Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 09 128
Apply for PAR 09 128
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 12, 2009 and posted on Mar 12, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
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Opportunity Summary:
The Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24) opportunity (PAR-09-128) was a National Institutes of Health grant program administered through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to support research resources that already exist and are being used by the wider alcohol research community. The core idea is that, as alcohol-related research progresses, certain tools, services, datasets, biological materials, instrumentation platforms, or other shared resources sometimes become valuable beyond the lab or institution that created them. When those resources start serving a broader community, they often need stable funding for upkeep, operations, user support, and continued availability, especially when regular research funding is not a good fit.
A central motivation for this FOA is that resources are frequently maintained through mechanisms like an R01 (a standard research project grant) or through core support from an Alcohol Research Center grant (P50). However, the announcement recognizes real-world situations where those mechanisms stop being feasible or appropriate. For instance, outside demand can grow to the point where an investigator's R01 or an institution's P50 core cannot cover the workload of distributing materials, managing requests, maintaining quality control, or providing technical assistance. Another scenario is when the original developers no longer need the resource at the same intensity, but the broader field still relies on it and would be harmed if it disappeared. In those circumstances, the R24 mechanism is positioned as a practical way to keep a proven, community-serving resource alive and functional without forcing it to compete as if it were a new hypothesis-driven research project.
The objective of the program is therefore general support for established alcohol research resources that demonstrably serve multiple investigators and institutions. While the default assumption is that the resource is already developed and in use, the FOA also notes that, under special circumstances, R24 funds may be used to develop a new resource. Even then, the emphasis remains on community value and shared use rather than on a single lab's internal needs. The announcement also makes clear that NIAAA expected these applications to be relatively uncommon and only used when other NIAAA support mechanisms were not appropriate, signaling that applicants needed to justify why an R24 was the right tool and why other grant structures could not reasonably sustain the resource.
A key eligibility and justification requirement is evidence of broad external interest. Applicants had to show that investigators from at least three different institutions were interested in and would use the resource, and one of those institutions could be the applicant's home institution. This requirement reinforces the program's purpose: the resource should have clear, demonstrated utility across the alcohol research community rather than being a single-institution asset. The opportunity was categorized as a discretionary grant in the health funding area, with no cost sharing or matching requirement.
In terms of who could apply, eligibility included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, along with other specified institution types such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions. The funding announcement was posted on March 12, 2009, and had a closing date of May 7, 2012, after which it was archived on June 7, 2012. The full announcement was hosted on the NIH grants site under PAR-09-128, and NIH provided standard contact support through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues.
Overall, this R24 opportunity was designed to protect and sustain high-value, shared alcohol research resources that had outgrown typical project-based funding, ensuring that the broader scientific community could continue to access and benefit from them when demand, logistics, or shifting local priorities made other NIAAA funding routes impractical.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24) - PAR-09-128
What is the Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24) opportunity (PAR-09-128)?
Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24), PAR-09-128, was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity administered through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). It was designed to support alcohol research resources that already existed and were being used by the broader alcohol research community.
What was the main purpose of this R24 program?
The program aimed to provide general support to keep proven, shared alcohol research resources stable and available to multiple investigators and institutions. The emphasis was on sustaining ongoing operations such as upkeep, user support, distribution, quality control, and continued accessibility when traditional research project funding was not a good match.
What kinds of resources were intended to be supported?
The opportunity targeted established research resources that had become valuable beyond the original lab or institution, including tools, services, datasets, biological materials, instrumentation platforms, or other shared resources used by the wider alcohol research community.
Was the resource required to already exist and be in use?
Yes, the default assumption was that the resource was already developed and already being used by the broader community. The program focused on maintaining and sustaining resources with demonstrated shared value.
Could R24 funds be used to develop a new alcohol research resource?
Under special circumstances, the FOA indicated that R24 funds could be used to develop a new resource. Even in that case, the emphasis remained on broad community value and shared use rather than serving only one lab or institution.
Why did NIAAA create an R24 mechanism for resources instead of relying on regular research grants?
The FOA recognized that some widely used resources become difficult to support through typical mechanisms like an R01 (standard research project grant) or a P50 Alcohol Research Center core. As outside demand grows, the workload of supporting the community (distribution, requests, quality control, technical assistance, and ongoing operations) may no longer fit within an R01 or P50 core structure.
What problem was this FOA trying to prevent?
The FOA was intended to prevent valuable, community-serving resources from disappearing when local priorities shift or when the original developers no longer need the resource at the same intensity, even though the broader field still depends on it.
How was the R24 positioned compared to hypothesis-driven research funding?
The R24 mechanism was positioned as a practical way to sustain a proven resource without requiring it to compete as if it were a new, hypothesis-driven research project. The focus was on maintaining a shared research asset rather than pursuing a standalone research aim.
How common did NIAAA expect these R24 applications to be?
NIAAA indicated that applications were expected to be relatively uncommon. The FOA suggested the R24 should be used when other NIAAA support mechanisms were not appropriate, meaning applicants needed to justify why an R24 was the right approach.
What kind of evidence of community demand was required?
Applicants had to provide evidence of broad external interest. Specifically, the FOA required showing that investigators from at least three different institutions were interested in and would use the resource (and one of those institutions could be the applicant's home institution).
Does the requirement for three institutions mean the resource had to serve more than one institution?
Yes. The three-institution interest requirement reinforced that the resource needed to demonstrate utility across the alcohol research community rather than functioning as a single-institution asset.
Could the applicant's home institution count toward the three-institution requirement?
Yes. The FOA noted that one of the three institutions demonstrating interest could be the applicant's home institution.
What type of grant was this categorized as?
The opportunity was categorized as a discretionary grant in the health funding area.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Which organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, as well as other specified institution types including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
When was the funding announcement posted?
The funding announcement was posted on March 12, 2009.
When did the opportunity close?
The closing date was May 7, 2012.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. It was archived on June 7, 2012, after the closing date.
Where was the full funding announcement hosted?
The full announcement was hosted on the NIH grants website under the identifier PAR-09-128.
Who provided contact support for access or linking issues?
NIH provided standard contact support through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues.
In simple terms, when would an R24 have been the right fit for a resource?
The FOA described situations where a resource had outgrown project-based funding or center core support, especially when demand and logistics made it hard to sustain through mechanisms like an R01 or P50. In those cases, the R24 was meant to keep a proven, community-used resource operating reliably for the broader field.
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