Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth Strategies for Individuals with HIV and Substance Use Disorders

Raul Mandler, MD
301.480.2541
mandlerr@nih.gov

This opportunity is a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for research to explore and develop telehealth methods and strategies for diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and population analysis in individuals living with HIV and substance use disorder (SUD).

Research areas include:

• Evaluation and development of remote screening strategies, utilizing telehealth platforms, for individuals with HIV and SUDs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Evaluation and development of remote screening strategies, utilizing telehealth platforms with multiple languages, for individuals with HIV and SUDs in rural, urban and suburban locations, in the criminal justice system, in the Native-American population, in disenfranchised minorities, in the Northern and Southern border locations of the US, and in schools and colleges
• Optimization of existing, and development of novel remote-delivery therapeutic strategies
• Remote, telehealth-mediated implementation of therapeutic strategies for HIV and SUDs
• Methods to promote or improve the systematic uptake of telehealth and other remote strategies in individuals with HIV and SUDs
• Evaluation of efficacy, effectiveness, utilization, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of these strategies for individuals living with HIV and SUDs

Eligible applicants include:

• Higher education institutions
  • Public/state controlled institutions
  • Private institutions
• Nonprofit organizations
  • With 501(c)(3) status
  • Without 501(c)(3) status
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • Faith-based or community-based organizations
  • Regional organizations
• Governments
  • State
  • County
  • City or township
  • Special districts
  • Federally recognized Indian/Native American tribal governments
  • Indian/Native American tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
  • Eligible agencies of the federal government
  • U.S. territory or possession
• Other
  • Independent school districts
  • Public housing authorities
  • Indian housing authorities
  • Non-domestic entities and non-domestic components of U.S. entities
  • Small businesses
  • For-profit organizations

Funding amounts vary based on the parent funding announcement.

This is a NOSI that is attached to related NIH announcements:

• Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)
• NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Required)
• NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)
• NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

Applicants should submit proposals to the related announcement and indicate that it is a response to the NOSI. The NOSI applies to due dates on or after May 7, 2021 and subsequent receipt dates through September 7, 2024.