Funded Projects

Explore our currently funded projects. You may search with all three fields, then focus your results by applying any of the dropdown filters. After customizing your search, you may download results and even save your specific search for later.

Project # Project Title Research Focus Area Research Program Administering IC Institution(s) Investigator(s) Location(s) Year Awarded Sort descending
3R01DA057605-01S1
Diversity Supplement - Rapid Actionable Data for Opioid Response in Kentucky (RADOR-KY) Cross-Cutting Research Increasing Participant Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement in HEAL Research NIDA UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SLAVOVA, SVETLA STEFANOVA (contact); TALBERT, JEFFERY C Lexington, KY 2023
NOFO Title: Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH HEAL Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-20-222: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOFO Number: NOT-NS-20-107
Summary:

RADOR-KY is a near real-time, state-wide surveillance system to monitor prevention and treatment services for opioid use disorder (OUD). This project will fill gaps in this system by capturing data from agencies receiving state funding to provide treatment and support services for people with OUD. Access to the additional data will help expand and improve surveillance dashboards being used to coordinate and target resources for preventing overdose deaths.

1RM1DA059375-01
HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE MARK, TAMI L Research Triangle Park, NC 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-046
Summary:

Although medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder can effectively reduce overdose risk and improve health outcomes, most people discontinue treatment too soon. Quality measures that inform opioid treatment programs about how many patients remain in treatment relative to peer programs could motivate those programs to pursue quality improvement activities, such as helping patients navigate logistical barriers to receiving treatment. This project will test approaches to developing and disseminating retention and outcome measures for opioid treatment programs.

1UG3DA058544-01A1
Antibody-based therapy for fentanyl-related opioid use disorder Novel Therapeutic Options for Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Focusing Medication Development to Prevent and Treat Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose NIDA MCLEAN HOSPITAL DESAI, RAJEEV INDRAJIT (contact); BREMER, PAUL T Belmont, MA 2023
NOFO Title: Development of Medications to Prevent and Treat Opioid and/or Stimulant Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: PAR-22-200
1K01DA058750-01
Leveraging mHealth to Increase Health Equity Among Black Individuals with OUD and Commonly Occurring Mental Health Disorders Cross-Cutting Research Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL NIDA WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SZLYK, HANNAH Saint Louis, MO 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: PAS-22-206
Summary:

This project provides protected time for training and research activities that are required for an independent scientific career in the development, testing, and implementation of cutting-edge digital therapies and tools (such as smartphone apps and other web-based resources) that can promote health equity in treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). The research will adapt and test digital overdose prevention and recovery support interventions for Black Americans with co-occurring OUD and mental illness. 

1RM1DA059365-01
Improving Quality and Equity of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Using a Multi-State Medicaid Research Network Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH DONOHUE, JULIE MARIE (contact); BARNES, ANDREW JAMES Pittsburgh, PA 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-046
Summary:

Medicaid covers the cost of treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) for most individuals who need it, including minoritized populations and those with risk factors related to low income, education, and employment. The Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network has supported efforts to improve OUD treatment by developing novel measures of treatment quality and examining effects of treatment quality on overdoses. Using this network, this project will leverage university-state partnerships in 12 states to inform quality improvement initiatives and Medicaid policy. The research will develop provider-level quality measures for OUD using Medicaid administrative data and measure patient-reported outcomes. The research will also look for approaches to use claims-based quality measures and practice-level quality improvement strategies to improve treatment outcomes for people with OUD.

3UH3DA047714-04S1
Feasibility of Deep Brain Stimulation as a Novel Treatment for Refractory Opioid Use Disorder Novel Therapeutic Options for Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Focusing Medication Development to Prevent and Treat Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose NIDA WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY REZAI, ALI R Morgantown, WV 2023
NOFO Title: Feasibility of Deep Brain Stimulation as a Novel Treatment for Refractory Opioid Use Disorder
NOFO Number: PA-20-272
Summary:

Novel treatments for opioid use disorder are critically needed as the addiction and overdose crises continue. Neuromodulation is a promising supplemental treatment to standard care. The overarching project seeks to evaluate low-intensity focused ultrasound that targets the nucleus accumbens, a primary component of the brain’s reward neurocircuitry. This supplement will expand the number of participants in part of the study and will increase the project’s overall impact consistent with the original objectives and aims of the parent grant.

1R61DA059892-01
Data-Driven Approaches for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Recovery, and Overdose Prevention in Rural Communities via Mobile Health Clinics and Peer Support Services Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction Optimizing the Quality, Reach, and Impact of Addiction Services NIDA CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RENNERT, LIOR (contact); LITWIN, ALAIN HARRIS Clemson, SC 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-DA-23-053
Summary:

Although medication-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) can effectively reduce overdose risk and improve health outcomes, most people discontinue treatment too soon. Peer support specialists, who are individuals with direct experience with a substance use disorder, can offer social support to help individuals with OUD overcome barriers to treatment and recovery. This project will develop, deliver, and evaluate an innovative peer support specialist intervention to help individuals begin and stay in a treatment program. The research will focus on rural populations and underserved communities, using a dynamic modeling framework to prioritize at-risk communities for treatment offered through mobile health clinics.