Project Grant R42AA033287
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) awarded Here & Now Systems LLC a Project Grant of $306,746 effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Products and Services: Here & Now Systems LLC will develop an enhanced version of the Step Away Alcohol Manager (SAAM), a mobile health intervention application designed to address the substantial treatment gap in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary EnvisBio LLC received a $390,454 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop aptamer-based therapeutic candidates targeting phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). Awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027, this project addresses the significant public health...
- Federal 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 Social Identity Mapping for Adolescents in Recovery (SIM-AIR), a novel adjunctive intervention module addressing adolescent alcohol use disorder (AUD). The project, which runs through August 31, 2028, will finalize a standardized treatment intervention that...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research a $1.09 million Project Grant (CFDA 93.273 – Alcohol Research Programs) on September 20, 2025, with completion expected by June 30, 2030. This mechanistic clinical trial will assess the efficacy of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS) as a neuromodulation treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) by evaluating whether active DTMS targeting the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded Boston University Medical Campus a Project Grant totaling $580,556 on May 1, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to support research examining the role of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) in heavy alcohol drinking and associated anxiety-like behaviors. The research will investigate how PACAP functions within the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded Massachusetts General Hospital a $735,930 Project Grant (R34) on September 23, 2025, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop, validate, and conduct an open trial of a large language model (LLM)-based conversational agent for delivering brief alcohol interventions to emerging adults ages 18-29. The project, which runs through August 31, 2028, addresses the critical public health need to expand screening...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Biosymetrics Inc. received $846,626 in Project Grant funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop an artificial intelligence-driven therapeutic discovery platform for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026, leverages the company's commercially deployed AI-based zebrafish behavioral screening platform and existing experimental...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary BD Holding, Inc. received a $406,412 Project Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The awardee is developing and validating an epigenetic diagnostic tool called the Alcohol T Score (ATS) to quantify steady-state alcohol consumption and assess its relationship to coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. The...
- 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 Real Recovery VR, Inc. received a $928,356 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop and deliver a Virtual Reality (VR) platform designed to enhance counseling-based treatment techniques for individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The platform will enable counselors to provide immersive, simulation-based training that allows patients to practice...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded $303,008 to Behavior Change Hub LLC on July 1, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop the Behavioral Health Counseling Competencies Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Training Suite. This Phase I/II Fast Track Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) project addresses the alcohol treatment gap by creating a didactic and interactive simulation-based training program designed to enhance provider knowledge and clinical competency in treating alcohol misuse and AUD. The training integrates content from NIAAA's Rethinking Drinking resource and is grounded in four core behavioral health counseling competencies: developing a behavior change relationship, providing psychoeducation, setting and monitoring behavior change goals, and providing behavioral skills training. The deliverable incorporates proprietary conversation-simulation technology with a 15-year track record of changing provider behaviors. Phase I will establish feasibility and technical merit through the development, expert panel review, and end-user piloting of the first of four training modules. The multidisciplinary team includes the small business applicant, academic partners, a conversation simulation company, and a subject matter expert panel. The project concludes June 30, 2027, and is located in Boston, MA.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $303.0k | 7/1/26 |