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NIH Obesity Research Funding Opportunities

This page presents information about NIH research funding opportunities. Other federal agencies, public and private organizations also support research efforts and other types of activities related to obesity. The purpose of this website is to provide information about NIH research, including research on which NIH is collaborating with other agencies and organizations. This website does not provide information on funding opportunities available from other Federal agencies or other organizations.

Obesity Research Solicitations Currently Accepting Applications

Listed below are obesity-related research solicitations that are currently open for submission of applications for funding. Detailed information, including names of individuals to contact with questions, is provided through the links associated with each solicitation.



RFA-DK-08-009: Neuroimaging in Obesity Research (R01)
RFA-HL-08-013: Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity: Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development (U01)
RFA-HD-08-023: Innovative Computational and Statistical Methodologies for the Design and Analysis of Multilevel Studies on Childhood Obesity (R01)
RFA-DK-08-505: Limited Competition: Continuation of the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN) (U01)


PAR-08-224: Using Systems Science Methodologies to Protect and Improve Population Health (R21)
PA-08-239: Impact of Health Communication Strategies on Dietary Behaviors (R01)
PA-08-240: Impact of Health Communication Strategies on Dietary Behaviors (R21)
PA-08-193: Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21)
PA-08-192: Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01)
PAR-08-160: Adverse Metabolic Side Effects of Second Generation Psychotropic Medications Leading to Obesity and Increased Diabetes Risk (R01)
PA-08-078: Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity, and Energy Balance (R01)
PA-08-077: Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity and Energy Balance (R21)
PA-08-074: Community Participation in Research (R01)
PA-08-059: Role of Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine Organ in Reproduction and Infertility (R01)
PA-08-014: The Role of Gastrointestinal Surgical Procedures in Amelioration of Obesity-Related Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Independent of Weight Loss (R01)
PA-07-391: Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21)
PA-07-392: Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)
PA-07-435: Bioengineering Approaches to Energy Balance and Obesity (SBIR [R43/R44])
PA-07-436: Bioengineering Approaches to Energy Balance and Obesity (STTR [R41/R42])
PA-07-421: Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21)
PA-07-422: Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01)
PA-07-388: Identifying and Reducing Diabetes and Obesity Related Health Disparities within Healthcare Systems (R01)
PA-07-354: Bioengineering and Obesity (R01)
PA-07-218: Diet Composition and Energy Balance (R01)
PA-07-285: Translational Research in Eating Disorders (R01)
PA-07-301: Application of Metabolomics for Translational and Biological Research (R01)
PA-07-097: Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01)
PA-07-098: Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R03)
PA-07-099: Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R21)
PA-07-016: Proteomics: Diabetes, Obesity, And Endocrine, Digestive, Kidney, Urologic, And Hematologic Diseases (R01)
PA-07-025: Non-Invasive Methods for Diagnosis and Progression of Diabetes, Kidney, Urological, Hematological and Digestive Diseases (R01)
PA-07-027: Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases (R01)
PA-07-052: Development of Disease Biomarkers (R01)
PA-07-058: Insulin Signaling and Receptor Cross-Talk (R01)
PAR-07-024: Ancillary Studies to Major Ongoing NIDDK and NHLBI Clinical Research Studies (R01)
PA-07-013: Research on Improving Health Care for Obese Patients (R01)
PA-07-017: Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)
PAR-06-532: Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity (R18)
PAR-06-358: Planning Grants For Translational Research For The Prevention And Control Of Diabetes And Obesity (R34)
PAR-07-259: Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)
PAR-06-103: Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21)
PA-07-180: School-based Interventions to Prevent Obesity (R01)
PA-07-176: Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans (R01)
PA-06-405: Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans (R21)
PA-06-387: Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Research Grants in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (R21)
PA-06-256: Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21)
PA-07-061: Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents (R01)
PA-06-530: Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents (R21)
PA-06-151: Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21)
PA-06-136: Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure (R21)


Archive: Highlights of Past Obesity Research Solicitations

Full Lists of All Past and Current Research Solicitations

For full listings of all current and past NIH research solicitations, please visit the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html . (The grants and contracts website covers not only obesity but also numerous other areas of research supported by the NIH.)

Other Types of Applications for Funding

Additionally, researchers are invited to submit applications independent of specific NIH-initiated research solicitations. Investigator-initiated research represents a substantial portion of the NIH funding portfolio. The websites of individual Institutes and Centers across the NIH discuss their research areas of interest with information for obtaining further advice relevant to grant submissions.

See also: Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm

Links to Tips for Grant Writing

The following links are to general information about submitting grant applications, either in response to a research solicitation or for investigator-initiated studies.

Grant Writing Tips Sheets http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm
An Introduction to Extramural Research http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/welcome.htm
"All about Grants" Tutorials http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/default.htm
Resources for New Investigators grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm

 

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