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NOT-AA-25-012: Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Research Project Sites (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)

Forecast Expected deadline August 1, 2026 Opportunity NOT-AA-25-012

This forecast is out of date. Its expected dates have passed and the agency has not posted the opportunity on Grants.gov. It may be delayed or cancelled; check the program's other opportunities below.

National Institutes of Health plans to offer grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expects to make about 7 awards worth $5.0 million in total. It is a forecast: the notice is expected around May 1, 2026, with applications due around August 1, 2026.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 13, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Key dates

Forecast postedMay 13, 2025
Expected postingMay 1, 2026
Expected deadlineAugust 1, 2026
Expected award dateJuly 1, 2027

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 11 applicant types the notice lists

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What the grant funds

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) launched the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) in 2012 to determine how adolescent alcohol-related disruption of normal brain growth patterns of structure, related brain function, and psychiatric health affects brain functioning in emerging adulthood. The consortium uses an accelerated longitudinal design and has acquired data on over 800 individuals between the ages of 12 to 32 years. This wide age range covers the period before onset of drinking, the transition from adolescence to young adulthood, the critical period for binge drinking, and the time of maturing out. This unique dataset provides novel information on the enduring and transient consequences of adolescent drinking on adult brain function and behavior. Current studies on adults drinking do not have this type of data. Renewal of this limited competition NOFO will enable NCANDA to continue to follow these participants up to 37 years of age and acquire data critical to understanding how early versus late onset drinking during adolescence differentially impacts drinking behavior in adulthood. This limited competition renewal will provide valuable information for developing evidence-based alcohol prevention strategies and early intervention approaches to prevent the progression to more severe drinking and AUD thereby preventing the development of chronic disease, improving health outcomes, and increasing quality of life and longevity. Applications are not being solicited at this time. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO will utilize the U01 activity code. Investigators with expertise and insights into this area of developmental neuroscience are encouraged to begin to consider applying for this new NOFO.

Category: Health.

Who has won Alcohol Research Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Alcohol Research Programs (93.273) awarded $2.2 billion across 2,255 grant awards, an average of $974,579 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Yale UnivConnecticut75$86.5 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina76$60.7 million
Trustees of Indiana UniversityIndiana47$54.8 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia47$54.5 million
The Medical University of South CarolinaSouth Carolina57$45.8 million

Top states: California ($342 million), New York ($184 million), North Carolina ($144 million), Massachusetts ($120 million), Connecticut ($98.3 million).

How to apply

  1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
  2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
  3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Dominique Lorang-Leins, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Lorangd@mail.nih.gov, 301-594-6228.

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Questions people ask

Is NOT-AA-25-012 still open?

Not yet. It is a forecast: expected deadline August 1, 2026.

Who can apply for Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Research Project Sites (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)?

National Institutes of Health accepts applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

What is the deadline for Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Research Project Sites (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)?

Expected deadline August 1, 2026. Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

How much funding is available?

About $5.0 million in total across about 7 awards.

Who has won Alcohol Research Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Trustees of Indiana University. The program made 2,255 awards worth $2.2 billion in that time.

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