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NCCIH Multi-Site Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions

Funds the multisite feasibility trial that has to happen before a full-scale trial of a complementary or integrative therapy can be designed.

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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health has watched enough large trials fail on logistics to fund the rehearsal separately.

The interventions in scope are complementary and integrative health approaches with physical or psychological therapeutic inputs — often called mind and body interventions — and they have to sit in an area the centre has designated as high research prior…

Multisite feasibility clinical trials of complementary and integrative health approaches with physical or psychological therapeutic inputs, in areas of high research priority, testing cross-site delivery fidelity, recruitment, accrual, randomisation, adherence, retention, refinement of protocolised multimodal interventions and cross-site data collection, in preparation for a described future efficacy, effectiveness, pragmatic or implementation trial.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.17 Nov 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: PAR-25-267Source: www.grants.gov