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RFA-DA-22-021: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) drug discovery and development (R41/R42 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed Closed August 10, 2021 Opportunity RFA-DA-22-021

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 2021.

National Institutes of Health offered grants to small businesses. Applications closed on August 10, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 8, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read RFA-DA-22-021 in the NIH Guide.

Key dates

PostedApril 8, 2021
DeadlineAugust 10, 2021
Archived by Grants.govSeptember 15, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to small businesses.

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) 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, may be allowed.

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What the grant funds

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related technologies for drug discovery and drug development for Substance Use Disorders (SUD), excluding alcohol use disorder

Category: Education, Health.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Yale UnivConnecticut150$305 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland156$262 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia120$242 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania100$182 million
New York UniversityNew York62$173 million

Top states: California ($1.1 billion), New York ($773 million), Massachusetts ($613 million), Pennsylvania ($488 million), Maryland ($434 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is RFA-DA-22-021 still open?

No. It closed on August 10, 2021.

Who can apply for Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) drug discovery and development (R41/R42 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from small businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) drug discovery and development (R41/R42 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

Closed August 10, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has won Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, The Johns Hopkins University, University of California, San Diego. The program made 5,071 awards worth $7.3 billion in that time.

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