Apply for NIH’s “Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes” Programme!

Deadline: 7 May 2020

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently seeking applications for its program entitled “Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R03)” to examine associations between nutrition and alcohol-related health outcomes in humans and animal models.

The goal is to stimulate a broad range of research on the role of nutrition in the development, prevention, and treatment of a variety of alcohol-related health outcomes including alcohol use disorder and chronic disease.

Areas of Research Interest

Fetal Alcohol: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describes a spectrum of prenatal alcohol effects that arise from maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Chronic Disease: Numerous observational studies have associated moderate drinking with decreased risk for ischemic heart disease.
Cognition: Alcohol potentially may interact with certain nutrients to modify the risk of Alzheimer disease and many forms of dementia.

Funding Information

Application budgets are limited to $50,000 in direct costs per year.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants:
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.