Administrative Supplements for Complementary Health Practitioner Research Experience (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) | PA 19 031

Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 19 031

This funding opportunity (PA 19-031) from the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), supports administrative supplements to existing NCCIH-funded grants. The goal is to add funds onto an active “parent” award so that a complementary health practitioner can take part in an intensive, closely supervised research experience. The emphasis is on building real research capability and familiarity with complementary and integrative health research methods, so the practitioner gains practical, hands-on experience within a functioning research project rather than participating in primarily clinical training.

The supplement is designed for complementary health practitioners, a group that can include licensed acupuncturists, massage therapists, music therapists, chiropractic doctors, and naturopathic or osteopathic physicians, among others. The supported work can span basic, translational, or clinical research as long as it is clearly tied to and conducted in association with the scope of the existing NCCIH-supported parent grant. Clinical trials are optional under this announcement, meaning the research experience may involve a clinical trial component if it aligns with the parent project and meets NIH requirements, but a trial is not required.

Funding is provided for one year, and there is an option to seek a second year of support through renewal. The practical structure is that the supplement pays for an added, time-limited research experience embedded within the funded project, typically involving mentorship, research skill development, and direct participation in study activities (for example, research design exposure, data collection, data management, analysis, intervention or protocol fidelity procedures where relevant, and research ethics and compliance). Importantly, NCCIH states that this initiative is not meant to fund clinical residency training or other forms of clinical practitioner training. In other words, it is aimed at research immersion and development, not expanding clinical service hours or supporting training programs whose primary purpose is clinical credentialing.

Eligibility is broad in terms of the types of U.S.-based organizations that may hold the parent award and request the supplement. Eligible applicants include various levels of government (state, county, city/township, and special district governments), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations (including federally recognized tribal governments and other than federally recognized tribal organizations). The opportunity also explicitly highlights additional applicant categories such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, Indian/Native American tribal governments other than federally recognized, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, there are clear restrictions related to foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. Foreign components, as NIH defines them in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed under this program. Practically, that means the research experience and the supported activities must be based within eligible U.S. organizations and cannot rely on foreign sites or foreign components as part of the supplement-funded effort.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant mechanism categorized under Health (CFDA 93.213) and is specifically an administrative supplement announcement rather than a standalone new research project grant. That distinction matters because the supplement request must be anchored to an existing NCCIH-supported award and must fit within the scientific and budgetary constraints of supplement policy and the parent grant’s approved scope. The opportunity was originally posted on 2018-10-18, and the source data lists an original closing date of 2021-10-01, which is relevant for historical reference and for checking whether the NIH/NCCIH has reissued, extended, or replaced the announcement for current submissions.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Administrative Supplements for Complementary Health Practitioner Research Experience (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.213.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-10-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-10-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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