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RFA-AA-28-001: Specialized Alcohol Research Centers (P50 Clinical trial Optional)
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports a broad-based Alcohol Research Centers program to foster and conduct interdisciplinary, collaborative research on alcohol misuse, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and alcohol-related problems, and other health-related consequences across the lifespan. The NIAAA Centers Program provides leadership in research, and research methodology development on a wide variety of topics relevant to the Institute's mission. The focus of the NIAAA Centers program should be on generating a critical mass of researchers in a given understudied and/or innovative topic area relevant to the NIAAA mission with an emphasis on interdisciplinary…
- NOFO number
- RFA-AA-28-001
- Type
- RFA
- Activity code
- P50
- Primary institute
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Clinical trials
- Optional
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Opens
- Dec 27, 2026
- Expires
- Jan 28, 2027
RFA-AA-28-001 due dates
1 application due date remains before the NOFO expires. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.
| New | Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) | AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowed | Scientific Merit Review | Advisory Council Review | Earliest Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2027 | January 27, 2027 | Not Applicable | July 2027 | October 2027 | December 2027 |
What its predecessor RFA-AA-24-007 funded
RFA-AA-28-001 reissues RFA-AA-24-007. Until awards appear under the new number, its funding history is the best guide to who wins under this program: 6 projects and $7.0M in FY2022–FY2026.
Projects funded
6
Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026
New awards
2
Type 1 (new project) award records
NIH funding
$7.0M
Award dollars under RFA-AA-24-007, FY2022–FY2026
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Award records | New awards | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2026 | 6 | 2 | $7.0M |
Institutions with the most funding
- University of Louisville$1.6M · 1 project
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru$1.6M · 1 project
- Medical University of South Carolina$1.6M · 1 project
- Yale University$1.5M · 1 project
- University of Kansas Medical Center$650K · 2 projects
Most recent new awards
- Macrophage subsets in resolution of alcohol-associated liver disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Kansas Medical Center · 1R01AA033841-01 · NIAAA · Notice Aug 27, 2026
$349KR01
- Mechanisms that regulate hepatocyte fate during recovery from alcohol associated hepatitis (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Kansas Medical Center · 1R01AA033840-01 · NIAAA · Notice Aug 27, 2026
$301KR01
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
Participating institutes
2 NIH institutes and offices take applications under RFA-AA-28-001. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- none
Related notices
Jan 23, 2026 · NOT-OD-26-031
NIH Pause on New Submissions to the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry and Request for Information on Reducing Reliance on Human Embryonic Stem Cells in NIH-Supported Research.
Award terms
- Application types allowed
- New Renewal The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provides details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO.
- Award budget
- Application budgets may not exceed 1.15 million direct costs per year.
- Project period
- Applications may request a project period of up to five years. NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made from this NOFO.
- Funds available and number of awards
- NIAAA intends to commit 1.5 million in FY 2027 to fund up to one award.
Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.
Related NOFOs
- Reissue of RFA-AA-24-007.
Other open NOFOs for P50
- PAR-28-022Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancers for Years 2027, 2028, and 2029 (P50 Clinical Trial Required)NCI · next due Jan 25, 2027
- PAR-27-127Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic Neuroscience or Translational Mental Health Research (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)NIMH · next due May 25, 2027
About this page
GotGrant gathers the NOFO, its participation and change notices, and its NOSIs from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, and counts funded projects from NIH RePORTER by the opportunity number each award was made under. Data refreshed October 16, 2026; the NIH Guide is the authoritative source. See our data methodology.