The University of Pittsburgh received a $510,403 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to establish the INTERACT (Using Design Justice to Improve Carceral Health Outcomes) Center. The overarching goal of this 5-year project is to improve representation and engagement of individuals with lived experience in research related to the criminal legal system, HIV, and substance use. Key objectives...
This $532,140 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will fund the NCCU DUKE - Substance Use Research & Education (ND-SURE) program. The program is a partnership between Duke University and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) that aims to cultivate the interest of undergraduate students, particularly those from underrepresented minority groups, in substance use-related research careers....
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will provide $939,459 over 5 years to the University of Maryland, Baltimore to investigate the effects of a contingency management (CM) intervention on brain structure, function, and cognitive performance among African American cocaine users living with and without HIV.
The study aims to evaluate whether reducing cocaine use through a 12-month CM...
This $1,006,190 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) aims to establish the PRIDE-CARES Center, a groundbreaking effort to address gaps in substance use disorder (SUD) research and treatment for the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community. The award will fund three primary objectives:
Developing a Virtual Patient Engagement Panel (VIP Panel) to actively engage patients, families, and individuals in recovery...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will provide $262,136 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to develop an undergraduate research program focused on addiction research. The key objectives are:
Developing a three-course sequence to teach students about the foundations of addiction research and data science methods, culminating in a digital badge representing...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,403,996.00 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) is supporting Georgetown University's DISCOVER (Development of Investigators Supporting Community Outreach and Value of Engagement in Health Disparities Research) initiative. This 5-year project aims to establish infrastructure and training to develop early career investigators focused on addressing health...
The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $1,218,738 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. This 3-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to March 21, 2025, will fund research to elucidate the impact of minority stress factors on tobacco use among sexual minority young adults (SMYAs), particularly those living in rural areas.
The research plan includes a 2-year longitudinal survey...
This $404,674 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will support the "Building an Interprofessional and Diverse Workforce in Substance Use and Pain" (BUILD-UP) training program at the University of Pittsburgh. The program aims to provide personalized and rigorous 3-year postdoctoral training for fellows pursuing careers at the intersection of substance use and chronic pain, with a focus...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $695,250 to Howard University to conduct research on the role of endothelial injury and myeloid cell migration in the activation of inflammasomes in HIV infection and cocaine exposure. The key objective is to characterize myeloid cell populations and evaluate the accumulation of perivascular macrophages and microglia in the brains of...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $136,320, was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). The goal of the "Developing a Diverse Workforce: Advancing Data Science for Addiction Research and Professional Training (ADAPT)" project is to develop an addiction data science training program that will expand the research capacity of diverse emerging investigators.
The key products and services to be...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $704,996 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), supports East Carolina University (ECU) in conducting a research-focused assessment of the university's capacity, institutional needs, and growth strategies to advance health equity and address disparities.
The key objectives are to: 1) Assess ECU's organizational capacity for health disparities research, leveraging mixed methods and engaging the campus community; and 2) Develop an action plan to strengthen ECU's institutional capacity for health disparities research, defining research strengths and themes for collaboration. The long-term goal is to form a transdisciplinary community united with shared expectations, goals, research foci, and priorities to drive increased competitiveness for biomedical research support. This 2-year project will be led by ECU, with a steering committee including NIDA representatives to oversee and guide the work.