Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for REsearch Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Virtual Resource Centers (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for REsearch Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Virtual Resource Centers (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). REACH virtual resource centers will foster institutional partnerships and provide resources to support research activities and research training for faculty who work at partnering U.S. domestic complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, such as: Schools of acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, naturopathy, physical therapy, and music and art therapy. The REACH virtual resource centers will provide a variety of resources including, but not limited to Administrative Support, Research Support, Grantsmanship, Mentoring and Training, and Team Building to support clinician scientists located at clinical integrative health institutions to form interdisciplinary research teams and pursue externally funded research aligned with NCCIH Strategic Priorities for health promotion and restoration, resilience, disease prevention, symptom management (e.g., pain management), and/or whole person health. REACH centers should focus on resources to support investigators pursuing clinical research (e.g., observational, epidemiological, mechanistic clinical research, mixed methods, feasibility studies, etc). It is expected that REACH virtual resource centers will (1) improve the quality and quantity of grant applications submitted by faculty at complementary and integrative health clinical institutions; (2) aid the formation of multi and interdisciplinary research partnerships across partnering integrative health clinical institutions; (3) help to enhance the research environment at integrative health clinical institutions; and (4) support a pipeline for clinician scientists trained in complementary and integrative health practices to pursue research careers at integrative health clinical institutions. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.� � � The NOFO is expected to be published in�May 2024 with an expected application due date in Summer�2024.� � This NOFO will utilize the U24 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.� �