1. Overview of NIDA Funding Opportunities and Grant Funding Tips Bethany Griffin Deeds, Ph.D., M.A. Deputy Chief, Epidemiology Research Branch Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research National Institute on Drug Abuse NIH/DHHS ISSH Funding Panel May 25, 2011

2. … Bringing the full power of science to bear on Drug Use, Abuse & Addiction … Bringing the full power of science to bear on Drug Use, Abuse & Addiction ational nstitute on rug buse

3. Understanding disease Genetics, epigenetics, neurobiology, environment, behavior Treatment/ Services – Medications development – Screening & brief intervention – Behavioral therapy – Clinical trials – Effectiveness research – Policy research Medical (e.g., HIV) Social Legal Transition Etiology/ Risk Treatment/Prevention/Services Addiction Recovery/Relapse Etiology/Risk Treatment/Prevention/Services Etiology/ Risk Genetics, epigenetics, neurobiology, pharmacology, environment, prenatal exposure, development, co- morbidity Prevention/Services – Development and testing of prevention interventions and their implementation – Policy research Use Consequences Research Approaches Addressing the Substance Use Cycle Across the Use Spectrum— Intoxication to Chronic Use

4. Priority Areas Neural mechanisms Brain circuitry Medications Development Implementation Genetics Environment Development Neurobiology Interventions Policy HIV/AIDS Fetal Exposure Prevention Treatment Consequences

5. National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Populations Office Division of Basic Neurosciences & Behavior Research Office of ExtramuralAffairs Science Policy & Communications Intramural IntramuralResearchProgram Division of Pharmacotherapies & Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse Center for the Clinical Trials Network Teresa Levitin, PhD Susan Weiss, PhD Betty Tai, PhD Joni Rutter, PhD Phil Skolnick, Ph.D Phil Skolnick, Ph.D., D.Sc. Antonello Bonci, MD Office of the Director Nora D. Volkow, MD Director Director David Shurtleff, Ph.D. Deputy Director Mary Affeldt Associate Director for Management Division of Clinical Division of ClinicalNeuroscience & Behavioral Research Joseph Frascella, PhD Jacques Normand, Ph.D. Director, AIDS Research Office of Planning & Resource Management Management Mary Affeldt Division of Epidemiology, Services & Prevention Research Wilson Compton, MD, MPE Wilson Compton, MD, MPE

6. Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research

7. Theory: Society-Behavior-Biology Nexus Glass & McAtee, 2006

8. DESPR: Major Research Themes 1.THEORIES. What new theoretical approaches can inform our research? 2.INTERACTIONS. What intrapersonal and environmental factors interact with each other and with genetic factors across development? 3.BLENDING. How can we blend science and services to measurably impact public health outcomes?

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10. Scientific Review Officer: an extramural staff scientist and the federal official responsible for ensuring that applications receive an objective and fair initial peer review Program Official: extramural staff scientist responsible for developing research initiatives and for the programmatic, scientific, and/or technical aspects of assigned applications and grants Getting to know NIH staff

11. A concept paper describes your research plans concisely. It’s a tool to facilitate productive discussion with an NIH Program Official What is a Concept Paper? Study Goals You want support to do what? Problem/Significance Why does this topic need study? Research Question What hypotheses will you test? Design/Analysis What study design and statistical approach do you propose? Team Who will be the key participants and collaborators?

13. Where do I begin? NIH websites: http://www.nih.gov/icd/index.html http://www.nih.gov/icd/index.html Office of Extramural Research Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Center for Scientific Review Website: http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ NIH RePORT http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm Have realistic expectations- the grants process is lengthy and requires persistence

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