Project Grant R34AA032472
- This federal Project Grant award of $423,313, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), aims to develop an AI-driven platform for identifying potential therapeutic candidates for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The award to Biosymetrics Inc., based in Huntington, NY, will leverage the company's existing AI-based zebrafish behavioral screening technology and AUD-specific experimental findings to create a commercial...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), is for a study to test the efficacy of a novel social media-based intervention to address high-intensity drinking (HID) among emerging adults. The study aims to evaluate an 8-week motivational interviewing-based intervention delivered via private social media messaging with health coaches. The $701,963 award, effective September 15, 2025 through...
- This federal Project Grant award of $148,842.00 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) is for a research project investigating the relationship between social media use, exposure to alcohol-related content, and drinking behavior in young adults. The key objectives are to: (1) gain an in-depth understanding of young adults' perceptions of the factors influencing the associations between social media use,...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), through its Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), awarded a $734,468 Project Grant to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), for the project "SOCIAL IDENTITY MAPPING FOR ADOLESCENT RECOVERY: DEVELOPING A NOVEL SOCIAL NETWORK INTERVENTION". The goal of this 3-year project, with a period of performance from Sep 2025 to Aug 2028, is to finalize and pilot test a new...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), provides $197,302 to Brown University to develop a virtual reality-based intervention to help adults with alcohol use disorder learn and practice coping skills in realistic high-risk situations. The goal is to improve the efficacy of treatment for alcohol use disorders, which affect over 100 million people worldwide and are a leading cause of...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs), will fund the development and testing of an interactive text messaging program to reduce heavy drinking and HIV risk among young adult men. The $248,874 award will support the K99/R00 research project, which will utilize Construal Level Theory (CLT) to create and evaluate text messages that induce abstract or concrete thinking about alcohol use and HIV...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs, will fund a longitudinal study on alcohol consumption, contexts, and consequences across the transition to legal drinking age in the United States. The University of Missouri System will receive $719,749 to conduct this 5-year study, starting on September 10, 2025. The researchers will use ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to collect self-report,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $723,736.00 was provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) on September 20, 2025. The award will fund a study to "Examining Transactional Relationships Between Sensor-Derived Alcohol Use Data and Acute Suicide Risk in Daily Life" at the University of Rhode Island. The study aims to assess the temporal and proximal relationship between acute alcohol use and suicide...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) provides $248,959 to The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. to conduct research on the reciprocal relationship between alcohol use and brain function in adolescents and young adults. The 5-year project aims to assess how neurocognitive mechanisms of decision-making and risk-taking in adolescence contribute to alcohol use initiation, escalation, and maintenance,...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), awarded a $309,452 Project Grant to Real Recovery VR, Inc. on Sep 15, 2025. The award supports the development of a virtual reality (VR) platform that counselors can use to enhance treatment techniques and improve outcomes among those with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The project aims to leverage VR technology to provide patients with opportunities to practice coping skills in...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) program, is for a $735,930 feasibility and acceptability study of a large language model-based conversational agent for brief alcohol intervention among emerging adults (ages 18-29). The award will support the development, validation, and open trial of a conversational agent-delivered brief intervention designed to reduce alcohol use and problems in this high-risk population. The project aims to leverage generative artificial intelligence and large language models to create a scalable, personalized, and adaptive digital alcohol intervention to address the limited implementation of effective screening and brief interventions for emerging adults. The award has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028 and is being conducted by the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital, a major recipient of federal research funding.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $735.9k | 9/23/25 |