Multi-Component Youth/Young Adult Alcohol Prevention Trials (R01)

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Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research grant applications that will advance the science of alcohol prevention and treatment through evaluations of multicomponent community programs, with a specific focus on adolescents and young adults. It seeks proposals to test the relative effectiveness and costs of:(1) Community based programs comprised of environmental interventions to reduce underage and binge drinking among young adults and related harmful behaviors; (2) Community based programs that increase alcohol screening, brief intervention, and access to formal treatment for adolescents and young adults in multiple community settings (e.g. primary care, emergency departments, school- and work-based settings, and web-based venues); and (3) Programs that combine both strategies. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the R01 Research Project award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIAAA has available $1 million for this announcement and expects that one or two awards will be made.Budgets of approximately $ 500,000 direct costs per year and time periods up to five years may be requested. Budget and Project Period. Direct costs are expected to be approximately $500,000 per year.The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years.

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