Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 12 119
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Use Oriented Basic Research Change Mechanisms of Behavioral Social Interventions (Admin Supp)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.310 Trans NIH Research Support.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2012 and posted on Mar 19, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments County governments Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses.
- 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:
The funding opportunity titled "Use Oriented Basic Research Change Mechanisms of Behavioral Social Interventions (Admin Supp)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA 12 119) is an NIH Common Fund supported initiative connected to the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) program. The Common Fund is meant to back cross-cutting research efforts that can have unusually high impact across multiple areas of health and science, rather than narrowly targeting a single disease or condition. In that spirit, SOBC focuses on the basic science of how behavior changes, with an emphasis on understanding mechanisms that drive the start of change, tailoring change to individuals (personalization), and sustaining change over time. The overall goal is to build a more general and mechanistic foundation for behavior change, so interventions can be designed, refined, and deployed more effectively across different real-world contexts.
A central motivation for this announcement is a long-standing problem in behavioral and social intervention research: the "research-to-practice" gap. Many interventions show strong results in controlled research settings, but then fail to be adopted widely in routine care, community programs, schools, workplaces, or other practical settings. Even when they are adopted, they may not be sustained, either because they are too complex, too resource-intensive, poorly matched to local constraints, or difficult to deliver with consistency. This initiative highlights that the field does not fully agree on the best way to close that gap. Some researchers argue the intervention itself should be modified to fit real-world settings more smoothly (for example, simplifying components, reducing cost, or adapting content for specific populations). Others emphasize changing the delivery system, meaning improving implementation supports, training, incentives, workflows, organizational readiness, or policy structures so that proven interventions can be delivered as intended. This grant opportunity is framed to encourage research that takes those debates seriously and produces clearer, mechanism-focused evidence about what actually drives successful behavior change in practical settings.
The award mechanism listed is a cooperative agreement, which typically means NIH expects a more active partnership role than in a standard grant, often involving coordination, shared milestones, or programmatic involvement from NIH staff. The opportunity category is discretionary, and the activity category is health-related, with CFDA number 93.310 (Trans-NIH Research Support). It is also specifically described as an administrative supplement opportunity, which usually indicates support intended to add on to existing, already-funded projects rather than funding entirely new standalone projects. In practical terms, this kind of supplement commonly helps investigators extend ongoing work in a way that aligns with the SOBC goals, such as adding mechanistic measurements, new analytic approaches, or testing targeted changes to interventions or delivery methods without launching a full new trial from scratch.
Funding levels for this opportunity were relatively modest and designed to support focused, high-value additions. The estimated total funding amount was $500,000, with an award ceiling of $75,000 per award. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces barriers for applicants and is consistent with many NIH research opportunities. Key dates show it was posted and created on March 19, 2012, with an original and current closing date of May 15, 2012, and an archive date of June 15, 2012, indicating it was a time-limited call rather than an ongoing program announcement accepting applications over many cycles.
Eligibility was broad and included a wide range of organization types across the public, private, nonprofit, educational, and governmental spectrum. Eligible applicants included private and public institutions of higher education, small businesses, other for-profit organizations (with small businesses explicitly included), nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and multiple levels of government such as city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public housing authorities or Indian housing authorities. The eligibility language also explicitly recognized a variety of mission- or population-focused institutions and organizations, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations. Importantly, non-U.S. entities were allowed to apply: foreign institutions were eligible, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components as defined by NIH policy were allowed. That breadth reflects the SOBC program's cross-disciplinary and global interest in understanding behavior change mechanisms that can generalize across settings and populations.
In terms of what NIH was really trying to stimulate, the language emphasizes bold, innovative, and potentially risky approaches that might accelerate progress in areas that have resisted traditional research strategies. That can include work that integrates multiple disciplines (for example, psychology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sociology, informatics, implementation science, and public health) to isolate underlying mechanisms rather than only testing whether an intervention "works." The framing encourages research that can explain why an intervention works, for whom it works, and under what circumstances it remains effective once moved outside a tightly controlled research environment. The practical payoff NIH appears to be aiming for is a stronger mechanistic science base that helps reduce the repeated cycle of developing interventions that succeed in trials but struggle in the real world.
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health, and the full announcement was hosted through the NIH grants website. The listing provides contact information through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for technical issues accessing the announcement online.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Use Oriented Basic Research Change Mechanisms of Behavioral Social Interventions (Admin Supp)" and the Funding Opportunity Number is PA 12 119.
Who is the sponsoring agency?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What program is this opportunity connected to?
This opportunity is an NIH Common Fund supported initiative connected to the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) program.
What is the NIH Common Fund, as described in the opportunity?
The Common Fund is intended to support cross-cutting research efforts that can have unusually high impact across multiple areas of health and science, rather than focusing narrowly on a single disease or condition.
What is the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) program focused on?
SOBC focuses on the basic science of how behavior changes. It emphasizes understanding mechanisms that drive the start of change, tailoring change to individuals (personalization), and sustaining change over time.
What is the overall goal of this funding opportunity?
The stated goal is to build a more general and mechanistic foundation for behavior change so interventions can be designed, refined, and deployed more effectively across different real-world contexts.
What problem is this announcement trying to address?
A central motivation is the "research-to-practice" gap, where behavioral and social interventions may show strong results in controlled research settings but then fail to be adopted widely or sustained in routine care, community programs, schools, workplaces, or other practical settings.
Why do some interventions fail to be sustained in real-world settings?
The opportunity notes that even when interventions are adopted, they may not be sustained because they can be too complex, too resource-intensive, poorly matched to local constraints, or difficult to deliver with consistency.
What kinds of research debates does this opportunity highlight?
It highlights ongoing debates about how to close the research-to-practice gap, including whether researchers should modify the intervention itself to fit real-world settings more smoothly or instead focus on changing the delivery system (for example, implementation supports, training, incentives, workflows, organizational readiness, or policy structures).
What is the award mechanism for this opportunity?
The award mechanism listed is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates NIH expects a more active partnership role than in a standard grant, often involving coordination, shared milestones, or other programmatic involvement from NIH staff.
What does it mean that this is an administrative supplement opportunity?
This is described as an administrative supplement, which usually means support intended to add onto existing, already-funded projects rather than funding entirely new standalone projects.
What kinds of activities might an administrative supplement support under this opportunity?
Based on the description provided, a supplement could support focused additions aligned with SOBC goals, such as adding mechanistic measurements, applying new analytic approaches, or testing targeted changes to interventions or delivery methods without launching a full new trial from scratch.
How much total funding was estimated for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount was $500,000.
What was the maximum award amount (ceiling) per award?
The award ceiling was $75,000 per award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity specifies there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the opportunity category and activity category?
The opportunity category is listed as discretionary, and the activity category is health-related.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 93.310 (Trans-NIH Research Support).
When was this opportunity posted and created?
It was posted and created on March 19, 2012.
What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date listed is May 15, 2012.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. The listing shows an archive date of June 15, 2012, indicating it was a time-limited call rather than an ongoing program announcement.
What types of organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included many organization types across public, private, nonprofit, educational, and governmental sectors.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Private and public institutions of higher education were eligible applicants.
Are small businesses and for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. Small businesses were explicitly included, and other for-profit organizations were also eligible.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status were eligible.
Which government entities were eligible?
Eligible government entities included city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public housing authorities or Indian housing authorities.
Are specific institution types (such as HBCUs or Tribal colleges) recognized as eligible?
Yes. The eligibility language explicitly recognized Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
Are non-U.S. organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Foreign institutions were eligible, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components as defined by NIH policy were allowed.
What kind of research approach does NIH appear to be encouraging here?
The opportunity emphasizes bold, innovative, and potentially risky approaches intended to accelerate progress in areas that have resisted traditional research strategies.
Does the opportunity encourage cross-disciplinary research?
Yes. It describes integrating multiple disciplines (for example, psychology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sociology, informatics, implementation science, and public health) to isolate underlying mechanisms rather than only testing whether an intervention works.
What kinds of research questions are emphasized?
The framing emphasizes mechanistic explanations, including understanding why an intervention works, for whom it works, and under what circumstances it remains effective once moved outside a tightly controlled research environment.
What is the practical payoff NIH seems to be aiming for?
The practical payoff described is a stronger mechanistic science base that helps reduce the repeated cycle of developing interventions that succeed in trials but struggle in real-world implementation.
Where was the full announcement hosted?
The full announcement was hosted through the NIH grants website.
Who is listed as the contact for technical issues accessing the announcement online?
The listing provides contact information through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for technical issues accessing the announcement online.
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