Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 14 337
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R03)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 9, 2014 and posted on Sep 9, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 7, 2017. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having 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 Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education Small businesses State governments Special district governments.
- 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 Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R03) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PA-14-337) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant program designed to fund investigator-initiated projects that reanalyze data that already exist, rather than collecting new primary data. The core purpose is to use established datasets to sharpen what is known about alcohol use patterns and the epidemiology of alcohol-related problems, including how often these problems occur (incidence), how widespread they are (prevalence), and what contributes to their development over time (etiology). In practice, the FOA is aimed at helping researchers extract additional scientific value from major epidemiologic or population-based datasets by asking new questions, applying new analytic approaches, or examining subgroups and risk contexts that may not have been fully explored in the original studies.
A major emphasis of the program is on population-level understanding of alcohol-related problems and disorders. Projects are expected to use currently available datasets to study patterns of consumption, alcohol-related harms, and the individual, social, and environmental factors that increase risk or offer protection. This can include identifying predictors of alcohol use disorder, clarifying how drinking patterns relate to health and social outcomes, and exploring differences across age, sex, race and ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic position, or other population characteristics. The announcement also explicitly welcomes proposals that advance alcohol epidemiology methods, meaning applications that use or develop analytic techniques that improve how alcohol-related epidemiologic questions are studied. That could involve methodological innovations such as improved modeling strategies, better handling of missing data, techniques to address measurement issues, causal inference approaches, harmonization across studies, or other analytic refinements that strengthen the rigor and interpretability of findings from existing data.
This FOA uses the NIH R03 mechanism, which is the small research grant mechanism. The listed award ceiling is $50,000, and the funding opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity falls under the Health activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.273 (Alcohol Research Programs). It was posted on September 9, 2014, with an original and current closing date of September 7, 2017, and an archive date of October 8, 2017, meaning it is no longer open for new applications under that specific announcement, but it still serves as a useful reference point for the kind of secondary-data alcohol epidemiology research NIH has sought to support.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations as well as non-U.S. entities. Eligible applicants listed include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), state governments, county and city or township governments, independent school districts, special district governments, and public or Indian housing authorities. The FOA also highlights eligibility for a wide range of mission-focused institutions and communities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, and eligible federal agencies. Importantly, foreign organizations and foreign institutions are eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components are allowed as defined by NIH policy, which signals openness to internationally grounded analyses as long as they align with NIH requirements.
Operationally, the announcement directs applicants and readers to the full funding notice on the NIH grants website, and it provides contact points for technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster email. Overall, the program is best understood as NIH support for focused, relatively modest-budget projects that can quickly produce high-impact insights by leveraging existing alcohol epidemiology datasets, especially when the analysis can clarify population burden, causal or developmental pathways, and the risk and protective factors that shape alcohol-related outcomes, or when it strengthens the methodological toolkit used in alcohol epidemiology research.
FAQs: Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R03) - PA-14-337
What is PA-14-337?
PA-14-337 is the NIH funding opportunity titled "Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R03)." It supports investigator-initiated projects that analyze data that already exist, rather than collecting new primary data.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The goal is to generate additional scientific value from established epidemiologic or population-based datasets by sharpening what is known about alcohol use patterns and the epidemiology of alcohol-related problems. This includes studying incidence (how often problems occur), prevalence (how widespread they are), and etiology (what contributes to development over time).
What kind of research does the FOA prioritize?
The FOA emphasizes population-level understanding of alcohol-related problems and disorders using existing datasets. It encourages projects that ask new questions, apply new analytic approaches, or examine subgroups and risk contexts that may not have been fully explored in the original studies.
Does this program fund new data collection?
No. The program is specifically designed for secondary analyses of existing alcohol epidemiology data. The intent is to reanalyze currently available datasets rather than collect new primary data.
What topics can be studied under this opportunity?
Projects may focus on patterns of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harms, and the individual, social, and environmental factors that increase risk or provide protection. Examples mentioned include identifying predictors of alcohol use disorder, clarifying links between drinking patterns and health or social outcomes, and exploring differences across population characteristics.
What population differences or subgroups are explicitly relevant?
The FOA points to examining differences across age, sex, race and ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic position, and other population characteristics, using existing datasets to study alcohol-related outcomes and risk/protective contexts.
Are methodological or analytic innovation projects allowed?
Yes. The announcement explicitly welcomes proposals that advance alcohol epidemiology methods, including developing or applying analytic techniques that improve how alcohol-related epidemiologic questions are studied.
What are examples of methodological areas the FOA welcomes?
Examples named in the opportunity include improved modeling strategies, better handling of missing data, techniques to address measurement issues, causal inference approaches, harmonization across studies, and other analytic refinements that strengthen rigor and interpretability of findings from existing data.
What grant mechanism does this opportunity use?
This FOA uses the NIH R03 mechanism, which is the small research grant mechanism.
What is the award ceiling for this R03 opportunity?
The listed award ceiling is $50,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The funding opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What activity category and CFDA number are associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under the Health activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.273 (Alcohol Research Programs).
When was this funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on September 9, 2014. The original and current closing date listed is September 7, 2017, and the archive date is October 8, 2017.
Is PA-14-337 still open for applications?
No. Based on the listed closing and archive dates, it is no longer open for new applications under that specific announcement, though it can still be used as a reference for the type of secondary-data alcohol epidemiology research NIH has supported.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations as well as non-U.S. entities. Eligible applicants listed include institutions of higher education (public/state-controlled and private), nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), and multiple forms of government entities.
Which government entities are listed as eligible?
State governments, county governments, city or township governments, independent school districts, special district governments, and public or Indian housing authorities are listed as eligible applicants.
Are mission-focused and community-based organizations included in eligibility?
Yes. The FOA highlights eligibility for faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, and eligible federal agencies.
Are minority-serving institutions specifically mentioned as eligible?
Yes. The FOA highlights eligibility for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs).
Are foreign organizations or institutions eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA states that foreign organizations and foreign institutions are eligible to apply.
Can non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations participate?
Yes. The FOA indicates that non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and that foreign components are allowed as defined by NIH policy.
Where is the full funding notice located?
The announcement directs applicants and readers to the full funding notice on the NIH grants website.
Who can be contacted for technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement?
For technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement, the FOA provides contact points through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster email.
How should this FOA be understood in practical terms?
It is NIH support for focused, modest-budget projects that can produce high-impact insights by leveraging existing alcohol epidemiology datasets, particularly analyses that clarify population burden, causal or developmental pathways, risk and protective factors, or that strengthen the methodological toolkit used in alcohol epidemiology research.
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