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Specialized Alcohol Research Centers (P50 Clinical trial Optional)

Open Closes January 27, 2027 (88 days left) Opportunity RFA-AA-28-001

National Institutes of Health is offering grants of up to $1.1 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expects to make $1.5 million in total. Applications close on January 27, 2027.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 15, 2026. Checked October 31, 2026.

Key dates

PostedOctober 15, 2026
DeadlineJanuary 27, 2027
Archived by Grants.govMarch 27, 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.

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibilityForeign Organizations/International CollaborationsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

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What the grant funds

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports a broad-based Alcohol Research Centers program to foster and conduct interdisciplinary, collaborative research on alcohol misuse, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and alcohol-related problems, and other health-related consequences across the lifespan. The NIAAA Centers Program provides leadership in research, and research methodology development on a wide variety of topics relevant to the Institute's mission. The focus of the NIAAA Centers program should be on generating a critical mass of researchers in a given understudied and/or innovative topic area relevant to the NIAAA mission with an emphasis on interdisciplinary coordination and cooperation among independent researchers and development and mentorship of young investigators. A center must contribute more to the alcohol field than the sum of its parts. Topics include but are not limited to, the nature, etiology, genetics, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of alcohol misuse, AUD, alcohol-related end-organ diseases, and their biomedical, psychosocial, and population health consequences across the lifespan. Centers are also major contributors to the development of research methods, technologies, and approaches that sustain innovative goal-directed research on understanding the chronic disorder of alcohol misuse that is such a personal, social and medical burden to US society.

Category: Health.

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 National Institutes of Health, NIAAAOEA@mail.nih.gov, 301-402-2541.

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Questions people ask

Who can apply for Specialized Alcohol Research Centers (P50 Clinical trial Optional)?

National Institutes of Health accepts 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 Specialized Alcohol Research Centers (P50 Clinical trial Optional)?

Closes January 27, 2027 (88 days left). Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.1 million each. About $1.5 million in total.

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