Description
The National Institutes of Health is seeking applications for research on Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity is to invite applications proposing the innovative analysis of existing social science, behavioral, administrative, and neuroimaging data to study the etiology and epidemiology of drug using behaviors and related disorders, prevention of drug use and HIV, and health service utilization.
• The research should focus on the analysis of public use and other extant community-based or clinical datasets to their full potential.
• The goal is to increase our knowledge of etiology, trajectories of drug using behaviors and their consequences, including morbidity and mortality, risk and resilience in the development of psychopathology.
• The research should aim to guide the development, testing, implementation, and delivery of high-quality, effective, and efficient services for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and HIV.
• Applications should utilize the R21 activity code.
• The estimated funding for this opportunity is $2,000,000, with an award ceiling of $200,000.