Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA AA 21 008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) as a limited competition to continue support for the Administrative Resource of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA). The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement (U24), meaning the NIH will have substantial involvement in guiding or coordinating aspects of the work alongside the awardee rather than operating as a hands-off funder. The FOA is titled "Limited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Administrative Resource (U24 Clinical Trials Optional)" and is identified by the opportunity number RFA-AA-21-008. It falls under NIH assistance listings (CFDA) 93.273 and 93.279 and is categorized broadly within education and health.
The purpose of this opportunity is very specific: it funds the continuation of the centralized administrative hub that keeps the NCANDA consortium functioning as a unified national effort. NCANDA is a nationwide research consortium focused on understanding how alcohol use during adolescence affects brain structure and brain function, with follow-up extending into early adulthood. Because consortium studies involve multiple sites, shared protocols, harmonized data practices, and coordinated governance, the Administrative Resource plays a central operational role. In practical terms, this core is responsible for coordinating consortium-wide activities so that the science being conducted across participating sites remains aligned, comparable, and efficient. While the FOA description is brief, an administrative resource in a consortium context typically covers cross-site coordination functions such as organizing meetings and communications, supporting standard operating procedures, facilitating collaboration across projects, and helping ensure consistency in study implementation over time.
Eligibility is tightly restricted. This is not an open competition; only the current NCANDA Administrative Resource awardee is eligible to apply. The limited competition structure is designed to maintain continuity of operations for an established national consortium rather than launching a new program or bringing in a new administrative center. The FOA also explicitly limits foreign involvement: non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) cannot apply, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components (as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed. The notice lists other eligible applicant types in a narrow way (including eligible federal agencies and U.S. territories or possessions), but the controlling eligibility rule is that only the incumbent NCANDA Administrative Resource awardee may submit an application.
The application window associated with this announcement shows an original closing date of August 18, 2021, and the FOA was created on June 4, 2021. The listed award ceiling is $350,000, indicating the maximum award amount anticipated under this opportunity. The "clinical trials optional" label signals that the activity under the U24 may include clinical trial-related elements if appropriate, but it does not require a clinical trial component. Overall, this FOA is best understood as a continuation instrument to sustain the administrative infrastructure that enables NCANDA's multi-site research program on adolescent alcohol exposure and neurodevelopment to operate smoothly and consistently across the consortium.Apply for RFA AA 21 008
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Administrative Resource (U24 Clinical Trials Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.273, 93.279.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-06-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-08-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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