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Alcohol Research Programs (93.273)

Alcohol Research Programs (Assistance Listing 93.273) is run by the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $2.2 billion in 2,255 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $974,579 per award on average. 92 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.

The typical award was $509,521. Half of the 2,254 awards fell between $208,557 and $1.4 million, and they ranged from $0 to $34.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To develop a sound fundamental knowledge base which can be applied to the development of improved methods of treatment and more effective strategies for preventing alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports research in a broad range of disciplines and subject areas related to biomedical and genetic factors, psychological and environmental factors, alcohol-related problems and medical disorders, health services research, and prevention and treatment research. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program: to increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development; to increase small business participation in Federal research and development; and to foster and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in technological innovation. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program: To stimulate and foster scientific and technological innovation and technology transfer through cooperative research and development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions; to increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development; and to foster and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in technological innovation.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open and forecast opportunities

67 more opportunities are listed with all open grants from Department of Health and Human Services.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Public or private profit and nonprofit agencies, including State, local, or regional government agencies, universities, colleges, hospitals, academic or research institutions may apply for research grants. SBIR grants can be awarded only to domestic small businesses (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed, and have no more than 500 employees). Primary employment (more than one-half time) of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project. In both Phase I and Phase II, the research must be performed in the U.S. and its possessions. To be eligible for funding, a grant application must be approved for scientific merit and program relevance by a scientific review group and a national advisory council. STTR grants can be awarded only to domestic small business concerns (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed and have no more than 500 employees) which "partner" with a research institution in cooperative research and development. At least 40 percent of the project is to be performed by the small business concern and at least 30 percent by the research institution. In both Phase I and Phase II, the research must be performed in the U.S. and its possessions.

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What the money can and cannot pay for

(1) Research Project Grants provide support for clearly defined projects or a small group of related activities, and when appropriate, support of conferences; (2) Program Project Grants are for large-scale, broad-based programs of research, usually interdisciplinary, consisting of several projects with a common focus; (3) Small Grants are for small-scale exploratory and pilot studies or exploration of an unusual research opportunity; Small Grants are limited to $50,000 for direct costs for a period of up to 2 years; (4) Exploratory/Developmental Grants are limited for a period of up to 2 years, and a maximum of $275,000 for direct costs for the entire 2- year period. Funds may be used only for expenses directly related to the approved research project. SBIR Phase I grants (of approximately 6- months' duration) are to establish the technical merit and feasibility of a proposed research effort that may lead to a commercial product or processes. Phase II grants are for the continuation of the research initiated in Phase I, and that are likely to result in commercial products or processes. STTR Phase I grants (normally of 1-year duration) are to determine the scientific, technical, and commercial merit and feasibility of the proposed cooperative effort that has potential for commercial application. Phase II funding is based on results of research initiated in Phase I and scientific and technical merit and commercial potential of Phase II application; (5).

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

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
The Scripps Research InstituteCalifornia31$43.5 million
Brown UniversityRhode Island45$43.0 million
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York7$42.4 million
University of WashingtonWashington60$41.9 million
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia48$41.8 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia43$40.5 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan26$39.5 million
Oregon Health & Science UniversityOregon28$35.7 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania36$35.3 million
Wake Forest University Health SciencesNorth Carolina29$33.8 million
University of Texas at AustinTexas41$33.0 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland22$32.9 million
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve UniversityOhio21$31.3 million
University of IllinoisIllinois34$31.1 million
University of FloridaFlorida30$27.5 million

Top states: California ($342 million), New York ($184 million), North Carolina ($144 million), Massachusetts ($120 million), Connecticut ($98.3 million), Texas ($93.3 million), Pennsylvania ($78.3 million), Maryland ($77.6 million), Illinois ($69.8 million), Washington ($65.4 million).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 73% of the money, nonprofits 19% and small businesses 3.8%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities1,726$1.6 billion73%
Nonprofits337$412 million19%
Other105$89.8 million4.1%
Small businesses84$83.6 million3.8%
Tribal governments and organizations2$457,480less than 0.1%
State and local governments1$49,7070%

By state

44 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California309$342 million
New York154$184 million
North Carolina150$144 million
Massachusetts106$120 million
Connecticut91$98.3 million
Texas126$93.3 million
Pennsylvania98$78.3 million
Maryland60$77.6 million
Illinois75$69.8 million
Washington82$65.4 million
Ohio52$59.6 million
Rhode Island77$58.4 million
Virginia65$57.4 million
Indiana53$57.1 million
Michigan39$56.5 million
Florida59$53.8 million
South Carolina62$52.3 million
Kentucky42$48.6 million
New Mexico47$44.3 million
Louisiana64$40.3 million
Tennessee46$39.8 million
Oregon34$39.5 million
Minnesota40$38.6 million
Colorado41$35.9 million
Georgia41$33.8 million
Missouri39$29.2 million
Nebraska31$25.8 million
Utah14$21.0 million
New Jersey31$19.5 million
Wisconsin15$15.6 million
Alabama13$13.8 million
Oklahoma5$12.9 million
Iowa11$11.8 million
Kansas12$10.9 million
Arizona12$9.7 million
District of Columbia11$5.2 million
Arkansas5$4.3 million
Mississippi4$2.6 million
New Hampshire4$2.2 million
South Dakota3$1.9 million
West Virginia2$1.7 million
North Dakota3$1.5 million
Puerto Rico1$1.4 million
Delaware1$1.2 million
Vermont2$416,558
Alaska2$308,146
Nevada1$150,526
Maine1$91,407
Montana1$6,967

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.