This funding opportunity supports rigorous, well-powered mechanistic clinical trials investigating how mind and body interventions such as mindfulness, yoga, acupuncture, and massage impact emotional well-being mechanisms and their association with whole person health. The two-phase R61/R33 award funds an initial feasibility phase followed by full-scale trials contingent on milestone achievement, requiring strong preliminary data comparable to R01 proposals.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of U.S.-based entities such as governments, educational institutions, nonprofits, small businesses, tribal governments, and others. Foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible.
