Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R01, Clinical Trial Optional)

Notice Number: NOT-DA-17-058

Key Dates

Release Date: January 9, 2018
Estimated Publication Date of Funding Opportunity Announcement: 02/01/2018
First Estimated Application Due Date: 02/05/2018
Earliest Estimated Award Date: 07/02/2018
Earliest Estimated Start Date: 07/02/2018

Related Announcements
PA-15-251

Issued by
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA )

Purpose

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with another NIH Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) intends to reissue PA-15-251 the Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R01, Clinical Trial Optional) to solicit applications to conduct rigorous health services and economic research to maximize the delivery of efficient, high-quality drug, tobacco, and alcohol prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. Examples of such research include: (1) clinical quality improvement; (2) quality improvement in services organization and management; (3) implementation research; (4) economic and cost studies; and (5) development or improvement of research methodology, analytic approaches, and measurement instrumentation used in the study of drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and appropriate projects.

The FOA is expected to be published January 2018 with an expected application due date in February 2018.

This FOA will utilize the R01 activity code. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

This Notice encourages investigators with expertise and insights into this area of health services research, implementation research, health economic research, and related disciplines to begin to consider applying for this new FOA.

In addition, collaborative investigations combining expertise in psychology, public health, sociology, health economics, and related fields will be encouraged and these investigators should also begin to consider responding to this FOA.

Among the areas of research encouraged in this initiative are studies examining clinical quality improvement, quality improvement in services organization and management, implications for policy change for service quality, implementation research, economic and cost studies, and studies that address the development or improvement of research methodology, analytic approaches, and measurement instrumentation that underlie the effects of drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse and addiction. Such research is designed to improve the translation of strategies for the prevention and treatment of drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse and addiction.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding TBD
Expected Number of Awards TBD
Estimated Award Ceiling TBD
Primary CFDA Numbers TBD

Anticipated Eligible Organizations

Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Private Institution of Higher Education
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Nonprofit without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Small Business
For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business)
State Government
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized)
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
U.S. Territory or Possession
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization)
Regional Organization

Applications are not being solicited at this time.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Dionne J. Jones, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Telephone: 301-443-6504
Email: djones1@nida.nih.gov

Lori Ducharme, Ph.D.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Telephone: 301-443-4715
Email: Lori.Ducharme@nih.gov