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HCN Grants Est. 2026
No. PAR-25-221 · National Institutes of Health
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Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

At a glance

This funding announcement supports interdisciplinary, population-level research to increase awareness of alcohol and cancer risk, change social norms, develop or evaluate alcohol policy approaches, and test or implement interventions to reduce alcohol-related cancer risk. Applications may focus on any level of alcohol use, including light, moderate, heavy drinking, and alcohol use disorder, and may include adults, adolescents, and cancer patients or survivors. Eligible applicants include many types of organizations, including nonprofits, governments, schools, foreign organizations, and for-profit organizations. Awards have no set budget limit, the project period can be up to 5 years, and no cost sharing is required.

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What it funds

  • Education
  • Health
  • Research & Discovery
  • General Public / Community-wide
  • Biomedical & Disease Research
  • Public Health, Prevention & Nutrition
  • Substance Use & Addiction
Official description from grants.gov

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to support research on interdisciplinary population approaches to increasing awareness of the relationship between alcohol and cancer risk, understanding and changing social norms related to alcohol consumption, developing and/or evaluating alcohol policy approaches, and the development, testing, and implementation of population-level interventions to reduce alcohol-related cancer risk. Applications that address multiple levels of consumption, such as moderate and heavy drinking, are of particular interest, as well as those focusing on alcohol use disorder (AUD) from the perspective of cancer prevention and control.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
  • Small businesses
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide