NIDA Core "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
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National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)

Eligible Applicants

Others

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Health

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes
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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting applications for the Core "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P30 Clinical Trial Optional), aimed at enhancing research related to substance use, misuse, addiction, and HIV through collaborative interdisciplinary projects. This funding opportunity encourages innovative approaches rather than incremental advancements and is particularly focused on providing opportunities for early-career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. The initiative seeks to establish collaborative research centers that serve as national resources for substance use research, ensuring diverse perspectives and effective public health impacts. Applications are due by November 17, 2025, and interested parties can find more information and submit inquiries via grantsinfo@nih.gov or by visiting the program's webpage at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-049.html.

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    The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is inviting applications for its Core "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P30 Clinical Trial Optional), reissuing PAR-20-267. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to enhance and extend research related to substance use, misuse, addiction, and HIV by fostering collaborative, interdisciplinary projects among funded investigators. Applications are encouraged to focus on innovative approaches rather than incremental work, offering opportunities for early-career researchers, particularly from underrepresented backgrounds. Key dates include an open submission date on August 25, 2023, with application deadlines outlined until 2025. Applicants may propose various components, including administrative and research support cores, and are required to submit a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP), which will be reviewed alongside the application. The grant duration can last up to five years and offers flexible budget considerations, but applications must demonstrate strategic and integrated use of resources across at least three ongoing research projects. Overall, the initiative aims to create collaborative research centers that act as national resources for substance use research, ensuring diverse perspectives within the scientific community and effective public health impacts.
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