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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Prevention and Health Promotion Interventions to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Associated Physical and Psychological Health Problems in U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families (R34)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 30, 2013 and posted on Jan 30, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 1, 2013. (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 $225,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments County governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities For profit organizations other than small businesses.
- 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 eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, RFA-DA-13-013, supports early-stage research projects aimed at preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug misuse and the related physical and mental health problems seen in U.S. military communities. It is framed as an R34 mechanism, which typically funds the developmental work needed to refine, adapt, pilot, and establish the feasibility of a prevention or health promotion intervention before moving on to a larger, full-scale efficacy or effectiveness trial. The agencies behind the announcement include the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) along with partners from the Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD/HA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, now known as NCCIH). Collectively, these sponsors are signaling that they want practical, testable approaches that can reduce risky substance use and strengthen protective health behaviors in populations affected by military service.
The core focus is prevention and health promotion among active duty service members, recently separated personnel (with explicit mention of those returning from deployments such as Iraq and Afghanistan), Veterans, and their families. The announcement emphasizes reducing both the onset of use (preventing initiation) and the progression to misuse, abuse, or dependence, including misuse of illicit substances as well as prescription drugs. It also highlights the close connection between substance use and broader outcomes, encouraging projects that address associated psychological and physical health problems. In other words, an intervention might be aimed at substance use directly, or it might target related risk pathways and co-occurring issues (for example stress, sleep disruption, pain, depression, PTSD symptoms, family functioning, or other factors that can increase vulnerability), so long as the work is clearly tied to preventing or reducing alcohol and other drug problems and improving health.
Because it is categorized under education, health, and social services and references multiple CFDA programs (including alcohol research, drug abuse and addiction research, complementary and integrative health research, and child health and human development extramural research), the FOA is intentionally broad and interdisciplinary. Applicants could come from public health, psychology, medicine, social work, nursing, epidemiology, health services research, implementation science, family and child research, or prevention science, among other fields. The involvement of complementary and integrative health also suggests openness to rigorously designed prevention or health promotion strategies that may include non-pharmacologic, behavioral, or integrative approaches, provided they are grounded in evidence and tested with appropriate scientific methods.
From a funding standpoint, the award ceiling listed is $225,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for organizations that might not have extra funds to contribute. The opportunity was posted January 30, 2013, with an original and current closing date of May 1, 2013, and an archive date of June 1, 2013. While the archived status means this specific solicitation is no longer open, the summary still matters for understanding what the funders were seeking and for shaping future submissions to similar NIH or DoD-aligned prevention announcements.
Eligibility is notably expansive. In addition to colleges and universities (public and private), the FOA allows applications from state, county, city/township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The eligibility language also explicitly includes faith-based and community-based organizations, historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions. Unusually for many U.S. government opportunities, non-U.S. entities and foreign components are also permitted, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions, as well as non-domestic components of U.S. organizations, consistent with NIH policy on foreign components. The practical takeaway is that the sponsors wanted to encourage a wide range of applicants with access to military and Veteran communities, including community partners that may be positioned to deliver or test interventions in real-world settings.
In terms of what a strong proposal would look like under this FOA, it would likely center on a clearly defined prevention or health promotion intervention, specify the military-connected population being served (active duty, recently separated, Veterans, spouses/partners, children, or whole families), and explain the mechanism by which the intervention reduces substance-use risk or strengthens protective health behaviors. Since this is an R34, projects would typically include developmental and pilot activities such as tailoring an intervention for military culture, conducting formative research, building partnerships with bases or VA/community sites, establishing recruitment and retention procedures, testing acceptability and feasibility, piloting outcome measures, and generating preliminary signals that the approach can influence substance use trajectories or key risk/protective mediators. The sponsors are explicitly interested in preventing both substance use and the downstream or co-occurring health consequences, so projects that integrate substance-use prevention with mental health and physical health promotion in a coherent, testable model would align well with the stated purpose.
For applicants seeking more detail beyond the summary, the full FOA was hosted on the NIH Grants Guide and is referenced through the provided link (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-13-013.html). The contact point listed for access or technical issues is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, which is primarily for problems retrieving the announcement rather than scientific or programmatic questions.
FAQs: RFA-DA-13-013 (R34) Prevention and Health Promotion in U.S. Military Communities
What is RFA-DA-13-013?
RFA-DA-13-013 is a government grant opportunity that supported early-stage research projects focused on preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug misuse, along with related physical and mental health problems, in U.S. military-connected communities.
What kind of award mechanism is this?
This opportunity used an R34 mechanism, which generally supports developmental work needed to refine, adapt, pilot, and establish feasibility for a prevention or health promotion intervention before moving on to a larger efficacy or effectiveness trial.
Which agencies sponsored or partnered on this announcement?
The announcement was led by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with partners including the Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD/HA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, now known as NCCIH).
What is the main goal of projects funded under this FOA?
The main goal was to develop and pilot practical, testable prevention or health promotion interventions that reduce risky substance use and strengthen protective health behaviors in populations affected by military service.
Which substances are in scope for this opportunity?
The scope included alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. It also explicitly included prevention of illicit substance misuse and prescription drug misuse, as well as preventing progression from use to misuse, abuse, or dependence.
Who are the intended populations for the intervention research?
The intended populations included active duty service members, recently separated personnel (including those returning from deployments such as Iraq and Afghanistan), Veterans, and military families.
Does the FOA focus only on individuals, or can it include family-based approaches?
Based on the stated target populations, projects could focus on individuals (service members, recently separated personnel, Veterans) and also include family members such as spouses/partners and children, or whole-family approaches, as long as the work is tied to preventing or reducing substance-use problems and improving health.
Is the FOA only about preventing initiation, or also about reducing escalation and harms?
It supported both preventing initiation (reducing onset of use) and preventing progression to misuse, abuse, or dependence, including addressing downstream or co-occurring health consequences linked with substance use.
Can an intervention target mental or physical health factors instead of substance use directly?
Yes. The announcement emphasized the connection between substance use and broader outcomes, and encouraged projects that address related risk pathways and co-occurring issues (for example stress, sleep disruption, pain, depression, PTSD symptoms, or family functioning), as long as the work is clearly tied to preventing or reducing alcohol and other drug problems and improving health.
What types of disciplines or fields were considered relevant?
The FOA was broad and interdisciplinary, with potential applicants from areas such as public health, psychology, medicine, social work, nursing, epidemiology, health services research, implementation science, family and child research, prevention science, and related fields.
How does complementary and integrative health fit into this opportunity?
The involvement of NCCAM (now NCCIH) suggested openness to rigorously designed prevention or health promotion strategies that may include non-pharmacologic, behavioral, or integrative approaches, provided they are evidence-grounded and tested with appropriate scientific methods.
What is the maximum funding amount mentioned in the summary?
The award ceiling listed was $225,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The summary states there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
It was posted on January 30, 2013. The original and current closing date was May 1, 2013, and the archive date was June 1, 2013.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The summary indicates the solicitation is archived, which means this specific opportunity is no longer open for applications.
Why does this archived FOA still matter?
Even though it is no longer open, the summary describes what the funders were seeking and can help applicants understand priorities and shape future submissions to similar NIH or DoD-aligned prevention announcements.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was expansive and included colleges and universities (public and private), state/county/city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Were faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility language explicitly included faith-based and community-based organizations.
Were minority-serving institutions specifically included?
Yes. The eligibility language explicitly included historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions.
Are foreign organizations or non-U.S. components allowed?
Yes. The summary states that non-U.S. entities and foreign components were permitted, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions, as well as non-domestic components of U.S. organizations, consistent with NIH policy on foreign components.
What would a strong R34 proposal typically include under this FOA?
A strong proposal would typically include a clearly defined prevention or health promotion intervention, a well-specified military-connected population (for example active duty, recently separated, Veterans, spouses/partners, children, or families), and a clear explanation of how the intervention reduces substance-use risk or strengthens protective health behaviors.
What kinds of activities fit the R34 developmental/pilot purpose described here?
The summary indicates R34-appropriate activities could include refining or tailoring an intervention for military culture, conducting formative research, building partnerships with bases or VA/community sites, establishing recruitment and retention procedures, testing acceptability and feasibility, piloting outcome measures, and generating preliminary signals that the approach can influence substance-use trajectories or key risk/protective mediators.
Does the FOA encourage integration of substance-use prevention with other health outcomes?
Yes. The sponsors emphasized preventing substance use and addressing related psychological and physical health problems, suggesting alignment for projects that integrate substance-use prevention with mental and physical health promotion in a coherent, testable model.
Where was the full FOA posted?
The full FOA was hosted on the NIH Grants Guide at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-13-013.html
Who is listed as a contact for access or technical issues?
The contact listed for problems retrieving the announcement is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV. The summary notes this is primarily for access/technical issues rather than scientific or programmatic questions.
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