OpportunityTitle: Services Planning Research in the Appalachian Region to Address Adverse Health Consequences Associated with Increased Opioid Injection Drug Use (R03)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Description: This FOA will support one-year, services planning research grants to develop anepidemiologic understanding of opioid injection drug use, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection risk, and other adverse health consequences of such drug use, in conjunction with determining what resources/programs are currently available for addressing those problems, in any of the 420 Appalachian counties (www.arc.gov/counties). This research should inform the improvement or development of current and future intervention programs and larger scale research efforts to guide this process.
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