HEAL Initiative Translating Addiction Epidemiology Prevention Treatment and Recovery Research into Practice (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
This grant funds research to speed up the use of proven addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery methods for opioid and overdose crises, focusing on scalable, evidence-based solutions at multiple levels.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: February 9, 2029
Funding Amounts: Award amounts not specified; consult program for details. No cost sharing or matching required.
Summary: Supports research to accelerate translation of addiction epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and recovery science into practice, with a focus on the opioid crisis and overdose prevention.
Description
This funding opportunity supports action-oriented research to address the opioid crisis and overdose events by accelerating the translation of addiction epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and recovery research into real-world practice. Projects may target interventions at the individual, provider, organizational, community, or system level. The initiative prioritizes replicable and scalable strategies that promote the routine use of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery interventions, including work relevant to chronic pain comorbid with substance use. Research approaches may include developing and testing interventions, implementation strategies, collaborative data science, and integrated researcher-decision-maker partnerships at clinical, health system, public health, or policy levels.
