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However, there is a limited research workforce to meet the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) long-term goals of providing effective pain and addiction treatment. The field has identified several challenges for individuals who want to enter the pain or addiction research workforce. Strengthening system capacity by investing in training the next generation of researchers to do this work is essential to ensuring that Americans have access to safe and effective evidence-based treatments for pain and addiction. </p><h3>About the Program</h3><p>The Helping to End Addiction Long-term<sup>®</sup> Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative<sup>®</sup>, has been funding workforce and training grants to build capacity for conducting the wide range of projects within the NIH HEAL Initiative portfolio. The grants within the training program have focused on increasing the pain and addiction research workforce by supporting:</p><p>1) Post-doctoral fellows</p><p>2) Early-career researchers who have trained within their respective fields and/or are transitioning into the pain and/or addiction fields </p><p>3) Mid-career mentoring and/or mid-career awards </p><p>4) Researchers from diverse backgrounds</p><p>5) Training centers where mid- and late-stage career researchers can train the next generation of pain and addiction researchers</p><p>HEAL is committed to helping train the next generation of pain and addiction researchers, not only to support research, but also to help improve the clinical care of people living with pain, addiction, or both.</p><h3>Why We Need to Support Future Generations of Pain Researchers </h3><p>More research is needed to enhance existing and develop new evidence-based approaches for pain management. Today, there are not enough pain researchers to address this need. The NIH HEAL Initiative<sup>®</sup> is supporting several training and mentoring opportunities to attract and prepare more researchers to pursue a career in pain research to provide safe, effective, and non-addictive treatment for pain conditions and better pain management overall. The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC)—a federal advisory committee created by the Department of Health and Human Services to enhance pain research and collaboration across various agencies—has noted that lack of a large enough, well-trained workforce is a barrier for new pain research.</p><p>There are many reasons why there are not enough pain researchers such as: </p><ul><li>People might leave their research careers for non-research careers or to retire. This limits the number of mentors that can help train new pain researchers.</li><li>Research projects are becoming more complex, involving multidisciplinary teams, and advanced technologies, which makes them harder to design, implement, and complete within traditional timeframes.</li><li>Health care providers who want to lead pain research studies face many barriers, like limited time to spend on building up their research career.</li></ul><p>It is important to train new and support the careers of current pain researchers to keep up progress in improving pain care for all. When pain researchers in different focus areas–from understanding pain basic biology to testing mind-body therapies in humans–learn from each other and work together, pain care can be more innovative relevant, and practical. Training grants, career development awards, and training centers can help meet these goals. </p><h2>How the NIH HEAL Initiative is Supporting the Pain Research Workforce</h2><p>The NIH HEAL Initiative aims to cultivate a diverse and innovative pain research workforce that can meet the dynamic challenges of studying and treating people living with different types of pain and other chronic health conditions. This workforce should address not only the biological aspects of the condition(s) but also their psychological and social aspects. By recruiting, retaining, and educating basic, translational, and clinical pain researchers from diverse backgrounds, the NIH HEAL Initiative aims to enrich the field with a varied range of perspectives and skills.</p><h3>Program Details</h3><p>The training program funds grants to build a strong pain research workforce that collaborates to develop and carry out the wide range of projects supported by the NIH HEAL Initiative. Between fiscal year 2021-2024, the NIH HEAL Initiative has funded 49 training or workforce grants across 14 states. The grants have been awarded to investigators at all career stages from postdoctoral trainees through senior investigators.</p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--basic-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container overflow-auto"> <div class='basic-content content-align-left full pattern'> <div class='col-xl-12 ' style=''> <div class=""> <div> <figure class='img-fluid figure align-right w-'> <div> <div class="visually-hidden field-label">Image</div> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/heal-funded-states-award-map-updated.png" width="1280" height="720" alt="HEAL funded states award map" class="img-fluid" /> </div> </figure> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="pattern"> <div id="accordion-1515400365" class="col-12 accordion"> <div class="card-header col-12" id="heading-1515400365-0"> <h2 class="mb-0"> <button class="btn btn-link h2 expand-link" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-1515400365-0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-1515400365-0"> Current Pain Workforce Programs </button> </h2> </div> <div id="collapse-1515400365-0" class="collapse " aria-labelledby="heading-1515400365-0" data-parent="#accordion-1515400365"> <div class="card-body"> <h3>PURPOSE Network</h3><p>In 2022, the NIH HEAL Initiative established the Positively Uniting Researchers of Pain to Opine, Synthesize, & Engage (<a href="http://painresearchers.com/">PURPOSE</a>) network that seeks to connect all NIH-funded pain researchers. Its <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-22-046.html">coordinating center</a> connects pain researchers across the continuum of pain research, from all disciplines, and at all career stages. The network’s goals are to (1) enhance innovation, relevance, and practical application of pain management research, and (2) increase communication among pain researchers across all disciplines.</p><p>The PURPOSE Network:</p><ul><li>Established and runs a digital networking platform</li><li>Organizes and runs an annual meeting</li><li>Builds community across different areas of pain research (like basic, translational, and clinical areas)</li><li>Offers ongoing webinars and trainings<ul><li>For example, there is a monthly “Get to know your IC webinar” where NIH Program Officers from NIH Institutes discuss the type of pain research they fund and answer questions.</li></ul></li><li>Delivers weekly digests</li><li>Enhances collaborations across research areas when pain researchers are developing grant applications</li><li>Supports informal mentoring networks</li><li>Puts information about funding announcements, job opportunities, existing trainings, and lists of conferences in one place</li><li>Creates a space for pain research networks and organizations to communicate with one another, share information, schedule events, etc.</li></ul><p><em><strong>Who should join the PURPOSE network?</strong></em></p><ul><li>All NIH-funded pain researchers</li><li>Pain researchers interested in applying for an NIH grant</li><li>People with lived experience with pain engaged in research, or who are interested in becoming involved in pain research</li></ul><p><a href="https://painresearchers.com/">Learn more and join the network</a>.</p><p><em><strong>Funded Institution and Location</strong></em><br>Neurovations Education, Inc. – California</p><h3>HEAL National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Award (HEAL K12)</h3><p>The NIH HEAL Initiative established the HEAL National K12 opportunity within the HEAL training program in 2022 to support early-career pain management researchers to ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained clinician-scientists is available to expand and enhance the clinical pain management workforce. The awards aim to create a structured mentorship and career development program. They are intended for researchers who may not be ready for a traditional <a href="https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development">career development</a> (K) award or <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm#RSeries">independent research</a> (R) award, come from institutional environments that cannot adequately support their career and/or research objectives, and/or are unable to form a mentoring team that would make them competitive for a training or independent research award in clinical pain research. The primary goals of the HEAL National K12 program include:</p><ol><li><strong>Training and Mentorship</strong>: This award provides comprehensive training and mentorship to early-stage investigators to develop the skills and knowledge they need to conduct high-impact research in pain and other chronic health conditions.</li><li><strong>Fostering Multidisciplinary Research</strong>: The award encourages multidisciplinary research approaches that integrate different fields, such as neuroscience, pharmacology, psychology, and clinical practice, to address the complex issues associated with pain and co-occurring health conditions.</li><li><strong>Promoting Innovative Research</strong>: The award supports innovative and translational research projects that can lead to new treatments, interventions, and strategies for management of pain and other health conditions.</li><li><strong>Building a Collaborative Research Community</strong>: The award creates opportunities for networking and collaboration among HEAL National K12 scholars, mentors, and other researchers within the HEAL Initiative and beyond, to enhance the impact of their research.</li><li><strong>Advancing Health Equity</strong>: The award ensures that research supported by the HEAL National K12 opportunity addresses health disparities and promotes equity in pain management and addiction treatment, particularly in underserved communities.</li></ol><p>If you are interested in applying to become a HEAL National K12 scholar, please contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c49189e98c8185888ff5f684b1a9ada7aceaa1a0b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="782d3555303d393433494a380d15111b10561d1c0d">[email protected]</span></a> or check out the <a href="https://heal-k12.med.umich.edu/">HEAL National K12 website</a>.</p><p><em><strong>Funded Institution and Location</strong></em><br>University of Michigan – Michigan</p><h3>HEAL Initiative Partnerships to Advance INterdisciplinary (PAIN) Training in Clinical Pain Research: The HEAL PAIN Cohort Program</h3><p>The NIH HEAL Initiative launched the HEAL PAIN Cohort Program in 2024 to support interdisciplinary postdoctoral training and promote the next generation of independent clinical pain researchers. HEAL has funded 6 institutional training programs in clinical pain research to foster a cohort experience among programs at different institutions through the PURPOSE network. The <a href="https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/training-grants/T90-R90">T90/R90 mechanism</a> is a Kirschstein-National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training program designed to support interdisciplinary research. Each center had to propose a partnership between two or more departments/colleges within their institution to provide training in clinical pain research and in one or more fields that have not traditionally been represented in pain research (e.g., engineering, social sciences, epidemiology, anthropology, biostatistics, demography, bioengineering, addiction medicine, public health, or mental health/behavioral health). This approach seeks to broaden the focus of clinical pain research training. The program provides rigorous training for post-doctoral pain researchers (i.e., those who have a clinical degree or researchers who are interested in conducting clinical pain research), thereby supporting the next generation of independent, tenure-track researchers.</p><p>If you are interested in applying to one of the funded training centers as a post-doctoral fellow, please contact the lead principal investigator located under the funded institution section. More information about each center is available <a href="https://heal.nih.gov/news/news/heal-pain-cohort-program">here</a>.</p><p><em><strong>Funded Institutions and Locations </strong></em><br>University of Florida – Florida – Dr. Yenisel Cruz-Almeida<br>University of Michigan – Michigan – Dr. Daniel Clauw<br>Washington University – Missouri – Dr. Burel Goodin<br>Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Massachusetts – Dr. Robert Edwards<br>Stanford University – California – Dr. Laura Simons<br>University of Utah – Utah – Dr. Julie Fritz</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="accordion-1028578208" class="col-12 accordion"> <div class="card-header col-12" id="heading-1028578208-1"> <h2 class="mb-0"> <button class="btn btn-link h2 expand-link" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-1028578208-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-1028578208-1"> Open Funding Opportunities </button> </h2> </div> <div id="collapse-1028578208-1" class="collapse " aria-labelledby="heading-1028578208-1" data-parent="#accordion-1028578208"> <div class="card-body"> <h3>HEAL Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral-to-Independent Career Transition Award in PAIN and SUD Research (HEAL K99/R00)</h3><p><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-22-022.html">RFA-NS-22-022</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-22-023.html">RFA-NS-22-023</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-22-024.html">RFA-NS-22-024</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-22-025.html">RFA-NS-22-025</a></p><p>The NIH HEAL Initiative began supporting the HEAL K99/R00 awards for postdoctoral researchers in 2022. The HEAL K99/R00 aims to support a cohort of new and well-trained independent investigators conducting pain and/or substance use disorder research. The goal is to increase the number and diversity of independent investigators in research areas supported by the NIH HEAL Initiative. The <a href="https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development/K99-R00">K99/R00</a> mechanism is meant to help postdoctoral researchers complete needed, mentored training and transition in a timely manner to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. K99/R00 awards are meant to support the development of an innovative, independent research program that will be competitive for subsequent independent funding and will help advance the mission of NIH. Since 2022, HEAL has funded seven K99/R00 Fellows. <a href="https://heal.nih.gov/news/stories/bridge-to-independence">Read about the first cohort</a>.</p><p>Additional information can be found <a href="https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/postdoctoral-fellows/heal-initiative-advanced-postdoctoral-independent-career-transition-award-pain-and-sud-research-0">here</a> and <a href="https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/postdoctoral-fellows/heal-initiative-advanced-postdoctoral-independent-career-transition-award-pain-and-sud-research-0">here</a>.</p><p>Individuals may be eligible to apply for the HEAL K99/R00 award if:</p><ul><li>They are within the first 48 months of their postdoctoral training and have never held an independent faculty position.</li><li>They require 1-2 years of additional mentored training before applying for an independent faculty position.</li><li>They are a clinical faculty member who does not hold an independent research faculty position. For more than 1-2 years of training, clinicians may also consider the HEAL K08 or K23 mechanisms below.</li></ul><p>If you have questions about this funding opportunity related to a Pain application, please contact DP Mohapatra (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88ccf8a6c5e7e0e9f8e9fcfae9c8e6e1e0a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e2d688ebc9cec7d6c7d2d4c7e6c8cfce88c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>) or Elizabeth Sypek (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f5a7376657e7d7a6b77314c666f7a745f71767731787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d587174677c7f786975334e646d78765d737475337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>). For OUD/SUD applications, please contact Lindsey Friend (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ae6e3e4eef9eff3a4ecf8e3efe4eecae4e3e2a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086461666c7b6d71266e7a616d666c48666160266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>)</p><h3>NIH HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program (PCTP): Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (HEAL K08 & K23)</h3><p><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-217.html">PAR-24-217</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-218.html">PAR-24-218</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-219.html">PAR-24-219</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-220.html">PAR-24-220</a></p><p>The NIH HEAL Initiative launched the HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program (PCTP) in 2024. This program supports the career development of individuals with clinical doctoral degrees in their early-career phase to create a group of new and well-trained, independent pain investigators. The program will provide NIH research support to help recipients establish independent research programs in areas supported by the NIH HEAL Initiative’s <a href="https://heal.nih.gov/research/clinical-research">clinical pain management research programs</a>.</p><p>How to decide if you should apply to the <a href="https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development/K08">K08</a> versus the <a href="https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development/K23">K23</a> awards?</p><ul><li><strong>K08</strong>: If you are a clinician and you are doing basic research, you may be eligible for a K08 award.</li><li><strong>K23</strong>: If you are a clinician and you interact directly with patients for your research, you may be eligible for the K23 award. (<a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-220.html">PAR-24-220</a>)</li></ul><p>The HEAL PCTP awards may prioritize applications proposing research on cross-cutting topics that include research areas across multiple NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and research that may not fit into one specific IC’s mission. If you would like to apply for this mechanism, please first contact the IC you are considering to determine if your proposed aims would be considered appropriate for funding within this IC. If the IC(s) indicate that your proposed research does not fall within their mission, please reach out to the HEAL PCTP contacts below.</p><p><strong>For frequently asked questions about the HEAL PCTP program, please read our </strong><a href="/files/2024-09/heal-workforce-development-awards-faq.pdf"><strong>FAQs</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>If you have questions about this funding opportunity, please contact Laura Wandner (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88c4e9fdfae9a6dfe9e6ece6edfac8e6e1e0a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93dff2e6e1f2bdc4f2fdf7fdf6e1d3fdfafbbdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>) or Elizabeth Sypek (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90d5fcf9eaf1f2f5e4f8bec3e9e0f5fbd0fef9f8bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aaefc6c3d0cbc8cfdec284f9d3dacfc1eac4c3c284cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>).</p><h3>Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research</h3><p><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-23-189.html">PA-23-189</a> | <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-ns-24-085.html">NOT-NS-24-085</a></p><p>Several challenges make it difficult for scientists, engineers, and clinicians to begin working in the pain and addiction research fields. Strengthening system capacity by investing in training the next generation of researchers to do this work is essential to ensuring that people living with pain and substance use disorders have access to safe and effective evidence-based treatments. The HEAL Diversity Supplements enable existing HEAL-funded research teams to recruit diverse individuals (from high-school level through early-career level) into their research programs to contribute to the aims of the parent project. Diverse candidates are expected to pursue a research project within the scope of the parent grant to gain scientific research experience in pain and substance use disorder or both, and to participate in career-development activities to advance to the next stage in their research career.</p><p><strong>For additional guidance on preparing your application, please review our </strong><a href="/files/2024-10/heal-diversity-supplement-guidance.pdf"><strong>Applicant Guidance</strong></a><a><strong>.</strong></a></p><p>If you have questions about this funding opportunity for pain research, please contact Eric Hudak (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bdee9f2f8b5d3eefffaf0dbf5f2f3b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9ea9b2b8f593aebfbab09bb5b2b3f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>). For SUD research, please contact Angela Homes (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b2a252c2e272a65232427262e38790b252223652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbdad5dcded7da95d3d4d7d6dec889fbd5d2d395dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>).</p><h3>NIH HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)</h3><p><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-25-001.html">RFA-AT-25-001</a></p><p>The purpose of this NIH HEAL Initiative program is to:</p><ul><li>Support basic and mechanistic pain research from R15-eligible, undergraduate-focused institutions, health professional schools, or graduate schools.</li><li>Promote integrated, interdisciplinary research partnerships between principal investigators from R15-eligible institutions and investigators from U.S. domestic institutions.</li><li>Enhance the pain research environment at the R15-eligible institution for health professional students, undergraduate, and/or graduate students through active engagement in pain research.</li></ul><p>The application receipt dates are November 19, 2024; October 28, 2025; and October 27, 2026. </p><p><strong>Read the </strong><a href="https://www.nccih.nih.gov/grants/frequently-asked-questions-heal-initiative-pain-research-enhancement-program-prep-r15-clinical-trial-optional"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions</strong></a><strong> to learn more about this funding opportunity.</strong></p><p>If you have questions about this funding opportunity, please contact Alex Tuttle (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#22434e475a0c565756564e47624c4b4a0c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d3ded7ca9cc6c7c6c6ded7f2dcdbda9cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>)</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="accordion-2005694181" class="col-12 accordion"> <div class="card-header col-12" id="heading-2005694181-2"> <h2 class="mb-0"> <button class="btn btn-link h2 expand-link" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-2005694181-2" 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