Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 17 230
The Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R03) funding opportunity (PAR 17-230) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant program designed to support small, focused research projects that deepen scientific understanding of how interactions between humans and animals affect health and development. The announcement centers on generating evidence that can clarify whether, how, and for whom animal contact, companion animals, or structured animal-assisted approaches produce measurable benefits (or potential risks). In practical terms, it is aimed at building a stronger research base for HAI by supporting targeted studies that can be completed with a relatively modest budget and scope, consistent with the NIH R03 mechanism.
The FOA highlights three main research directions. First, it invites studies on how HAI influences typical and atypical child development and health. This could include work examining social, emotional, behavioral, or physiological outcomes associated with living with pets or engaging with animals in daily life, as well as research focused on children with developmental, behavioral, or medical conditions where HAI might shape coping, stress regulation, social functioning, or other developmental trajectories. Second, it supports evaluation of animal-assisted interventions for children and adults with disabilities or individuals who need rehabilitative services. That emphasis points to structured programs where animals are integrated into therapeutic or rehabilitative contexts, with an expectation that applications will address outcomes and evaluation questions rather than relying on anecdote or popularity of animal-assisted activities. Third, the FOA calls for research on the broader public health effects of animals, including studies that consider cost effectiveness when animals are involved in reducing or preventing disease. This creates space for work that looks beyond individual-level outcomes and asks whether animal involvement can produce measurable health improvements at a population level, and whether any benefits justify costs when compared to standard approaches.
The award is offered under the NIH grant Funding Instrument Type (Grant) within the Health, Income Security and Social Services activity area (CFDA 93.865). The listed award ceiling is $50,000, reflecting the small-grant nature of the R03 mechanism and signaling that proposed projects should be tightly scoped, methodologically clear, and feasible within limited resources. The original closing date provided in the source data is February 9, 2018, and the opportunity record indicates it was created on March 21, 2017. Even though those dates are historical, they still help characterize the specific FOA and its intended structure and constraints.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic organizations and government entities, such as state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. It also includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. Tribal participation is supported through eligibility for federally recognized Native American tribal governments and also Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments. The FOA also allows applications from nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (in both cases, other than institutions of higher education), as well as for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses. In addition, the announcement explicitly calls out other eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and even non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). That breadth suggests NIH intended to encourage participation from a wide range of communities and institutional settings, including those that may be particularly well positioned to study HAI in diverse cultural, geographic, and service-delivery contexts.
Overall, this FOA is essentially a call for rigorous, well-defined pilot or small-scale studies that can improve the evidence base around human-animal interaction, especially where HAI intersects with child development, disability and rehabilitation services, and public health outcomes including economic considerations. The structure and budget cap indicate NIH is looking for projects that ask focused questions, use appropriate study designs for the scale of an R03, and produce results that can either inform practice directly or justify larger follow-on studies.Apply for PAR 17 230
- 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 (R03)" 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 2018-02-09. (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 $50,000.00 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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