The TMJ Association encourages basic and clinical research on TMJ disorders to provide a greater understanding and safer and more effective methods of diagnosis and treatment, based on scientific evidence. This page provides a listing of the latest National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding  opportunities for scientists interested in advancing TMJ research.

National Institutue of Health Pain Consortium: Centers of Excellence in Pain Education

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to fund the creation of Centers of Excellence in Pain Education.   CoEPEs will act as hubs for the creation, development, evaluation, integration, promotion, and distribution of pain management curriculum resources, as well as be leaders for change in the pain management education of health professionals nationwide. Proposals are due March 5, 2012

Tools to Enhance Studies of Glial Cell Development, Aging, Disease and Repair (R21) (RFA-HD-12-211)

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-211.html

• Posted: December 21, 2011
• Letter of Intent: February 29, 2012
• Application Due Date: March 29, 2012

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:  Etiology, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-033.html

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Etiology, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-246.html

Please note the inclusion of Temporomandibular Disorders as a comorbid condition.

• Posted Date: November 18, 2011
• Letter of Intent: January, May, September 2012, 2013, 2014
• Application Due Date: February, June, October 2012, 2013, 2014

NIDCR Institutional Career Development Award for Enhancing Research Capacity in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Orofacial Pain (K12)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-289.html

• Posted Date: August 3, 2011
• Letter of Intent: September 12, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Application Due Date: October 12, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Earlies Anticipated Start Date: July 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014

Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-257.html

Neurobiology of Migraine (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-259.html

Neurobiology of Migraine (RO1)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-258.html

• Release/Posted Date:  August 13, 2010

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages NIH Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations for innovative research that will expand our current knowledge of neurobiological mechanisms underlying migraine headache, examine the role of neuromodulators, genetic and environmental influences in migraine susceptibility, and explore new targets for therapy development. 

Training in Computational Neuroscience: From Biology to Model and Back Again

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-06-010.html

• Release Date:  July 15, 2010

he National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in collaboration with the other NIH Institutes and Centers comprising the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, intends to reissue a Request for Applications (RFA) soliciting applications that focus on Training in Computational Neuroscience: From Biology to Model and Back Again (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-06-010.html). This RFA is expected to be published in the Fall of 2010. This funding opportunity will enable the continuation and/or the development of novel programs that provide integrated research education and research training in neuroscience and the theoretical and technological approaches of computational neuroscience. Applications in response to this RFA must include a full-time undergraduate research training component that will combine coursework and hands-on laboratory research experience and may also include a short-term research education component for scientists at any stage of the career continuum and/or a predoctoral research training component.

Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-10-226.html

• Release/Posted Date: July 1, 2010
• Opening Date:  September 16, 2010
• Application Due Date(s): October 16, 2010; October 16, 2011, October 16, 2012 for new applications
• Expiration Date: January 8, 2013

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-sponsoring NIH institutes and centers (ICs), is to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research that will advance new concepts in women’s health research and the study of sex/gender differences. Recent research reports have established the importance of studying issues specific to women, including the scientific and clinical importance of analyzing data separately for females and males.  ORWH is particularly interested in encouraging extramural investigators to undertake new interdisciplinary research to advance studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health; however, applications in all areas of women’s health and/or sex/gender research are invited.  

NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Competitive Revisions for Studies Focused on Neuropathic Pain or Neural Plasticity to Promote Collaborative Pain Research (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-204.html

• Release/Posted Date: May 21, 2010
• Opening Date:  August 28, 2010
  
• Application Due Date(s): September 28, 2010; September 28, 2011; September 28, 2012
• Expiration Date: September 29, 2012

This FOA is issued as an initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research.  The Neuroscience Blueprint is a collaborative framework through which 16 NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices jointly support neuroscience-related research, with the aim of accelerating discoveries and reducing the burden of nervous system disorders (for further information, see http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov/). The goal of this FOA is to facilitate the partnering of pain scientists and non-pain neuroscientists from the field of neural plasticity to capture insights and expertise from disciplines where transitions from health to disease have been extensively examined. An expected outcome of this FOA will be the formation of partnerships between pain researchers and non-pain neuroscientists to develop new collaborations focused on understanding the maladaptive neuroplastic changes that occur during the transition from acute to chronic pain. It is anticipated that these initial collaborations will lead to new applications for highly innovative projects centered on similar studies of the transition from acute to chronic pain. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage the submission of competitive revision applications that propose a collaborative, one year pilot study or a new specific aim associated with an active NIH grant. The parent grant may be focused on pain or on neural plasticity outside the area of pain.

NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Competitive Revisions for Studies Focused on Neuropathic Pain or Neural Plasticity to Promote Collaborative Pain Research (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-204.html

• Opening Date:  August 28, 2010
  
• Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not applicable
  
• Application Due Date(s): September 28, 2010; September 28, 2011; September 28, 2012
• Expiration Date: September 29, 2012

The goal of this FOA is to facilitate the partnering of pain scientists and non-pain neuroscientists to capture insights and expertise from disciplines where transitions from health to disease have been extensively examined. An expected outcome of this FOA will be the formation of partnerships between pain researchers and non-pain neuroscientists to develop a new collaboration focused on understanding the maladaptive neuroplastic changes that occur during the transition from acute to chronic neuropathic pain. It is anticipated that these initial collaborations will lead to new applications for highly innovative projects centered on similar studies of the transition from acute to chronic pain. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage the submission of competitive revision applications that propose a collaborative, one year pilot study or a new specific aim associated with an active NIH grant. The parent grant may be focused on pain or on neural plasticity outside the area of pain. Chronic neuropathic pain conditions are difficult to treat and we currently lack an understanding of the mechanisms underlying the transition to a chronic pain state after acute nerve injury. It is hypothesized that those individuals transitioning to a chronic pain state after acute injury undergo a maladaptive neuroplastic process in contrast to those who recover from injury without chronic pain. The application of expertise, tools, and knowledge from the field of neural plasticity will bring new insights and approaches to elucidate the changes associated with onset and maintenance of pain chronicity. New knowledge garnered from these studies will enable improved diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of chronic neuropathic pain conditions.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training for a Dental and Craniofacial Research Workforce (T32)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-171.html

• Release Date: April 16, 2010
• Opening Date: August 25,
• Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): August 25, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Application Due Date: September 25, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Expiration Date: January 8, 2013

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) will award T32 Institutional Training grants to eligible institutions that are committed to supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training as a means to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to address the Nation’s health related needs in dental, oral, and craniofacial research.  This NIDCR program is designed in recognition of the need to develop a cadre of highly qualified independent scientists who can successfully address basic, behavioral, and clinical research questions to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health. Trainees are required to pursue full-time research training.  Priority will be given to programs that present plans and evidence that they will train dentist scientists either as predoctoral dual degree dentist scientists, dentists receiving PhD training or dentists training in a postdoctoral research experience.

Institutional Training for a Dental and Craniofacial Research Workforce (T90/R90)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-170.html

• Release Date:  April 16, 2010
• Opening Date:  August 25, 2010
• Application Due Date: September 25, 2010, 2011, 2012

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) will award T90/R90 grants to eligible institutions that are committed to supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training as a means to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to address the Nation’s health related needs in dental, oral, and craniofacial research.  This NIDCR program is designed in recognition of the need to develop a cadre of highly qualified independent scientists who can successfully address basic, behavioral, and clinical research questions to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health. Trainees are required to pursue full-time research training.  Priority will be given to programs that present plans and evidence that they will train dentist scientists either as predoctoral dual degree dentist scientists, dentists receiving PhD training or dentists training in a postdoctoral research experience.

Solicitation of Assays for High Throughput Screening (HTS) in the Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) (R03)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-129.html

• Released Date: March 12, 2009

The NIH Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative wishes to encourage HTS assay applications from investigators who have the interest and capability to work with the Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) for chemical probe development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) promotes discovery and development of new chemical probes as research tools for use by scientists in both the public and private sectors to advance the understanding of biological functions and disease mechanisms. This initiative is one of the integrated components of the NIH Molecular Libraries Roadmap initiative that offers biomedical researchers access to large-scale automated high throughput screening (HTS) centers in the MLPCN, diverse compound libraries in the Small Molecule Repository (MLSMR) and information on biological activities of small molecules in the PubChem BioAssay public database.

The Biomarkers Consortium

The Biomarkers Consortium, a research partnership managed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, is soliciting concepts for biomarker projects. Researchers are encouraged to submit project concepts online at http://www.biomarkersconsortium.org. If a concept is approved for development by the consortium, the Foundation for NIH will seek funds to support the project.

The consortium is a large-scale, public-private research partnership formed in 2006 to identify and qualify biomarkers. It encourages participation by academia, government, industry, patient advocacy groups and other non-profit organizations. In addition to the Foundation for NIH, founding members of the consortium include the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Information about the Foundation for NIH is available at http://www.fnih.org.