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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