Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 17 231
The Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R01) funding opportunity (PAR-17-231) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant program designed to support rigorous research on how interactions between humans and animals affect health and development across the lifespan. The FOA focuses on building stronger evidence around both the benefits and potential public health implications of HAI, with an emphasis on studies that can clarify mechanisms, outcomes, and real-world value. It uses the NIH R01 mechanism, which generally supports well-developed, hypothesis-driven projects with the scope and resources to generate publishable, generalizable findings.
The announcement highlights three main research areas. First, it encourages studies on the impact of human-animal interaction on typical and atypical child development and health. This can include how relationships with pets or other animals may influence social-emotional development, stress regulation, physical activity, or health trajectories, as well as how these effects might differ for children with developmental, behavioral, or medical conditions. Second, it calls for evaluation of animal-assisted interventions for children and adults with disabilities or those needing rehabilitative services. That area is aimed at testing structured programs that incorporate animals into therapeutic, rehabilitative, or supportive services, with careful attention to outcomes and research design. Third, it seeks research on the effects of animals on public health, including cost effectiveness, meaning applicants are encouraged not only to measure health outcomes but also to assess whether involving animals in prevention or care is economically justified compared with usual approaches or alternative interventions.
In practical terms, the FOA is intended for applicants who can design and execute solid human subjects and/or community-based research that evaluates HAI-related exposures or interventions using appropriate comparison groups, meaningful outcome measures, and thoughtful consideration of how and why HAI might produce an effect. Projects could range from observational studies examining naturally occurring HAI in homes or communities to controlled trials of animal-assisted interventions in clinical, educational, or rehabilitation settings. The cost-effectiveness emphasis signals that proposals strengthening the case for adoption, scalability, or policy relevance may be especially responsive when they incorporate economic analyses alongside health endpoints.
Eligibility for this opportunity is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses. The FOA also explicitly notes additional eligible applicant categories that may be particularly relevant for community-engaged and equity-focused work, including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, tribal governments that are not federally recognized, U.S. territories or possessions, and non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). This wide eligibility reflects the interdisciplinary nature of HAI research and the fact that meaningful studies may arise from academic, clinical, governmental, and community settings.
Key administrative details included in the source data are that the agency is the National Institutes of Health, the CFDA number listed is 93.865, the original closing date was 2018-01-24, and the award ceiling shown is $499,999. The FOA record creation date is 2017-03-21. While the expected number of awards is not provided in the excerpt, the presence of an award ceiling indicates the program anticipated awards up to that maximum amount under the terms of the announcement.
Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at strengthening the scientific foundation for human-animal interaction and animal-assisted interventions by supporting studies that can demonstrate measurable developmental, clinical, rehabilitative, or public health outcomes, and by encouraging applicants to address practical questions such as effectiveness, implementation relevance, and cost effectiveness where appropriate.Apply for PAR 17 231
- The National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.865.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-03-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-01-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $499,999.00 in funding.
- 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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