Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS 14 020
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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Public Health Impact of the Changing Policy/Legal Environment for Marijuana (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 9, 2013 and posted on Dec 9, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) City or township governments State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses County governments Independent school districts Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education.
- 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:
The Public Health Impact of the Changing Policy/Legal Environment for Marijuana (R01) funding opportunity (PAS-14-020) was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant announcement designed to support rigorous studies on how shifting marijuana laws and policies affect public health. The core purpose was to build solid evidence about real-world outcomes as jurisdictions changed rules around marijuana legalization, medical access, decriminalization, enforcement, and related regulatory choices. Rather than focusing only on individual behavior, the opportunity emphasized policy and legal environments as upstream drivers that can shape exposure, access, norms, markets, and health risks across entire populations.
A central theme of the announcement was understanding marijuana exposure and use across different age groups, including children, adolescents, and adults. It encouraged applicants to examine not just prevalence of use, but also patterns (such as frequency, modes of consumption, potency, and initiation age) and how those patterns may shift when laws, enforcement practices, or commercial availability change. The opportunity also highlighted the importance of studying spillover effects beyond marijuana itself, such as changes in the use of other licit and illicit substances. In practice, this could include interactions with alcohol, tobacco/nicotine products, prescription medications, opioids, and other drugs, especially where policies might alter perceived risk, availability, substitution, or complementary use.
The announcement explicitly pointed to a broad range of life and health outcomes that could be affected by marijuana policy change. These included education and professional achievement (for example, school performance, graduation, employment stability, or workplace outcomes), social development, and risky behaviors. One example called out directly was drugged driving, reflecting concerns about impairment, crash risk, enforcement, and how new legal frameworks might influence driving behaviors or detection practices. The scope also included mental health outcomes and infectious disease issues such as HIV, recognizing that policy shifts could influence risk networks, co-occurring substance use, treatment engagement, prevention behaviors, and broader determinants of health.
From an administrative standpoint, this was an R01 mechanism, meaning it supported full-scale, hypothesis-driven research projects typically involving substantial, multi-year investigation. The opportunity fell under the NIH’s Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). It was posted on December 9, 2013, and remained open until May 7, 2017, with an archive date of June 7, 2017. The estimated total funding listed was $3,000,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which generally makes participation more accessible for a wide range of applicants and project types.
Eligibility was intentionally broad and included many types of organizations that could credibly conduct or support public health and policy research. Eligible applicants included state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. Academic institutions were eligible as well, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. The announcement also allowed participation by nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (including small businesses), and Native American tribal governments (both federally recognized and other tribal organizations). It additionally recognized a wide range of mission-driven and capacity-building institutions, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions. Faith-based and community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies were also included, reflecting the practical reality that high-quality policy research often benefits from partnerships among researchers, communities, service systems, and government entities.
Notably, the opportunity permitted non-U.S. entities to apply and allowed foreign components as defined by NIH policy. It also permitted non-domestic components of U.S. organizations. That design choice signaled NIH’s interest in learning from international comparisons and cross-jurisdictional experiences, which can be especially valuable in marijuana policy research because legal models, market structures, and enforcement approaches differ widely across countries and regions.
For prospective applicants or readers seeking the full original announcement details, NIH provided an official listing link through the NIH grants policy/guide system. For technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement, contact was directed to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV). Overall, PAS-14-020 aimed to strengthen the evidence base around marijuana policy change by supporting studies that connect legal and regulatory shifts to measurable, population-level public health outcomes, including substance use trajectories, safety risks, developmental and socioeconomic impacts, mental health, and infectious disease-related outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is PAS-14-020?
PAS-14-020 is the NIH funding opportunity titled "The Public Health Impact of the Changing Policy/Legal Environment for Marijuana (R01)." It was a research grant announcement intended to support rigorous studies on how changes in marijuana laws and policies affect public health in real-world settings.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The purpose was to build strong evidence on the population-level public health impacts of shifting marijuana policy and legal environments. The focus was on how legalization, medical access, decriminalization, enforcement practices, and regulatory decisions can change exposure, access, social norms, markets, and health risks across jurisdictions.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This opportunity used the NIH R01 mechanism, which is designed for full-scale, hypothesis-driven research projects that often involve substantial, multi-year investigation.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Which NIH program area or catalog listing does it fall under?
It fell under NIH Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs and was listed under CFDA 93.279.
What kinds of research did PAS-14-020 emphasize?
The announcement emphasized studies that treat the policy and legal environment as an upstream driver of public health outcomes, rather than focusing only on individual behavior. It encouraged research connecting changes in laws and enforcement to measurable outcomes at the population level.
Which marijuana policy changes were within scope?
The scope included jurisdictions changing rules around marijuana legalization, medical access, decriminalization, enforcement, and related regulatory choices that influence availability, norms, and market structure.
Did the opportunity focus on specific age groups?
Yes. A central theme was understanding marijuana exposure and use across age groups, including children, adolescents, and adults.
Was the focus only on whether people used marijuana?
No. The opportunity encouraged applicants to study not only prevalence of use but also patterns of use, such as frequency, mode of consumption, potency, and age of initiation, and how these may shift as laws, enforcement practices, or commercial availability change.
Did the announcement encourage research on substances besides marijuana?
Yes. It highlighted spillover effects beyond marijuana itself, including potential changes in the use of other licit and illicit substances.
What examples of other substances were mentioned as potentially relevant?
The announcement pointed to possible interactions with alcohol, tobacco/nicotine products, prescription medications, opioids, and other drugs, especially where policy shifts might affect perceived risk, availability, substitution, or complementary use.
What health and life outcomes were considered relevant?
The scope included a wide range of outcomes such as education and professional achievement (e.g., school performance, graduation, employment stability, workplace outcomes), social development, and risky behaviors.
Was drugged driving included as a research topic?
Yes. Drugged driving was explicitly called out as an example, reflecting concerns about impairment, crash risk, enforcement, and how new legal frameworks may influence driving behaviors or detection practices.
Did the opportunity include mental health outcomes?
Yes. Mental health outcomes were included among the outcomes that could be affected by marijuana policy change.
Did the opportunity include infectious disease topics?
Yes. Infectious disease issues such as HIV were included, recognizing that policy shifts may influence risk networks, co-occurring substance use, treatment engagement, prevention behaviors, and broader determinants of health.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding listed for the opportunity was $3,000,000.
Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement indicated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on December 9, 2013.
When did the opportunity close?
It remained open until May 7, 2017.
When was the archive date?
The archive date was June 7, 2017.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad. Eligible applicants included many government entities, academic institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, tribal entities, and other organizations capable of conducting or supporting public health and policy research.
Which types of government entities were eligible?
Eligible government applicants included state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
Were colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education were eligible.
Were nonprofits eligible, including those without 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. The opportunity allowed nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status.
Were for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations, including small businesses, were eligible.
Were Native American tribal governments eligible?
Yes. Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and other tribal organizations were eligible.
Did the opportunity recognize specific mission-driven and capacity-building institutions?
Yes. It explicitly recognized HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions.
Were faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community-based organizations were included among eligible applicants.
Could federal agencies apply?
Yes. Eligible federal agencies were included.
Could non-U.S. organizations apply?
Yes. The opportunity permitted non-U.S. entities to apply.
Were foreign components allowed under NIH policy?
Yes. Foreign components, as defined by NIH policy, were allowed.
Could a U.S. organization include non-domestic components?
Yes. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations were permitted.
Why might NIH have allowed foreign or international components?
Based on the announcement description, this design choice signaled interest in international comparisons and cross-jurisdictional learning, since marijuana legal models, market structures, and enforcement approaches differ across countries and regions.
Where could applicants find the full original announcement?
NIH provided an official listing link through the NIH grants policy/guide system for the full original announcement details.
Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement?
For technical issues, the announcement directed users to contact the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
What overall evidence gap was PAS-14-020 trying to address?
It aimed to strengthen the evidence base on marijuana policy change by supporting research that connects legal and regulatory shifts to measurable public health outcomes, including substance use trajectories, safety risks (like drugged driving), developmental and socioeconomic impacts, mental health, and infectious disease-related outcomes.
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