The National Institutes of Health is soliciting proposals to strengthen the pipeline of individuals in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical substance use and addiction research across various stages of the research pipeline to enhance the number of independently funded investigators and help promote diversity and inclusion throughout the research workforce.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH.
This R25 Education Program will provide research experiences to prepare individuals from diverse backgrounds to successfully transition to the subsequent professional career stage. This NOFO invites established researchers with a record of NIH funding, who can demonstrate that they have successfully guided previous early career scientists to independent research careers and are able to direct an educational research capacity building program to work with their institutions to submit an application for support. The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.
It is expected that efforts and resources from this program will foster a greater understanding of the implications of substance use and addiction nationwide and contribute to the biomedical research workforce which will help to develop solutions to reduce the burden of substance use, addiction, and their health-related consequences across all populations. The specific NIH Institute and Center scientific areas supported through this NOFO include the following:
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) encourages research experiences to include, but not limited to: cellular and molecular neuroscience, neuroimaging, genetics, medication and treatment development, development of new and improved strategies to prevent substance use and its consequences, pain and analgesia, neuroimmune signaling, neuropathology in brain systems, cognitive processes, population neuroscience, delivery of HIV and substance use prevention and treatment services, medication development, epidemiology of substance use, identifying the biological, environmental, behavioral, and social causes and consequences of substance use and addiction across the lifespan, and implementation science, including secondary data analysis. In addition, American Indians and Alaska Natives experience tremendous disparities in substance use and addiction, having the highest rates of substance use and addiction relative to other racial or ethnic groups, and experience high rates of negative consequences from substance use. Research addressing American Indian and Alaska Native substance use and addiction health related disparities is particularly encouraged.
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages research experiences across a broad spectrum of inquiry related to alcohol use and alcohol use disorder. The areas of interest include but are not limited to genetics/epigenetics, neuroscience, including cellular and molecular and clinical, neuroimaging, development of novel medications and behavioral treatments, psychiatric comorbidities, pain; basic and translational research on the health consequences of alcohol consumption; applied, translational, and methodological research on the epidemiology and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption and related behaviors, alcohol use disorder, alcohol-related morbidity and mortality; health services, stigma, fetal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, dissemination and implementation, and health disparities. NIAAA also encourages research aimed at reducing alcohol-related health disparities within American Indians and Alaska Native populations.
This NOFO will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Research Experiences
- Activities include hands-on exposure and research experiences for undergraduate students, postbaccalaureate students, predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or early-stage faculty. The nature of research experiences should be tailored to the needs and career level of participants. It is expected that mentoring will be provided in conjunction with planned research experiences. Research experiences must also be designed to address some area of NIDA and/or NIAAA extramurally supported research via research projects for the participants. Programs are also expected to include complementary activities that support the participants’ scientific development, such as scientific writing and presentation skills and training in rigor and reproducibility. Programs should consider the needs of the intended participants and the likelihood of improving their knowledge and/or skills when designing the research program. Programs should have clear goals and objectives, including the educational level of the audience to be reached, the content to be conveyed, and the intended outcome(s).
- Courses for Skills Development
- Providing innovative, state-of-the-art, evidence-based education that relates to the mission of NIDA and/or NIAAA, and is derived from biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research findings, e.g.,advanced courses in a specific discipline or research area, clinical procedures for research, specialized research techniques, or research methodology. The courses may include elements that promote research skills, career development skills, and/or transitioning to the next career stage. For example, short courses, boot camps, or seminars on NIH grant application development and submission, manuscript preparation and publication, survival skills for early-career scientists, and statistical methods. The format of the courses may involve a traditional in-person approach, online activities, a hybrid of both approaches, and/or other methods.
- A milestone plan with concrete goals for participants, timelines for proposed research and professional development activities, and evaluation metrics is required for all applications. The milestone plan will be used to evaluate: participant research experiences, technical skill development opportunities; formal mentoring plans, professional career development activities, NIH application and manuscript submissions, plans, courses and seminars for skills development, participant feedback, and the successful graduation or transition of participants to the subsequent career stage.
Applicants can focus on a single career stage or encompass multiple career stages (undergraduate students, postbaccalaureate students, predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or early-stage faculty) within their approach, but must include research experiences and courses for skills development to prepare participants to successfully transition to the subsequent professional career stage as key components of the program. Partnerships between institutions are allowed and encouraged. Institutions that have a documented historical mission or commitment to educating underrepresented students or have a record of providing clinical services to medically underserved communities are encouraged to apply.
Funding Information
Although the size of the award may vary with the scope of the research education program proposed, budgets may not exceed $250,000 in direct costs per year and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Project Period
The maximum project period is 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal
- Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Federal Governments
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
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