The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support high priority research at the intersection of HIV and substance use. This NOFO invites research projects with the potential to open new areas of basic and clinical HIV/AIDS research and/or lead to new avenues for prevention, treatment and cure of HIV among people who use addictive substances. This initiative is open only to research teams of three to six PD/PIs proposing to pursue challenging research questions at the intersection of HIV and substance use. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in high priority HIV research areas for the institute and the NIH (NOT-OD-20-018: UPDATE: NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and Guidelines for Determining HIV/AIDS Funding). This NOFO addresses basic science, epidemiologic, clinical, intervention, and implementation research related to HIV in people with substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs).
Deadlines:
- Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date
- AIDS Application Due Dates: Aug. 15, 2024; Feb. 11, 2025; Aug 15, 2025; Feb 11, 2026; Aug 14, 2026; Feb 11, 2027
RFA-DA-25-060 Expiration Date February 12, 2027
This NOFO requires a multiple PD/PI application, with 3-6 PDs/PIs. Each of the Principal Investigators in the team of 3-6 investigators is required to have equivalent effort because the NOFO expects each PI to provide a significant, indispensable, and distinct contribution to the project. Teams should not be dominated by a single individual. Multiple PDs/PIs on a project share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically. Generally, each PD/PI should devote at least 2.4 person months (i.e., the equivalent of 20% effort on a full-year appointment, 26.7% on a 9-month appointment, or 40% on a 6-month appointment) throughout the duration of the award. Multiple PD/PI leadership plan is required as a special attachment. Visit the multiple PD/PI Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, and the Grant Policy Statement on Multiple Principal Investigators. Minimum allowed efforts by the PDs/PIs are described in the R&R Budget instructions in Part 2. Section IV.2.
PD(s)/PI(s) who have an active NIDA R35 award can participate as a Collaborator instead of a PD/PI as part of the 50% effort on their current R35 award and may not receive additional funds from this award.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Individual award budgets are not to exceed $1.5M per Fiscal Year in direct costs and should reflect the actual scope of the proposed project.
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.