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NIH Planning Grant (R34)

Optimizing Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults

Funds a pilot trial of a behavioural sleep intervention for adolescents and young adults who have a mental health disorder or are at risk of one.

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Sleep problems and mental health problems travel together in young people, and each makes the other worse. This notice funds early trials of behavioural ways to break that loop.

The population is adolescents and young adults with, or at risk for, a mental health disorder. The interventions are behavioural, and the work is adapting, optimising and testing them.

The trial is a pilot, and the notic…

Pilot clinical trials adapting, optimising and testing behavioural interventions for sleep problems in adolescents and young adults with or at risk for a mental health disorder, establishing feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, safety and potential effectiveness in real-world settings, with preliminary sleep and mental health outcomes, mechanism examination and preliminary data for a larger effectiveness trial.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.22 Oct 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.$1.5M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-MH-27-140Source: www.grants.gov