Avant Garde/Avenir award for Investigators conducting high risk/high reward research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders)

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: May 28, 2025

Opportunity ID: 358991

Opportunity number: FOR-DA-27-003

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: National Institutes of Health

Agency code: HHS-NIH11

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $0

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Health
Eligible Applicants
  • County governments
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
  • Small businesses
  • State governments
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  • category_of_funding_activity:health
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
  • eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_housing_authoritiesindian_housing_authorities
  • eligible_applicants:small_businesses
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

The National Institue on Drug Abuse (NIDA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on pioneering research in HIV and Substance use/substance use disorder (SUD) research. The Avant-Garde Award Program is designed to support exceptionally creative scientists who propose cutting edge high risk and high reward and possibly transformative approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research on HIV in the context of substance use and/or SUDs. This Program includes supporting early stage investigators (ESI). Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO will utilize the DP1 activity code. Investigators with expertise and insights into this area of substance use and HIV are encouraged to begin to consider applying for this new NOFO.

Avant Garde/Avenir award for Investigators conducting high risk/high reward research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders)
The National Institue on Drug Abuse (NIDA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on pioneering research in HIV and Substance use/substance use disorder (SUD) research. The Avant-Garde Award Program is designed to support exceptionally creative scientists who propose cutting edge high risk and high reward and possibly transformative approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research on HIV in the context of substance use and/or SUDs. This Program includes supporting early stage investigators (ESI). Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO will utilize the DP1 activity code. Investigators with expertise and insights into this area of substance use and HIV are encouraged to begin to consider applying for this new NOFO.
Avant Garde/Avenir award for Investigators conducting high risk/high reward research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders)
Open
National Institutes of Health
Health
Grant
State governments
County governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
2025-05-28