Apply! Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse

The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse to conduct rigorous health services and economic research to maximize the delivery of efficient, high-quality drug, tobacco, and alcohol prevention, treatment, and recovery support services.

Health services research forms the link between research to develop behavioral and pharmacological interventions and the adoption and optimal utilization of these as evidence-based practice. Health services research may focus on underlying processes and mechanisms that contribute to the efficacy, effectiveness, and sustainability of interventions, and in domains such as accessibility, utilization, effectiveness, appropriateness, and costs of services.

Deadline
7 May 2018

Examples of such research include:
-clinical quality improvement;
-quality improvement in services organization and management;
-implementation research;
-economic and cost studies; and
-development or improvement of research methodology, analytic approaches, and measurement -instrumentation used in the study of drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

Eligibility
-Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
-Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
-State governments
-Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
-Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
-Small businesses
-County governments
-Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
-City or township governments
-Independent school districts
-For profit organizations other than small businesses
-Private institutions of higher education
-Special district governments
-Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

Application
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