Project Grant R01AA022656

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...

Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), awarded $700,134 to the University of Pittsburgh on June 15, 2026, for a five-year project grant concluding February 28, 2031. This research initiative investigates the development of alcohol tolerance from the onset of regular drinking in young adults, addressing a critically understudied translational research gap regarding whether rapid adaptation to alcohol...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded $632,070 on September 16, 2025, to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York to conduct a Phase 2 randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of the Protecting Allies in Risky Situations (PAIRS) motivational interviewing intervention. This research initiative, supported under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), addresses alcohol-involved sexual assault...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under its Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) awarded a $604,391 Project Grant to the University of California, Irvine on September 20, 2025, to support research modeling a national graduated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) per se policy for drivers aged 21-24 years. The grant addresses the escalating public health crisis of alcohol-impaired driving, which costs the nation over $348 billion...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded the University of Nevada, Las Vegas a $451,578 Project Grant on September 20, 2025, to conduct a two-phase cross-sectional assessment of risky drinking behaviors among college students. The research, titled "Assessment of Risky Drinking Typologies Among College Student Alcohol Users," addresses a critical gap in scientific literature regarding novel high-intensity alcohol...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $191,443 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), effective May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This Career Development Award funds a five-year research initiative examining the proximal associations between alcohol misuse and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) among youth,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a Project Grant of $720,043 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (doing business as SUNY at Binghamton) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) for a randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy of eCheckup to Go (ECTG) combined with a brief parent-based intervention to reduce high school student drinking. The four-year project, awarded September 23, 2025,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan a Project Grant of $1.403 million (CFDA 93.273 – Alcohol Research Programs) effective September 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2030. The award funds a randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of a novel social media-based intervention for high-intensity drinking (consuming 8+ standard drinks for women and 10+ for men)...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded the University System of New Hampshire $543,425 through the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to conduct a three-year pilot study examining cross-cutting e-health prevention approaches for campus sexual assault and alcohol misuse. The study, which began September 20, 2025 and concludes August 31, 2028, will implement and test the feasibility of a comprehensive, multi-level...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded Columbia University's Health Sciences Division a $498,000 Project Grant under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to investigate associations between stigma and alcohol use among women and their offspring. The research, commencing September 25, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2028, addresses a significant knowledge gap regarding how stigma related to women's alcohol use, treatment-seeking...