RESEARCH ON THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG YOUTH NIH GUIDE, Volume 21, Number 9, March 6, 1992 PA NUMBER: PA-92-46 P.T. 34, AA Keywords: Alcohol/Alcoholism Disease Prevention+ National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism THE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE CONTAINS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN APPLICATION. POTENTIAL APPLICANTS MAY OBTAIN THE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CONTACT NAMED IN INQUIRIES BELOW. PURPOSE The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) wishes to encourage new and creative research on the development and testing of strategies to prevent alcohol abuse among youth including children, adolescents, and young adults. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This program announcement, Research on the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse Among Youth, is related to the priority areas of decreasing morbidity and mortality associated with the drinking of alcohol by adolescents and young adults. Prevention strategies focus on delaying the age of initiation for alcohol use among adolescents; reducing the incidence and prevalence of alcohol abuse among youth; and testing interventions that will result in a reduction in motor vehicle crashes and fatalities associated with alcohol use. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" (Full Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0, or Summary Report: Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9325 (Telephone: 202-783-3238). ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign non-profit and for-profit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of State or local governments, and eligible agencies of the Federal Government. Women and minority investigators are encouraged to apply. MECHANISMS OF SUPPORT Research support may be requested through applications for a research grant (R01), small grant (R03), and First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) Award (R29). Specialized announcements for the FIRST Award program (R29) and the small grant program (R03) are available from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852, telephone (301) 468-2600. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Although other ideas are welcome, the NIAAA is especially interested in grant applications directed at norm-setting and norm-enforcement by parents and families, primary-care physicians and their staffs, youth peer groups, elementary and secondary public and private schools and/or school systems, colleges and universities, and/or other community organizations that have direct contact with children, adolescents, and young adults. Parents, schools, police, and other community groups set and enforce norms concerning alcohol use by youth. In addition, peer groups set and enforce drinking norms in informal settings. This announcement encourages research that examines links between the social setting and enforcement of norms by peer groups, parents and families, educational and legal institutions, and community organizations to prevent abusive drinking by youth. Applications that propose interventions targeted toward combinations of these groups may also be submitted. STUDY POPULATIONS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAMHA POLICIES CONCERNING INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY POPULATIONS For projects involving clinical research, ADAMHA requires applicants to give special attention to the inclusion of women and minorities in study populations. If women or minorities are not included or adequately represented in the study populations for clinical studies, a specific justification for this exclusion or inadequate representation must be provided. Applications without such documentation will not be accepted for review. All applications for clinical research submitted to ADAMHA are required to address these policies. ADAMHA funding components will not award grants that do not comply with these policies. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Applicants are to use the grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 9/91). The number and title of this program announcement, "PA-92-46, Research on the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse Among Youth," must be typed in line 2 on the face page of the PHS 398 application form. Application kits containing the necessary forms and instructions may be obtained from business offices or offices of sponsored research at most universities, colleges, medical schools, and other major research facilities. If such a source is not available, the following office may be contacted for the necessary application material: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20852 Telephone: (301) 468-2600 The signed original and five permanent, legible copies of the completed application must be submitted to: Division of Research Grants National Institutes of Health Westwood Building, Room 240 Bethesda, MD 20892** REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS The Division of Research Grants, NIH, serves as a central point for receipt of applications for most discretionary PHS grant programs. Applications received under this announcement will be assigned to an Initial Review Group (IRG) in accordance with established PHS Referral Guidelines. The IRG, consisting primarily of non-Federal scientific and technical experts, will review the applications for scientific and technical merit. Notification of the review recommendations will be sent to the applicant after the initial review. Applications will receive a second-level review by an appropriate national advisory council. Only applications recommended by the Council may be considered for funding. AWARD CRITERIA Applications recommended by a national advisory council will be considered for funding on the basis of overall scientific and technical merit of the research as determined by peer review, program needs and balance, and availability of funds. INQUIRIES Potential applicants are encouraged to seek preapplication consultation by contacting the program official below. Requests for copies of the complete program announcement may be directed to: Phyllis A. Langton, Ph.D. Prevention Research Scientist Prevention Research Branch Division of Clinical and Prevention Research National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13C-23 Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-1677 Inquiries relating to fiscal matters may be directed to: Elsie Fleming Grants Management Branch Office of Planning and Resource Management National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Parklawn Building, Room 16-86 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, No. 93.273. Awards are made under the authority of Sections 301 and 510 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 USC 241 and 290bb). Federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 52, "Grants for Research Projects," and Title 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92, generic requirements concerning the administration of grants, are applicable to these awards. This program is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review. .
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