The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity titled "National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders or Alcohol Use Disorder (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)." This initiative aims to advance the discovery and preclinical development of innovative therapies for mental disorders and alcohol use disorder (AUD), encouraging collaborative proposals from academia, biotechnology, and industry to develop pharmacologic and neuromodulatory tools. The program emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary collaborations to address critical health needs, with a focus on novel therapeutics, biomarker validation, and early-stage human studies to assess safety and efficacy. Interested applicants must adhere to strict application guidelines and deadlines, with the submission deadline set for February 24, 2025. For further inquiries, applicants can contact the NIH OER Webmaster at OERWebmaster03@od.nih.gov, and additional information can be found at the provided link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-143.html.