Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Public Health Institute received a $542,187 Project Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to conduct a three-year research initiative examining cannabis use patterns among residents in sober living houses (SLHs). The award, issued on June 15, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031, will produce empirical research deliverables addressing a critical gap in...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded The Medical University of South Carolina a Project Grant totaling $686,692 under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to conduct prospective research on cannabis use reduction and its impact on patient functioning. Initiated on September 1, 2025, and extending through July 31, 2030, this eight-week clinical trial will enroll 176 adults aged 18 and older with Cannabis Use Disorder...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded the University of Pittsburgh a $700,254 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) effective June 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. This award supports preclinical and translational research investigating the neurobiological mechanisms underlying polysubstance use in opioid use disorder (OUD), specifically examining how concurrent nicotine and opioid exposure produces synergistic...
Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $691,107 Project Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) effective June 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. The grant funds a longitudinal ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study examining predictors and outcomes of simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use among emerging adults. The research will recruit 300 participants who...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded the University of Southern California a $196,236 Project Grant on July 15, 2025, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to investigate clinician preconceptions about cannabis use during pregnancy and their impact on prenatal care quality. The award funds a five-year research initiative (through June 30, 2030) led by Dr. Rachel Carmen Ceasar that employs natural language processing and artificial...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded Kaiser Foundation Hospitals' Kaiser Permanente Research Institute a $681,667 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) beginning April 1, 2026, and concluding March 31, 2029. The award funds a phased research initiative to develop a just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) addressing co-use of e-cigarettes and cannabis among young adults ages 18-30 in Hawaii. The research...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded the University of Southern California a $1.5M Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop and pilot test a brief mobile phone-based intervention addressing prenatal cannabis use (PCU). The award, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, supports research on a growing public health concern linked to fetal harms, depression, and cannabis use disorder in pregnant...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded the University of Oregon a Project Grant (R21) totaling $407,812 on September 10, 2025, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to investigate dynamic associations between impulsivity, craving, and the concurrent use of alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine among young adults. The research addresses a critical public health gap, as dual- and tri-use of these substances is prevalent and...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded Kaiser Foundation Hospitals' Kaiser Permanente Research Institute a $941,958 Project Grant (CFDA 93.279: Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) effective March 15, 2026, through February 29, 2028. This developmental research project will conduct preliminary analyses to inform a future R01 application examining cannabis use trajectories and their association with adverse health outcomes across the lifespan. The...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a Project Grant totaling $187,777 to the University of California, San Diego, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). This research initiative will examine the interactive effects of caffeine and cannabis use on neurocognitive outcomes in adolescents and young adults. The project addresses a critical gap in longitudinal research...
Federal Grant Award Summary
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded the University of Southern California a Project Grant totaling $149,766 on August 12, 2026, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to investigate simultaneous nicotine, alcohol, and cannabis co-use among young adults. The research leverages an ongoing prospective cohort study of approximately 3,860 young adults recruited from Southern California high schools in 2020-2021. Over four semi-annual survey waves conducted between Fall 2025 and Spring 2027, the award funds data collection and analysis to examine demographic characteristics associated with simultaneous co-use, describe subjective experiences and consequences during co-use episodes, and evaluate the prospective association between co-use experiences at baseline and persistence of co-use behaviors at six-month follow-up.
This project addresses a critical gap in substance use research by providing the first comprehensive assessment of three-substance simultaneous co-use patterns and their longitudinal trajectory among young adults, whereas existing literature primarily focuses on alcohol and cannabis alone. The grant deliverables support training and career development for an independent researcher investigating young adult substance use behaviors to inform evidence-based policy and interventions that reduce substance-related harms. The project period extends through May 15, 2029.