Project Grant 00000H61MC00065

This $673,500 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will fund Amygdala Neurosciences, Inc. to develop new, potent, selective, and reversible inhibitors of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. The goal is to implement an innovative screening technology to discover novel compounds that reduce craving and alcohol consumption by selectively inhibiting ALDH2 in a reversible manner, avoiding...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $543,425 Project Grant to the University System of New Hampshire (through its University of New Hampshire division) on September 20, 2025, for a three-year pilot study extending through August 31, 2028. The award supports the development and feasibility testing of a Cross-Cutting E-Health Prevention Program (CCEPP) designed to address the interconnected problems of campus sexual assault and alcohol misuse among college...

Summary The CARE Coalition's STOP Project, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), delivers comprehensive underage drinking prevention services to Transylvania County, North Carolina. The project, awarded $179,262.00 on September 30, 2025, targets approximately 1,893 youth in grades 6-12...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $399,048 Project Grant under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to examine behavioral and electrophysiological cue reactivity in young adult binge drinkers. The study will compare responses to uni- and multisensory alcohol and neutral cues that vary in degree of realistic appearance, and explore the effects of multisensory congruence on cue responses. The project...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Campbell County Drug Free Alliance (CCDFA) received a $180,000 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025, by the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The grant funds a comprehensive underage drinking prevention initiative in Campbell County, Kentucky, designed to reduce youth access to alcohol, shift community norms regarding...

The Johnston Prevention Coalition received a $180,000 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) from the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The four-year initiative, spanning through September 29, 2029, is implemented on behalf of the Tri-County Community Action Agency and focuses on reducing alcohol use among youth under 18 years old, with particular emphasis...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded $498,002 to the University of Illinois under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) for a three-year project period (May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2028). The DEDICATE study aims to develop and evaluate an integrated behavioral intervention for alcohol use disorder (AUD) in young adults by combining contingency management (CM) with problem-solving therapy (PST). The project will deliver a two-arm...

Federal Grant Award Summary Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) received a $711,938 Project Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), awarded on September 20, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. The award funds a Type 1 Hybrid Implementation Effectiveness Cluster Randomized Trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of Better Informed Parents Keeping Adolescents Safe from...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded Massachusetts General Hospital $734,468 on September 23, 2025, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop and pilot test Social Identity Mapping for Adolescents in Recovery (SIM-AIR), an innovative adjunctive intervention module for treating adolescent alcohol use disorder (AUD). The research addresses a critical gap in AUD recovery outcomes by creating a standardized,...

Be Healthy Beverly Underage Drinking Prevention Program The SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to YMCA of the North Shore Inc. on September 30, 2025, to support the Be Healthy Beverly (BHB) underage drinking prevention program through September 29, 2029. The grant funds a community-centered coalition serving Beverly, Massachusetts (population 42,318) with a focus on middle and high school-aged youth and young adults ages 11–20. BHB delivers...