Avant Garde award for Investigators conducting high risk/high reward research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is set to announce the Avant Garde Award for Investigators conducting high-risk, high-reward research focused on HIV and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). This grant program aims to support innovative scientists proposing transformative approaches to significant challenges in biomedical and behavioral research related to HIV in the context of substance use. The program particularly encourages early-stage investigators to develop collaborative and impactful research projects, with applications expected to open in March 2026 and close in August 2026. For further inquiries, interested applicants can contact Vasundhara Varthakavi at vasundhara.varthakavi@nih.gov or by phone at 301-443-2146.