The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for advancing HIV/AIDS Research at the Intersection of Oral and Mental Health to support interdisciplinary research to better understand the underlying mechanisms and interplay of biological, psychosocial, behavioral, and social structural factors contributing to oral health, mental health and co-occurring disorders in people living with HIV.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grants
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/25/2022
Grants Size: $ 2.5 million
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Research Areas
- Study people living with HIV longitudinally to understand the independent and interactive effect of mental illness and co-occurring conditions on oral health outcomes and vice-versa.
- Examine the extent to which people living with HIV with and without mental illnesses are affected by oral health disparities.
- Identify upstream social determinants of health that influence trajectories of mental and oral health outcomes in people living with HIV and or at risk for HIV across the lifespan.
- Elucidate the interplay of biologic, psychosocial, and or behavioral pathways contributing to oral health and mental health in the context of people living with HIV.
- Investigate the combined impact of antiretroviral therapy and pharmacotherapy for mental and behavioral disorders on oral health and well-being of people living with HIV or the prospective risk of contracting HIV (potentially among individuals on pre-exposure prophylaxis).
- Study the impact of orofacial pain on psychological well-being and psychosocial functioning in people living with HIV and or HIV/AIDS-associated comorbidities.
- Examine the extent to which HIV-associated stigma and discrimination impact mental illnesses and oral health outcomes.
- Identify modifiable biologic, psychosocial, and behavioral risk factors and facilitators involving pathogenesis and prognosis of mental illnesses, co-occurring disorders, and oral health in the context of HIV and ART.
- Evaluate the impact of interpersonal resilience-related factors (e.g. social support) on the behavioral and disease processes and outcomes of mental and oral health.
- Gain an understanding of whether and how mental health and behavioral disorders could be effectively assessed and intervened in dental settings for people living with HIV or the risk of contracting HIV.
Funding Information
- NIDCR intends to commit $ 2.5 million in FY 2023 to support 3-5 awards solicited.
- The maximum project period is 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federal Government
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
