Announcements

Dear Subscribers: Please see this corrected version of the NCCIH Update. The previous email did not include New Funding Opportunities. This version now lists those. Thank you, and apologies.

-The NCCIH Update Editorial Team

January Council Meeting To Include Talks on Native American Traditional Practices and Spirituality

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D. December 27, 2023 My colleagues and I at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) invite you to join us virtually for the upcoming open session of the 86th meeting for theNational Advisory Council on Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH),to be held onFriday, January 19, 2024. The open session will belivestreamedfrom12:30 to 4 p.m. ET,and the recorded video will be made available several days later on theNIH VideoCast website. Registration is not necessary, and all are welcome to attend online.

When and How To Contact NCCIH Program Directors for Help

Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D. December 21, 2023 If you plan to apply for a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) or if youve submitted a grant application, NCCIH program directors (PDs) can be an excellent resource for you. Today, I want to talk about the ways in which we can help you at different stages in this process.

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

• Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
• Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-23-256 Feasibility Trials of the NIH Music-based Interventions Toolkit for Brain Disorders of Aging (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
• Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
• Data Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required)
• Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
• NCCIH Multi-Site Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
• Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function

Highlighted Funding Opportunities

• Updated Information on Feasibility Trials of the NIH Music-based Interventions Toolkit for Brain Disorders of Aging (R34 Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-23-256)
  As mentioned during the December 19 webinar, PAR-23-256 will be revised and reissued.PAR-23-256 expired on December 21, 2023 (see the NIH Guide,Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-23-256 Feasibility Trials of the NIH Music-based Interventions Toolkit for Brain Disorders of Aging (R34 Clinical Trial Required). Thus, no further applications will be accepted for consideration under PAR-23-256. The revised NOFO is expected to be published in March 2024, with an expected application due date inJune 2024.We will inform you when the new NOFO is published. To view the summary, visit the webinar page.

Diversity Resources

• NIH ADVANCE Initiative: Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity
  Two New Funding Opportunities: Multi-Sectoral Preventive Interventions Research Network to Address Social Determinants of Health in Populations that Experience Health Disparities.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices are seeking applications for a new collaborative research network to test multi-sectoral preventive interventions for health conditions in populations that experience health disparities.
  PAR-24-053:The research network funding opportunity encourages UG3/UH3 research project applications that intervene beyond the individual level and collaborate with two or more service sectors (e.g., health, housing, transportation, education).
  RFA-OD-24-006: The research network will also include a coordinating center that will provide technical assistance related to intervention methodology and facilitate collaboration across projects. The coordinating center funding opportunity encourages U24 applications that propose activities in administration, methodology, and community engagement.
  
  

  Register forPre-application webinar for the Multi-Sectoral Preventive Interventions Network Funding Opportunities(February 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. ET)

  Applications due: August 5, 2024

Upcoming Events

NCCIH Advisory Council 86th Meeting

January 19, 2024; Virtual

Save the date for the next meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH). View the agenda.

Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Technical Assistance Webinar

January 25, 2024, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET; Virtual Please join us for a preapplication technical assistance webinar regarding the notice of funding opportunity,RFA-AT-24-006: Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).The webinar will provide potential grant applicantswith an overview and address questions from the scientific community on applications for aResource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.The webinar will feature highlights of application considerations from program staff at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and three other partnering National Institutes of Health Institutes and Centers. It will also include a presentation on review requirements from NCCIHs Office of Scientific Review. Registration is required.

In case you missed it...

Music as Medicine Workshop Videos Available

Did you miss the December 14-15, 2023 workshop, "Music as Medicine: The Science and Clinical Practice?" If so, videos from both days are available for viewing.

The workshop aimed to highlight accomplishments from the last 6 years in advancing scientific research on music and health, develop a blueprint for the next phase of research, and further build the research community. The workshop was co-chaired by Dr. Francis Collins, former NIH director, and Ms. Rene Fleming, the renowned soprano and arts and health advocate, both of whom delivered keynote speeches.