Project Grant R44AA033865
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded Research Triangle Institute $1,411,804 on September 20, 2025, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to conduct a hybrid implementation effectiveness cluster-randomized trial of Better Informed Parents Keeping Adolescents Safe from Alcohol (BIPAS), a mobile-delivered digital intervention designed to help parents prevent early-onset alcohol use in children. The study will expand BIPAS reach by translating the intervention...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded the University of Texas at Arlington $720,437 on May 1, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to conduct a hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial evaluating parent-based interventions for adolescent alcohol prevention that incorporate social media content and personalized feedback. The research addresses the gap between evidence that alcohol parent-based interventions reduce adolescent drinking and the...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee $413,383 on July 16, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to conduct a meta-analytic structural equation modeling study examining mechanisms of parenting on adolescent alcohol use. The recipient will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of empirical studies targeting U.S. adolescents aged 10 to 18, synthesizing evidence on the influence of alcohol-specific parenting...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $2,105,899 on September 15, 2025, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to conduct a fully-powered randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a social-media-based intervention for high-intensity drinking among emerging adults. The intervention delivers eight weeks of motivational interviewing-based content through private social media 1:1 messaging with health coaches,...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded $702,720 to Indiana University Indianapolis on August 10, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) project grant R01AA031671. The award funds research investigating posterior default mode network modulation as a treatment target in alcohol use disorder. The research examines how dysfunction in the medial posterior default mode...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded RTI International $1,759,221 on September 20, 2025, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop small molecule modulators of RXFP3 as therapeutic agents for alcohol use disorder. RTI International will optimize lead-like RXFP3 negative allosteric modulator (NAM) compounds to improve potency and absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion/pharmacokinetic properties, then evaluate their effects in animal models...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded The Rand Corporation $731,345 on September 1, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to implement and evaluate AWARE, a brief group counseling intervention addressing hazardous alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among young adults experiencing homelessness. The project will conduct a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study in partnership with three drop-in centers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The work...
- 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...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded the University of Pittsburgh $711,838 on August 3, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to conduct research identifying shared and unique mechanisms driving alcohol and eating cognitions and behaviors in early to middle adolescence through a longitudinal study titled Project READY (Research on Eating and Alcohol Development in Youth). The research examines how problematic alcohol use and binge-type eating...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded Brown University $709,762 on August 5, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to develop and pilot a brief, technology-assisted intervention for alcohol use among court-involved youth aged 14–18 recruited from the Rhode Island Family Court's juvenile diversion program. The project will design a motivation-enhancing, culturally responsive intervention deliverable within the approximately three-month court...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded Innovation Research And Training, Inc. $999,430 on September 1, 2026, under the Alcohol Research Programs grant program (CFDA 93.273) to complete development and evaluation of Media Ready Parent (MRP), a web-based intervention designed to improve parent-adolescent communication about media literacy and substance use prevention. MRP delivers an interactive, self-paced online program that equips parents with media literacy skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high-quality parent-adolescent communication. The Phase 2 project builds on feasibility and preliminary efficacy demonstrated in earlier prototype testing. Work includes completing MRP development with input from advisory panels of parents and community prevention and addiction specialists, developing AI-enhanced communication skill practice boosters, and implementing just-in-time reminders tailored to parents' schedules. The award also funds evaluation of the program's sustained impact on parent and adolescent outcomes. Innovation Research And Training, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Durham, North Carolina, serves as the recipient. Performance takes place in Durham, NC 27713. The award period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $999.4k | 8/28/26 |