EXPIRED
Notice Number: NOT-DA-20-039
Key Dates
Release Date: March 5, 2020
First Available Due Date: June 05, 2020
Expiration Date: September 08, 2023
PA-19-056: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-19-055: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)
PA-19-091: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
PA-19-052: NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-19-092: NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
PA-19-053: NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-19-054: NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)
Issued by
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Purpose
The purpose of this Notice is to encourage investigators to submit grant applications to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)to study the effects of cannabis and cannabinoid exposure on the developing brain, from pre-, peri-, and post-natal development through young adulthood in humans and using animal models.
Background
Cannabis use has been on the rise in all populations including adolescents, young adults and pregnant women. This trend parallels the decreased perceived risk of harm from cannabis in all age groups, and the relaxed local laws and policies regarding cannabis use. In recent years, various formulations of cannabinoids, including two of its most prominent cannabis plant components: delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), have been suggested as treatments for a range of conditions without evidence of their beneficial or adverse effects, especially on the developing brain. Meanwhile, growing evidence in humans and animals has implicated cannabis and cannabinoids in adverse psychiatric, cognitive, and behavioral consequences in both children and adults.
Some studies suggest that in utero cannabinoid exposure significantly impacts fetal brain development, causing neurological impairments, abnormal dopaminergic transmission, hyperactivity, and poor cognitive function in children. In animal models, early exposure to cannabinoids leads to developmental disorders, dysregulation of repressive epigenetic markers that affect brain morphogenesis, neuronal and glial alterations, and impaired axonal pathfinding and synaptic plasticity. Beyond early development, many animal studies have also shown that developmental cannabinoid exposure has harmful behavioral consequences, such as increased impulsivity, anxiety, abnormal fear extinction and altered reward sensitivity in later life.
More research is needed to replicate and extend these findings on the effects of cannabinoid use during various stages of brain development. It is especially important to identify the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with the endo- and exogeneous cannabinoid exposure during different developmental stages. Elucidating the mechanisms by which cannabinoids affect development both in animals and/or humans is a goal of this notice.
Research Objectives
The following should be studied in the context of non-adult periods of development, e.g. fetal, neonatal, childhood and adolescent development. Research areas of interest for this noticeinclude, but are not limited to:
Application and Submission Information
This notice applies to due dates on or after June 5, 2020 and subsequent receipt dates through September 8, 2023.
Submit applications for this initiative using one of the following funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) or any reissues of these announcement through the expiration date of this notice
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide and the funding opportunity announcement used for submission must be followed, with the following additions:
Inquiries
Scientific/Research Contact(s)
Da-Yu Wu, PhD
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Telephone: (301)435-4649
Email: [email protected]
Ann L. Anderson, MD, MPH
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Telephone: 301-827-5916
[email protected]
Naimah Weinberg, M.D.
Div. of Epidemiology, Services & Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH
Telephone:(301) 402-1908
Email: [email protected]