National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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Mission Statement

The NIAAA Mission is to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the adverse effects of alcohol on health and well-being, and apply that knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-related problems, including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan.

Interest Areas

General Topics

The following areas represent the core research priorities and general interest areas of the NIAAA:

  • Biological Mechanisms and Consequences: Investigating the fundamental neurobiological, genetic, and physiological pathways through which alcohol affects brain function and organ systems.
  • Epidemiology and Public Health Impact: Identifying patterns and trends in alcohol use to understand the societal and health-related consequences of misuse across diverse populations.
  • Prevention Strategies: Developing and evaluating evidence-based interventions to prevent alcohol misuse and underage drinking, with a focus on risk and resilience factors.
  • Diagnosis and Assessment: Improving the accuracy of screening tools and diagnostic criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and alcohol-associated organ damage.
  • Treatment and Recovery: Advancing behavioral therapies, pharmacotherapies, and innovative technologies to improve treatment outcomes and support long-term recovery.
  • Health Disparities and Equity: Addressing the social determinants of health and ensuring that prevention and treatment resources are accessible to underserved and vulnerable communities.
  • Cross-Cutting Themes: Integrating data science, focusing on women’s health, and exploring the impacts of alcohol use in older adults to provide a holistic understanding of alcohol’s effects.

Assistance Listing

Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs used across government agencies that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of assistance awards. They are maintained in the System for Award Management (SAM) and can be used to search for opportunities in Grants.gov.

View NIAAA Assistance Listing Numbers

  • 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs

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Funding Opportunities and Notices

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Additional Information by Funding Category

Administrative Supplements
In addition to our Administrative Supplements overview, consider the following NIAAA-specific information.
Administrative Supplement Interest Areas:

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Project Summary/Abstract of your application must include a brief description of the supplement’s purpose and scope. Applications without this information in the Project Summary/Abstract will be rejected.

Other considerations

  • Administrative supplement requests that exceed $100,000 AND more than 25% of the direct costs of the active year of the parent grant will undergo a second level of review and recommendation of approval/disapproval by the NIAAA National Advisory Council and the NIAAA Director. Grantees should expect a longer review time for these requests
  • The parent grant must be active for at least another 12 months at the time of submission
Administrative Supplement Due Dates:

NIAAA will receive administrative supplement applications on a rolling basis. Funding considerations will occur only twice a year: January 31, July 15. Applications received after July 15 will be considered for funding in the next fiscal year.

Administrative Supplement Contact:

Grants Management Branch, NIAAA
[email protected]

Office of Extramural Activities, NIAAA
[email protected]

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