RFA-DA-26-056-Full-Announcement.html

This is a Request for Applications (RFA) from the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health seeking innovative analysis of existing data related to substance use behaviors and disorders. The funding opportunity, RFA-DA-26-056, supports research using existing social science, behavioral, administrative, and neuroimaging datasets to study drug use behaviors (including alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drugs), prevention strategies, and health service utilization.

The opportunity is structured as an R21 grant mechanism that does not allow clinical trials. It falls under two CFDA programs: Alcohol Research Programs (93.273) and Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (93.279). Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations such as higher education institutions, state/local governments, tribal organizations, nonprofits, and for-profit entities. The research aims to advance understanding of drug use etiology, behavioral trajectories, prevention methods, and treatment services, specifically leveraging existing datasets rather than generating new data.