RFA-AA-23-006: HEAL Initiative: Developing an Evidence Base for Co-Occurring OUD-AUD Interventions (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2023.
National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $250,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on December 14, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 12, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$250,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeR34
- Clinical trialsOptional
- Funded byNIAAA, NIDA
- Median yearly award$390,000
- Typical project length3 years
- R34, Planning Grant. Planning a clinical trial: design, protocol and feasibility work before the trial itself. Other open R34 notices.
Projects funded under RFA-AA-23-006 were run by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA, 1 project) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 1 project). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.
Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read RFA-AA-23-006 in the NIH Guide.
Key dates
| Posted | September 11, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | December 14, 2023 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | January 19, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 15 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Projects NIH funded under this notice had a median yearly award of $390,000; it allows up to $250,000 per award.
- Most of the money in the 4 programs behind this notice (72% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) seeks to support studies that will inform safe and effective medication-assisted, psychosocial, and complementary interventions for people with co-occurring Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Alcohol increases lethal opioid overdose risk. As a result, treatment providers may under-prescribe or be reluctant to provide opioid agonist therapies (OATs) such as methadone and buprenorphine to people with OUD who also have AUD or misuse alcohol. There is also scant research on non-pharmacological therapies for people with OUD-AUD. Reciprocal relationships between opioid use and alcohol use has been observed for OUD-AUD patients such that reduced opioid intake may result in increased drinking which heightens opioid relapse and overdose risk and suggests an urgent need for targeted therapies in this population. Research projects dedicated to OUD treatment and prevention, while not excluding subjects who drink, seldom explicitly recruit subjects with AUD. The purpose of this NOFO is to support clinical research project development, including piloting study design and research protocols, subject recruitment, and initiating data collection and analysis pertinent to studying treatment practices for people with OUD-AUD.
Funded under RFA-AA-23-006 so far
NIH funded 2 projects under RFA-AA-23-006 in fiscal 2024 to 2026, at 2 institutions. The median yearly award was $390,000.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivating Recovery: A Pilot Study of Digital Contingency Management for Co-occurring Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorder | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 2026 | $390,000 |
| Brief Digitally-Enhanced Intervention for Managing Emotional Pain and Reducing Alcohol Use during Medication for OUD | Ohio State University | 2026 | $393,750 |
Who has won Aging Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Aging Research (93.866) awarded $19 billion across 11,026 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 337 | $575 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 242 | $574 million |
| University of Southern California | California | 203 | $572 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | 210 | $556 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 232 | $538 million |
Who has won Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (93.279) awarded $7.3 billion across 5,071 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 150 | $305 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 156 | $262 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | 120 | $242 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 100 | $182 million |
| New York University | New York | 62 | $173 million |
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 75 | $86.5 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 76 | $60.7 million |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Indiana | 47 | $54.8 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | 47 | $54.5 million |
| The Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina | 57 | $45.8 million |
Other programs behind this notice
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is RFA-AA-23-006 still open?
No. It closed on December 14, 2023.
Who can apply for HEAL Initiative: Developing an Evidence Base for Co-Occurring OUD-AUD Interventions (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)?
National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for HEAL Initiative: Developing an Evidence Base for Co-Occurring OUD-AUD Interventions (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)?
Closed December 14, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $250,000 each.
Who has been funded under RFA-AA-23-006?
NIH RePORTER lists 2 projects funded under RFA-AA-23-006 in fiscal 2024 to 2026, at 2 institutions. The most were at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ohio State University.
Who has won Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, The General Hospital Corporation, Duke University. The program made 653 awards worth $575 million in that time.
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