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.
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.
Request For Information : Biomarkers for prediction of response to obesity therapies and sustained weight loss
RFA-DK-12-023
: Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30)
RFA-CA-12-015
: Research Answers to NCIs Provocative Questions- Group A (R01)
RFA-CA-12-016
: Research Answers to NCIs Provocative Questions- Group A (R21)
PA-13-110: Obesity Policy Evaluation Research (R01)
PAR-13-109: Mechanistic Insights from Birth Cohorts (R01)
PA-13-100: School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R01)
PA-13-099: School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R03)
PA-13-098: School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors, and Weight Outcomes (R21)
PAR-13-074
: Small Grants for New Investigators to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (R03)
PAR-13-007 :
Early-Stage Pharmacological Validation of Novel Targets and Accompanying Pre-Therapeutic Leads for Diseases of Interest to the NIDDK (R01)
PAR-12-265
: Ancillary Studies to Major Ongoing Clinical Research Studies to Advance Areas
of Scientific Interest within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01)
PAR 12-257 :
Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01)
PAR-12-228 :
Physical activity and weight control interventions among cancer survivors: Effects on biomarkers of prognosis and survival (R01)
PAR-12-229 :
Physical activity and weight control interventions among cancer survivors: Effects on biomarkers of prognosis and survival (R21)
PAR-12-198 :
Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)
PAR-12-197 :
Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21)
PA-12-185 :
Role of Environmental Chemical Exposures in the Development of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome (R01)
PA-12-184 :
Role of Environmental Chemical Exposures in the Development of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome (R21)
PAR-12-182 :
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)
PAR-12-172 :
Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R18)
PAR-12-173 :
Planning Grants for Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R34)
PA-12-179 :
Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21)
PA-12-157 :
Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Research Grants in Diabetes, and Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (R21)
PA-12-125 :
Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21)
PA-12-061
: Maternal Nutrition and Pre-pregnancy Obesity: Effects on Mothers, Infants and Children (R01)
PAR-12-048
: Prevention and Treatment of Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease in Military Populations (R01)
PA-12-024
: Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care (R01)
PA-11-327
: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children
and Adolescents (R01)
PA-11-328
: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children
and Adolescents (R03)
PA-11-329
: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children
and Adolescents (R21)
PA-11-245
: Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Management (R01)
PAR-11-288
: Health Promotion for Children With Physical Disabilities Through Physical Activity
and Diet: Developing An Evidence Base (R01)
PAR-11-284
: Health Promotion for Children With Physical Disabilities Through Physical Activity
and Diet: Developing An Evidence Base (R21)
PA-11-211
: Virtual Reality Technologies for Research and Education in Obesity and Diabetes
(R01)
PA-11-212
: Virtual Reality Technologies for Research and Education in Obesity and Diabetes
(R21)
PA-11-165:
Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure
(R01)
PA-11-166:
Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure
(R21)
PA-11-104:
Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)
PA-11-105:
Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21)
PA-11-063:
Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to
Improve Health-Related Behaviors (R01)
PA-10-239:
Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R01)
PA-10-240:
Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R03)
PA-10-241:
Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R21)
PA-10-236:
Health Promotion among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01)
PA-10-237:
Health Promotion among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21)
PA-10-152:
Diet Composition and Energy Balance (R01)
PAR-10-136:
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities
(R01)
PAR-10-137:
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities
(R21)
PA-10-127:
Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight
or Obesity in Early Childhood (R01)
PA-10-128:
Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight
or Obesity in Early Childhood (R21)
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.)
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.
The following links are to general information about submitting grant applications,
either in response to a research solicitation or for investigator-initiated studies.