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); and the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH).
What kinds of projects were expected to be competitive under this FOA?
The FOA emphasized highly innovative intervention projects that are clearly grounded in basic behavioral and social science findings, use mechanisms and theory to deliberately design and strengthen intervention components, and are positioned for translation into real-world clinical, community, or population-based settings.
What does it mean that interventions needed to be "grounded in basic behavioral and social science findings"?
It means applicants were expected to build intervention strategies directly from basic discoveries and mechanisms (not just propose a generic behavior-change program). The focus was on using theory and mechanisms to guide how the intervention is designed, refined, and expected to produce meaningful and lasting behavior change.
What behavioral or social mechanisms were highlighted as examples?
Examples included motivation, habit formation, self-regulation, stress and coping, social influence, decision-making, and reward learning, along with other behavioral or social processes.
Were applicants expected only to test whether an intervention works?
No. The FOA emphasized deliberately using basic mechanisms and theory to design, refine, and strengthen interventions, not only evaluating whether they work but also building them in a way that increases the likelihood of meaningful and durable change.
In what settings did NIH want these interventions to be used?
The FOA emphasized translation into clinical, community, or population-based settings, such as health care systems, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and broader public health contexts, rather than being limited to tightly controlled laboratory environments.
Did the FOA encourage interdisciplinary or team-based research?
Yes. It specifically encouraged interdisciplinary teams combining basic and applied expertise across biological, behavioral, and social sciences, reflecting the view that effective behavior-change interventions often require integrating multiple perspectives.
What disciplines were mentioned as relevant to the interdisciplinary emphasis?
Examples included psychology, sociology, behavioral economics, neuroscience, communications, epidemiology, and implementation-related disciplines.
What kinds of health-related behaviors were within scope?
The scope included both improving health-promoting behaviors and reducing harmful or risky behaviors.
What are examples of health-promoting behaviors mentioned in the FOA summary?
Examples included healthier dietary intake, sun safety, physical activity, and adherence to medical regimens.
What are examples of harmful or risky behaviors mentioned in the FOA summary?
Examples included smoking, tanning, physical inactivity, and alcohol or other substance use, abuse, or dependence.
Was the FOA limited to a single disease area?
No. It allowed a broad range of health conditions and prevention priorities, while maintaining a central emphasis on behavioral intervention development rooted in basic science discoveries.
What did the FOA suggest about intervention development and refinement?
It described the need to translate behavioral science into intervention components that can be tested, optimized, and delivered, often implying attention to which elements drive change, how the intervention affects behavior, and how delivery strategies can work under real-world conditions.
Did the FOA expect attention to feasibility or scalability?
Yes in principle. While emphasizing development and refinement, it also stressed clinical, community, or population impact, which typically entails attention to feasibility, acceptability, reach, and potential scalability, even if a project is not yet at national rollout.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA stated that no cost sharing or matching was required.
What funding activity areas were associated with this opportunity?
It was categorized under funding activity areas including education, food and nutrition, health, and income security and social services, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of behavioral intervention research.
What CFDA-related program areas were referenced?
The FOA referenced multiple program areas tied to participating NIH institutes and centers, including complementary and integrative health research, alcohol research, drug abuse and addiction research, cancer control, cardiovascular research, diabetes/digestive/kidney diseases research, and child health and human development research.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, and special district), among others described in the announcement.
Were tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Tribal governments and tribal organizations were included as eligible applicants.
Were school districts and housing authorities eligible?
Yes. The FOA included independent school districts and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities among eligible entities.
Did the FOA mention eligibility for specific types of institutions serving particular populations?
Yes. It explicitly recognized additional eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
Were faith-based or community-based organizations allowed to apply?
Yes. Faith-based or community-based organizations were explicitly recognized among eligible applicants.
Were U.S. territories or possessions included in eligibility?
Yes. U.S. territories or possessions were included among eligible applicants.
Were non-U.S. (foreign) organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA explicitly included non-U.S. (foreign) organizations as eligible applicants.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. Key dates indicate an original and final closing date of January 7, 2014, with an archive date of February 7, 2014, meaning it is no longer open for new applications.
When was PA-11-063 posted?
The announcement was posted/created on December 7, 2010.
Who was the sponsoring agency?
The sponsoring agency was the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Where was the full announcement made available?
The full announcement was made available through the NIH grants guide.
Who was listed as a contact for technical access issues?
For technical access issues, the contact point referenced was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster.
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