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The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study provides the scientific community with biospecimens (urine, plasma, serum, and genomic DNA) and related research data on behaviors, attitudes, biomarkers and health outcomes associated with tobacco use in the U.S. This opportunity allows investigators to apply for access to the biospecimens from the PATH Study. Information about the PATH Study and this resource may be found on the PATH Study series page at the University of Michigan's National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP) website, part of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research's (ICPSR) website. This is a resource access grant (X01) mechanism through the National Institutes of Health to enable researchers to conduct studies using existing biospecimen data from the PATH Study.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) from the National Institutes of Health encourages applications for institutional research career development (K12) programs that propose to support intensive supervised research training and career development experiences for clinician scientists (Scholars) leading to research independence in the area of substance use and substance use disorder research. The program is designed to develop the next generation of clinical researchers in addiction science through structured mentorship and career development support. The K12 mechanism provides funding to institutions to develop and implement comprehensive career development programs for early-stage clinical researchers. This award aims to enhance the pool of well-trained, independent clinical investigators focused on advancing substance use and substance use disorder research.

This funding opportunity announcement supports high priority research at the intersection of HIV and substance use. The program invites innovative research projects with the potential to open new areas of HIV/AIDS research and/or lead to new avenues for prevention, treatment and cure of HIV among people who use drugs (PWUD). Applications are required to have a detailed research plan, preliminary data, and a clear description of the nexus with substance use. The FOA is open to both individual researchers and research teams and includes all areas of research from basic science to clinical and implementation research. All studies must focus on NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities as outlined in NOT-OD-20-018: UPDATE: NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and Guidelines for Determining HIV/AIDS Funding.

The NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) program is designed to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program represents the continuation of a long-standing NIH program that provides support and "protected time" to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research. The K08 award provides structured mentorship and funding to enable clinical scientists to develop the skills and expertise necessary to become independent researchers.

The NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) fosters the development of outstanding scientists and enables them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and protected time for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. Each independent scientist career award program is tailored to meet the individual needs of the candidate. This funding opportunity is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial. Applicants are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator.

The NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) program is designed to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported, independent investigators. This program facilitates a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. The program provides independent NIH research support during this transition in order to help awardees launch competitive, independent research careers. The K99/R00 mechanism specifically supports basic experimental studies with humans required, providing funding across multiple NIH institutes and centers. This funding opportunity is designed to bridge the critical gap between postdoctoral training and independent faculty positions, helping talented early-career investigators establish themselves as independent researchers.

The NIH Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) provides support to mid-career health-professional doctorates for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research (POR) and to act as research mentors primarily for clinical residents, clinical fellows and/or junior clinical faculty. This funding opportunity is designed to enable experienced clinical investigators to continue their patient-oriented research while providing mentorship to the next generation of clinical researchers. The program aims to support investigators who have demonstrated excellence in patient-oriented research and have the commitment and capacity to mentor junior clinical investigators. The award provides protected time for both research activities and mentoring responsibilities. Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations including public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits, small businesses, tribal governments, and other eligible entities. Foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, though foreign components of U.S. organizations are allowed. The program supports research across multiple health domains including cardiovascular diseases, mental health, infectious diseases, drug abuse, aging, and other health-related areas.

The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and 'protected time' for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. Each independent scientist career award program must be tailored to meet the individual needs of the candidate. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for applicants proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial, as part of their research and career development.

The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and protected time for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. This Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement is for basic science experimental studies involving humans, specifically prospective basic science studies involving human participants. These studies fall within the NIH definition of a clinical trial and also meet the definition of basic research. Types of studies that should be submitted include studies that prospectively assign human participants to conditions (i.e., experimentally manipulate independent variables) and that assess biomedical or behavioral outcomes in humans for the purpose of understanding the fundamental aspects of phenomena without specific application towards processes or products in mind. The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions.

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences for high school or undergraduate students or science teachers during the summer academic break. The proposed program needs to fit within the mission of the participating NIH Institute or Center (IC) that the application is being submitted to and should not have a general STEM focus. This program aims to enhance research education and training in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research areas aligned with NIH's mission.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) notifies recipient organizations holding specific types of NIH grants that applications for change of recipient organization may be submitted to this NOFO. This assumes such a change is programmatically permitted for the particular grant. Applications for change of recipient organization are considered prior approval requests and will be routed for consideration directly to the Grants Management Specialist named in the current award. Although requests for change of recipient organization may be submitted through this NOFO, there is no guarantee that an award will be transferred to the new organization. All applicants are encouraged to discuss potential requests with the awarding IC before submission. This opportunity covers multiple NIH assistance listings including cancer research, infectious diseases, mental health, cardiovascular diseases, drug abuse research, and many other health-related research programs.

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to provide salary support for exceptional Research Software Engineers (RSEs) that contribute their skills to the development and dissemination of biomedical, behavioral or health related software, tools, and algorithms as well as to the training of prospective users of these tools. This award supports RSEs working in various health-related domains including sleep disorders, minority health, diabetes, neurosciences, oral diseases, musculoskeletal research, genomics, child health, cardiovascular diseases, cancer biology, drug abuse research, vision research, mental health, aging research, complementary health, alcohol research, environmental health, blood diseases, and medical library assistance.

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support high priority research at the intersection of HIV and substance use. This FOA invites innovative research projects with the potential to open new areas of HIV/AIDS research and/or lead to new avenues for prevention, treatment and cure of HIV among people who use drugs (PWUD). Applications submitted under this FOA are required to have a detailed research plan, preliminary data, and a clear description of the nexus with substance use. This FOA is open to both individual researchers and research teams and includes all areas of research from basic science to clinical and implementation research. All studies must focus on NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities as outlined in the NIH guidelines for determining HIV/AIDS funding.