Overview

Through the Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, NIH supports research to enhance pain management and improve treatment for opioid misuse and addiction. The NIH HEAL Initiative includes research focus areas led by 12 NIH Institutes and Centers supporting hundreds of projects that reflect the full spectrum of research from basic science to implementation research.

Funded Projects

2020
University of Michigan BACPAC Mechanistic Research Center
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Mar 19, 2020
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2020
Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program Data Integration, Algorithm Development and Operations Management Center
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Mar 19, 2020
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2020
Development, Evaluation and Translation of Robotic Apparel for Alleviating Low Back Pain
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Mar 19, 2020
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2020
Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation of Dorsal Root Ganglion for Noninvasive Mitigation of Low Back Pain
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Mar 19, 2020
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2020
Virtual Reality as a Opioid Sparing Intervention for Acute Postoperative Pain Management
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Mar 19, 2020
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Open Funding Opportunities

2021
HEAL Initiative: EPPIC-Net Pain Research Asset Application (OT1)
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Feb 25, 2021
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2020
Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH HEAL Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-20-222: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Oct 19, 2020
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2021
HEAL Initiative: Planning Studies for Initial Analgesic Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Jun 08, 2021
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2021
HEAL Initiative: Team Research for Initial Translational Efforts in Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Mar 11, 2021
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2019
HEAL Initiative: EPPIC-Net Pain Research Asset Application (OT1)
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Sep 03, 2019
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Closed Funding Opportunities

2019
HEAL Initiative: Clinical Devices to Treat Pain (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Sep 25, 2019
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2019
HEAL Initiative: Translational Development of Devices to Treat Pain (U18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Sep 25, 2019
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2019
HEAL Initiative: Translational Devices to Treat Pain (U44 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Sep 25, 2019
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2019
HEAL Initiative: Translational Devices to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Sep 25, 2019
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2019
Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System: TRIALS (U01)
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Sep 25, 2019
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