NIAAA Research Project Grants

The NIAAA Research Project Grants family sits under the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the NIH institute that leads U.S. alcohol research. It supports investigator-initiated work on alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related problems across the lifespan, with U.S.-based universities, nonprofits, research organizations, for-profit firms, and individuals all eligible to apply. The mechanism is built on the NIH R-series, with R01, R21, and R03 project grants and the usual three-cycle submission rhythm. NIAAA's active notices include PA-25-163 and PA-25-245 for R01 applications, while the institute's broader interest areas run through biology, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and cross-cutting topics such as data science and rigor. Applicants fit best when the question is tightly framed and the work advances NIAAA's mission rather than a generic disease-agnostic agenda. The institute also uses topic-specific notices for areas such as biomarkers, prenatal exposures, and school mental health, so the strongest submissions stay close to a defined alcohol-related question and a clear study design.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.