Community Health Funding Report - SUBSTANCE ABUSE: NIDA Seeks Partnerships with Treatment Providers

Agency: Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH); Nat'l Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Program: Building System Capacity for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention (R34) (Funding Opportunity Number: PA-09-105) (CFDA Number: 93.279); Eligibility: Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; colleges and universities; state, local or tribal governments; tribal organizations; for-profits and small businesses; Funding: Award sizes will vary; Deadlines: Multiple--see chart for details: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm

Purpose: Through this funding opportunity, NIDA seeks collaborative research partnerships involving state funding, licensing, and/or regulatory agencies; community-based prevention and/or treatment providers; and other social service delivery or coordinating agencies, to implement and evaluate proposed systems-level changes to facilitate the dissemination, adoption, implementation, and sustainability of proven, innovative drug abuse prevention, treatment, and business policies and practices.

The overarching goal of this initiative is to enhance the quality of drug abuse prevention and treatment services through the implementation of evidence-based practices in ways that are likely to have replicable, sustainable, systemic impacts.

Info: Edith Davis, phone: 301/443-6710, e-mail: Edavis1@nida.nih.gov; for grant guidance, go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-105.html

Posted: 03/19/2009 10:04 AM

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