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RFA-DA-25-003: Cohort Studies of HIV/AIDS and Substance Use (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed Closed August 16, 2024 Opportunity RFA-DA-25-003

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 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on August 16, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 11, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under RFA-DA-25-003 were run by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 6 projects). 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-DA-25-003 in the NIH Guide.

Key dates

PostedSeptember 11, 2023
DeadlineAugust 16, 2024
Archived by Grants.govSeptember 21, 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

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; 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, are allowed.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support the continuation of NIDA's HIV Cohorts Program, encouraging existing and new sites to address new emerging and/or high priority research on multidisciplinary aspects of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in alignment with NIH-HIV research priorities in order to inform policy or practice.

Category: Education, Health.

Funded under RFA-DA-25-003 so far

NIH funded 6 projects under RFA-DA-25-003 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 5 institutions. The median yearly award was $2.5 million.

Most projects: University of California, San Diego (California), 2, Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), 1, Northwestern University (Illinois), 1, Wake Forest University Health Sciences (North Carolina), 1, Florida International University (Florida), 1.

Recently funded projects
ProjectInstitutionFiscal yearAward
AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience (ALIVE) Study U01Johns Hopkins University2026$2.4 million
Responding to the Increase in Substance Use, HIV, HCV, and Overdose in New England (RISE-NE) U01University of California, San Diego2026$2.5 million
The RADAR cohort study of multilevel Influences on HIV and substance use U01Northwestern University2026$2.9 million
CASCADE: A North Carolina cohort to address the cascading effects of the HIV and substance use syndemic U01Wake Forest University Health Sciences2026$2.6 million
A binational cohort of the intersection between substance use, HIV, and associated comorbidities among people who inject drugs in San Diego, CA U01University of California, San Diego2026$2.5 million
Cohort Studies of HIV/AIDS and Substance Use in Miami U01Florida International University2025$7.4 million

From NIH RePORTER, which lists each project once per fiscal year it was funded. Amounts are the yearly award.

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

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-DA-25-003 still open?

No. It closed on August 16, 2024.

Who can apply for Cohort Studies of HIV/AIDS and Substance Use (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

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 Cohort Studies of HIV/AIDS and Substance Use (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

Closed August 16, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has been funded under RFA-DA-25-003?

NIH RePORTER lists 6 projects funded under RFA-DA-25-003 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 5 institutions. The most were at University of California, San Diego, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University.

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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