Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA AA 17 002
Apply for RFA AA 17 002
- The HHS-NIH11 in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (P60)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.273,.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 09, 2016 and posted on May 09, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 05, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (P60) funding opportunity (RFA-AA-17-002) is a National Institutes of Health grant program administered by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under HHS-NIH. It supports the creation or continuation of large, interdisciplinary research centers focused on alcohol use and alcohol use disorders, with the goal of advancing coordinated, collaborative science rather than isolated projects. A defining feature of this FOA is the required information dissemination core, which is expected to actively share the center's work and expand community education tied directly to the center's research activities. In other words, these centers are meant to generate new knowledge and ensure that the knowledge is communicated outward to relevant communities and stakeholders.
The overall purpose of the NIAAA Alcohol Research Center program is to provide scientific leadership and infrastructure for broad, goal-directed research aligned with NIAAA's mission. The scope is intentionally wide and can include studies on the nature and causes of alcohol use disorders, underlying biology and genetics, improved diagnosis, prevention strategies, and treatment approaches. The FOA also emphasizes the full range of consequences associated with alcohol misuse, including biomedical harms, psychosocial impacts, and economic costs, and it explicitly frames these issues across the lifespan, making room for research that spans adolescence through older adulthood. Beyond answering specific scientific questions, centers are also expected to function as regional or national resources, meaning they should contribute capacity that other researchers can use or build upon.
In addition to producing research findings, these centers are expected to help move the field forward by developing new methods, technologies, or research approaches that enable sustained innovation. That could include creating shared tools, standardizing measures, building specialized cores that multiple projects rely on, or piloting emerging technologies that improve how alcohol-related outcomes are studied. The center structure is designed to support synergy across projects and disciplines, allowing investigators to address complex alcohol-related problems that require expertise from multiple areas such as neuroscience, genetics, epidemiology, behavioral science, clinical research, and health economics.
The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant in the NIH center grant format (P60) within the health funding activity category. The program is associated with CFDA numbers 93.273. The listed award ceiling is $1,250,000, indicating the maximum annual budget level described in the posting. The FOA was created and posted on May 9, 2016, and the closing date for applications was December 5, 2016.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that can support large-scale research and public-facing dissemination efforts. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit entities (other than small businesses) as well as small businesses, and various governmental bodies such as state, county, and local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations are also eligible, along with additional categories referenced in the full announcement. Overall, the FOA is aimed at supporting substantial, coordinated alcohol research centers that not only conduct high-impact interdisciplinary science, but also deliberately communicate and translate center activities through a dedicated dissemination core that expands education and outreach connected to the center's mission.
FAQs: Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (P60) - RFA-AA-17-002
What is the Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (P60) funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) center grant program in the P60 format titled Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (P60), under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number RFA-AA-17-002. It is administered by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) within HHS-NIH.
What is the main purpose of this FOA?
The FOA supports the creation or continuation of large, interdisciplinary alcohol research centers designed to advance coordinated, collaborative science rather than isolated projects. The broader purpose of the NIAAA Alcohol Research Center program is to provide scientific leadership and infrastructure for broad, goal-directed research aligned with NIAAA's mission.
What makes this FOA different from a standard research grant focused on individual projects?
A defining feature described in the FOA is the expectation of coordinated, center-based science built for synergy across projects and disciplines. In addition, the FOA requires an information dissemination core, emphasizing not only generating new knowledge but also deliberately communicating that knowledge outward through education and outreach tied directly to the center's research activities.
What is the required information dissemination core?
The information dissemination core is a required center component expected to actively share the center's work and expand community education connected directly to the center's research activities. The FOA frames dissemination as an active responsibility of the center, not an optional add-on.
What kinds of research topics are within scope for these centers?
The scope is intentionally broad and may include studies on the nature and causes of alcohol use disorders, underlying biology and genetics, improved diagnosis, prevention strategies, and treatment approaches. The FOA also emphasizes research addressing the full range of consequences of alcohol misuse, including biomedical harms, psychosocial impacts, and economic costs.
Does the FOA support research across different ages or life stages?
Yes. The FOA explicitly frames alcohol misuse and its consequences across the lifespan, allowing research that spans adolescence through older adulthood.
What disciplines or areas of expertise are expected to be involved in a center?
The center structure is designed to support interdisciplinary approaches and may involve expertise from areas such as neuroscience, genetics, epidemiology, behavioral science, clinical research, and health economics, among others needed to address complex alcohol-related problems.
Are centers expected to serve as resources beyond their own institutions?
Yes. Centers are expected to function as regional or national resources. This means they should contribute scientific capacity, infrastructure, or other resources that other researchers can use or build upon.
Beyond producing research findings, what additional outcomes does the FOA emphasize?
In addition to research discoveries, centers are expected to help move the field forward by developing new methods, technologies, or research approaches that enable sustained innovation. Examples described include creating shared tools, standardizing measures, building specialized cores that multiple projects rely on, and piloting emerging technologies to improve how alcohol-related outcomes are studied.
What type of funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
The opportunity uses the NIH center grant format (P60) and is categorized as a discretionary grant within the health funding activity category.
Which agency and institute administer this grant?
The grant is administered by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under HHS.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program is associated with CFDA number 93.273.
What is the award ceiling for this FOA?
The listed award ceiling is $1,250,000, which reflects the maximum annual budget level described in the posting.
When was this FOA posted, and when did it close?
The FOA was created and posted on May 9, 2016. The closing date for applications was December 5, 2016.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types capable of supporting large-scale research and public-facing dissemination efforts. Eligible applicants include:
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status)
- For-profit entities (including small businesses and other for-profit organizations)
- State, county, and local governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Other tribal organizations
- Additional categories referenced in the full announcement
Are for-profit entities and small businesses eligible under this FOA?
Yes. The eligibility list includes for-profit entities (other than small businesses) as well as small businesses, indicating that both categories are eligible to apply.
Are tribal governments or tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations are explicitly listed as eligible.
Is this FOA aimed at starting new centers, continuing existing centers, or both?
It supports the creation or continuation of large, interdisciplinary research centers focused on alcohol use and alcohol use disorders.
What is the overall expectation for how the center operates scientifically?
The center is expected to enable coordinated, collaborative, goal-directed research that benefits from shared infrastructure and interdisciplinary synergy, rather than operating as a collection of unrelated projects.
How does this FOA describe the relationship between research and outreach?
The FOA links outreach and education directly to the center's research activities. The required dissemination core is expected to communicate and translate the center's work to relevant communities and stakeholders as part of the center model.
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