Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA AT 17 002
The NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Coordinating Center (U24) funding opportunity (RFA-AT-17-002) supports the creation of a single national Coordinating Center that will lead and unify a larger research collaboratory focused on non-pharmacological pain management and related comorbidities affecting U.S. service members, veterans, and their families. Administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a cooperative agreement (meaning NIH and partner agencies expect substantial involvement in program direction and coordination), the award is designed to strengthen the ability of real-world health care systems tied to the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to participate in pragmatic, practice-relevant research on pain care. The overall emphasis is on research that can be implemented in routine clinical settings and translated into workable policies and operational best practices, rather than tightly controlled studies that are difficult to scale.
A central purpose of the Coordinating Center is to serve as the hub for developing and standardizing the technical, operational, and policy foundations needed to run high-quality research in partnership with large health care systems serving military and veteran populations. In practical terms, this means creating, adapting, or adopting guidelines and best practices that make multi-site, embedded research feasible across complex environments like DoD and VA facilities. These guidelines typically cover how studies are designed and integrated into clinical workflows, how data are collected and governed, how privacy and regulatory compliance are handled, how stakeholder engagement is managed, and how operational barriers are addressed so that research can proceed without disrupting care delivery.
The Coordinating Center is also expected to work directly with Demonstration Project teams (the pragmatic trials conducted under the Collaboratory) by providing hands-on technical and methodological support. This includes collaborating on trial design choices that fit pragmatic trial goals, supporting protocol development and refinement, helping resolve implementation challenges that arise in active clinical settings, and assisting with aspects of study operations that often require specialized expertise, such as harmonizing measures across sites, setting up data capture processes, and aligning study procedures with health system constraints. The intent is not merely to advise from a distance, but to actively enable Demonstration Projects to launch and run efficiently while meeting scientific and operational standards appropriate for real-world effectiveness research.
Another major responsibility is dissemination. The Coordinating Center must make sure the policies, best practices, and lessons learned from the Demonstration Projects are shared widely so other researchers and health systems can replicate what works. This dissemination role is aimed at producing practical, Collaboratory-endorsed resources that help future teams conduct embedded pain management research within health care settings. The expectation is that the Coordinating Center will translate experience from the Demonstration Projects into reusable playbooks, guidance documents, and other materials that accelerate adoption of effective research methods and implementation strategies across military and veteran health systems.
Administratively, the Coordinating Center functions as the program’s central resource and operational backbone. It provides organizational and administrative support for a Steering Committee and related subcommittees, coordinating meetings, documentation, decision-making processes, and cross-project communication. Because this is a multi-agency effort spanning NIH, DoD, and VA priorities, the Coordinating Center is positioned to keep the program aligned, ensure consistent standards across projects, and maintain momentum across the network of participating investigators, clinicians, and system partners.
In terms of eligibility, the opportunity is broadly open to many U.S.-based organization types, including state, county, city, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The announcement explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant types 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, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions. Foreign institutions (non-U.S. entities) are not eligible to apply as applicant organizations; however, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations may participate, and foreign components are allowed as defined under NIH policy.
Key administrative details from the notice include an original closing date of March 3, 2017; a single expected award (Expected Awards: 1), reinforcing that this is intended to be a centralized national Coordinating Center; and classification under CFDA numbers 93.213, 93.273, 93.279, and 93.313. The activity sits in the education and health category and uses the U24 cooperative agreement mechanism, which is typically chosen when a funder anticipates ongoing collaboration with the awardee to shape program execution and ensure coordination across multiple moving parts.Apply for RFA AT 17 002
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Coordinating Center (U24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.213, 93.273, 93.279, 93.313.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-12-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-03-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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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