HEAL Initiative: Translating Addiction Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Research into Practice (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listings: 93.213 -- Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health
93.273 -- Alcohol Research Programs
93.279 -- Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
93.866 -- Aging Research
Last Updated: June 4, 2026
Description
The goal of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to address the opioid crisis and/or overdose events by supporting action-oriented research, accelerating the translation of addiction epidemiology, prevention, treatment services, and recovery research to practice. Proposed studies may target the individual, provider, organizational, community, or system level. This initiative prioritizes replicable and scalable approaches for accelerating the routine use of effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery interventions and services. The translation of research to practice and...
research relevant to chronic pain comorbid with substance use is also a priority. Research may deploy a variety of methods and approaches, including but not limited to identifying and characterizing malleable factors, developing and testing interventions and implementation strategies, deploying and testing collaborative data science approaches, and/or developing and testing approaches that integrate the collaboration of researchers and decision-makers at any levels (e.g., clinical-, health system-, public health- or policy-level).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Independent school districts
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Government
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Grantor contact information
Description
NIDA-26-063@nih.gov
NIDA-26-063@nih.gov
NIDA-26-063@nih.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
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| RFA-DA-27-016-Full-Announcement.html | RFA-DA-27-016-Full-Announcement.html | Jun 4, 2026 10:17 AM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: February 9, 2029
Award
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Program Funding
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Funding opportunity number:
RFA-DA-27-016
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
June 4, 2026
Archive date:
April 10, 2029
