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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding: Addressing Substance Use

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Sponsor
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 4, 2024
Application: Sep 4, 2024
Contact

Programmatic questions: sciencequestions@pcori.org

Administrative, financial, or technical questions: pfa@pcori.org

202.627.1885

Purpose

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) offers funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on people with substance use disorders and/or individuals who use/misuse substances.

Examples of interventions include, but are not limited to:

  • Screening
  • Prevention
  • Harm reduction
  • Medication assisted treatment
  • Contingency management
  • Evidence-based behavioral interventions
  • Digital therapeutics
  • Recovery approaches for substance use/misuse or substance use disorder
  • Comparison of different modes of intervention delivery

Special areas of interest include:

  • Evidence-based strategies to advance equity in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders
  • Evidence-based interventions for overdose prevention
  • Strategies to reduce nicotine and tobacco use in disproportionally affected populations

PCORI is specifically interested in applications focused on underrepresented and/or underresearched populations. Examples include, but are not limited to rural populations, low-income populations, sexual/gender minorities, racial/ethnic minorities, pregnant persons, those involved with the justice system, youth, older adults, and individuals with co-occurring mental and physical health conditions.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include academic research, private sector research, and study-conducting entities. This may include, but is not limited to, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, nonprofit and for-profit research organizations, and colleges and universities.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $12,000,000
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated total program funding: $100,000,000

Application process

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.

Applicants must submit a letter of intent through the online system by June 4, 2024. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application, with a deadline of September 4, 2024.

Tagged as
Alcohol use · Health disparities · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Research methods and resources · Substance use and misuse · Tobacco use

Organizations (1)

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, view details



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