National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders or Alcohol Use Disorder (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Health

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes
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    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.

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    The National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) funding opportunity, led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to enhance the translation of innovative therapies for mental disorders and alcohol use disorder (AUD) from discovery to early human trials. The initiative encourages collaborative proposals from academia, biotechnology, and industry, focusing on the development of pharmacologic and neuromodulatory tools. Key objectives include the discovery of novel therapeutics, validation of biomarkers, and early-stage human studies to assess safety and efficacy. The funding is available through U01 cooperative agreements, and applicants must adhere to strict application guidelines and deadlines, including data management and sharing plans. The NCDDG program fosters multidisciplinary collaborations to advance research, thereby addressing critical health needs while adhering to NIH policies on human subject protection and data sharing. Ultimately, this initiative seeks to leverage combined resources to facilitate effective treatments for psychiatric and addictive disorders while ensuring robust scientific rigor and regulatory compliance in research practices.
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