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NIH funding notice PAR-27-026

Avant Garde/Avenir Awards for Investigators Conducting High Risk/High Reward Research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders) (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Open. Closes September 25, 2028.

Posted
June 9, 2026
Close date
September 25, 2028
Activity codes
DP1
Institutes taking part
NIDA

Read the notice on Grants.gov

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: PAR-23-125 Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
  2. Reissues: PAR-25-261 NIDA Avant-Garde Program for HIV and Substance Use Disorder Research (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
  3. 2 steps back: PAR-20-224 Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
  4. 2 steps back: PAR-23-269 NIDA Avant-Garde Program for HIV and Substance Use Disorder Research (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
  5. 3 steps back: PAR-20-221 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Disorder Research (DP1, Clinical Trial Optional)
  6. 3 steps back: RFA-DA-18-004 Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS (DP2)
  7. 4 steps back: RFA-DA-15-007 Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS (DP2)
  8. 4 steps back: RFA-DA-18-019 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS and Drug Use Research (DP1, Clinical Trial Optional)
  9. 5 steps back: RFA-DA-18-001 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS and Drug Use Research (DP1)
  10. 6 steps back: RFA-DA-15-004 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS and Drug Use Research (DP1)
  11. 7 steps back: RFA-DA-14-008 FY14 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
  12. 8 steps back: RFA-DA-13-002 FY13 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
  13. 9 steps back: RFA-DA-12-011 FY12 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
  14. 10 steps back: RFA-DA-11-002 2011 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
  15. 11 steps back: RFA-DA-10-012 2010 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
  16. 12 steps back: RFA-DA-09-011 2009 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
  17. 13 steps back: RFA-DA-08-003

Who won it before

61 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $96,339,022 in first-year total cost, median $1,210,300.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZDA1 HXO-H (08)]9
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZDA1 SKP-X (J1)]8
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZDA1 PXN-F (06)]7
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZDA1 HXO-H (10)]6
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZDA1 GXM-A (04)]5

Most frequent institutions

  1. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL5
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO4
  3. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY3
  4. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE3
  5. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON3
Competing awards under PAR-27-026 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Enhancing Access to Timely Research to Prevent HIV Transmission and Effectively Treat Substance Use1DP2DA063114-01 · under PAR-23-125CRABLE, ERIKA LYNNUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$2,362,500ZDA1
2025Transforming systems of care to address HIV, HIV risk, and substance use disorders in prisons1DP2DA063100-01 · under PAR-23-125JACK, HELEN ELIZABETHUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$2,332,500ZDA1
2025Community-Based Opioid Treatment (CBOT): Development and testing of a novel nurse-led model to deliver opioid use disorder treatment and HIV prevention and care in the community setting.1DP2DA063123-01 · under PAR-23-125HEIDARI, OMEIDUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$2,332,500ZDA1
2025HIV vaccine swarms for PWID1DP1DA063166-01 · under PAR-23-269PENALOZA-MACMASTER, PABLOBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, MA$1,210,300ZDA1
2024Taking Our Shot: Extended-Release Naltrexone as Opioid Overdose Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in People Using Stimulants Living With or At Risk of HIV1DP2DA060600-01 · under PAR-23-125APPA, AYESHA AUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$2,460,000ZDA1
2024Polyclonal Bi-Specific Vectored ImmunoTherapy to Functionally Cure HIV Infection1DP1DA060607-01 · under PAR-23-269BALAZS, ALEJANDRO BENJAMINMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$1,052,100ZDA1
2024Long-Acting Injectables for Treatment of HIV among PWID (LIFT HIV)1DP1DA060602-01 · under PAR-23-269SOLOMON, SUNIL SUHASJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$991,463ZDA1
2024Engineering Bacteriophage T4 as a Targeted Gene Therapy Drug for in vivo HIV Cure1DP1DA060580-01 · under PAR-23-269RAO, VENIGALLA B.CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC$964,530ZDA1
2023ENTRUST - economic navigation and strengthening to realize unrestricted services for transgender women1DP2DA058436-01 · under PAR-20-224CYRUS, ELENAUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, FL$2,280,000ZDA1
2023Harnessing Highly Networked HLA-E-Restricted CTL Epitopes to Achieve a Broadly Effective HIV Cure1DP1DA058476-01 · under PAR-20-221GAIHA, GAURAV DASMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$1,169,000ZDA1
2022Smart Steps: A context-aware adherence intervention to improve PrEP adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) with substance use disorder1DP2DA056107-01 · under PAR-20-224CHAI, PETER RBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA$2,685,000ZDA1
2022Immune Network Dysregulation of the Central Nervous System with HIV Persistence and Opioid Abuse1DP2DA056169-01 · under PAR-20-224ZHANG, LEYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$2,512,500ZDA1
2022Molecular Networks and Deep Learning for Targeted HIV Interventions among PWID1DP2DA056130-01 · under PAR-20-224CLIPMAN, STEVEN J.JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$2,456,250ZDA1
2022Looking into the Heart of Cannabis and HIV1DP2DA056065-01 · under PAR-20-224MARTINEZ, CLAUDIAUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL$2,302,500ZDA1
2022Single Chromatin Fiber Sequencing and Longitudinal Epigenomic Profiling in HIV+ Brain Cells Exposed to Narcotic and Stimulant1DP1DA056018-01 · under PAR-20-221AKBARIAN, SCHAHRAMICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$1,183,000ZDA1
2022Ending HIV: Bringing Integrated Prevention and Treatment Services to People Who Use Drugs Where They Live1DP1DA056106-01 · under PAR-20-221SPRINGER, SANDRA ANNYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$1,172,500ZDA1
2022HIV and Cocaine Drive Bone-Marrow Blood (BMB) Barrier Dysfunction and Altered Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) Differentiation Leading to Cardiovascular Disease1DP2DA056172-01 · under PAR-20-224ANDREWS, ALLISON MICHELLETEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH, PA$570,030ZDA1
2021Leveraging HCV Phylogenetic Networks to Prevent HIV and Other Blood Borne Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs1DP2DA053730-01 · under PAR-20-224AKIYAMA, MATTHEWALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, NY$2,520,000ZDA1
2021Tele-Harm Reduction for Rapid Initiation of Antiretrovirals in People who Inject Drugs: a Randomized Controlled Trial1DP2DA053720-01 · under PAR-20-224TOOKES, HANSEL EMORYUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL$2,302,500ZDA1
2021Defining the impact of drug use on immune function and fitness against HIV-11DP1DA053731-01 · under PAR-20-221SHALEK, ALEX KMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$1,176,000ZDA1
2021MR-guided focused ultrasound to eradicate CNS viral reservoirs and promote neurogenesis in the HIV-infected brain1DP1DA053719-01 · under PAR-20-221CHANG, LINDAUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE, MD$1,081,500ZDA1
2020Interferon-modulated vaccines against HIV1DP2DA051912-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004PENALOZA, PABLONORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$2,391,250ZDA1
2020The HIV-associated Opioid Micro-Environment (HOME) Project1DP2DA051915-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004GIANELLA WEIBEL, SARAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$2,368,125ZDA1
2020Pont-of-use Acute HIV Infection Diagnostic for Substance Using Populations1DP2DA051910-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004LINNES, JACQUELINEPURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN$2,325,000ZDA1
2020Integrating preclinical models to develop converging mechanistic data in co-occurring HIV and substance use1DP2DA051907-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004BARKER, JACQUELINE MDREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA$2,270,625ZDA1
2020A Gene Drive Therapy for HIV: single-administration intervention for high-risk groups1DP1DA051144-01 · under RFA-DA-18-019WEINBERGER, LEOR SJ. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES, CA$945,000ZDA1
2020HIV-CRISPR: A novel approach to the comprehensive discovery of HIV latency factors1DP1DA051110-01 · under RFA-DA-18-019EMERMAN, MICHAELFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER, WA$880,000ZDA1
2020Development of a novel community-based high-performance surveillance network for drug use1DP2DA051864-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004BAROCAS, JOSHUA ADAMBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER, MA$77,554ZDA1
2019Novel, Adaptive Approaches to Predicting and Responding to Outbreaks of Overdose, HIV and HCV Among People Who Use Drugs1DP2DA049282-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004GONSALVES, GREGG STEVENYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$2,512,500ZDA1
2019Real-time prediction of emerging drug use epidemics in the United States1DP2DA049295-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004BORQUEZ, ANNICKUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$2,367,000ZDA1
2019uTECH: Machine Learning for HIV Prevention Among Substance Using GBMSM1DP2DA049296-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004HOLLOWAY, IAN WALTERUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$2,340,000ZDA1
2019DELINEATION AND VULNERABILITIES OF HIV-1 ESCAPE FROM NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES1DP2DA049279-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004HERSCHHORN, ALONUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN$2,310,000ZDA1
2019Digital, Community-Led, Social Action Initiative to Reduce Opioid Vulnerability and HIV/HCV in Rural Areas of the Midwest and Appalachia1DP1DA048570-01 · under RFA-DA-18-019ALBARRACIN, DOLORESUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL$793,000ZDA1
2019Contribution of the Virome to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis1DP1DA048493-01 · under RFA-DA-18-019KORALNIK, IGOR J.RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, IL$67,727ZDA1
2018Causal Inference Methods for HIV Prevention Studies Among Networks of People Who Use Drugs1DP2DA046856-01 · under RFA-DA-18-004BUCHANAN, ASHLEY LYNNUNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, RI$2,080,476ZDA1
2018Therapeutic Dendritic Cell Vaccine for HIV1DP1DA046100-01 · under RFA-DA-18-001LANDAU, NATHANIEL R.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$847,500ZDA1
2018Targeting natural killer cells to HIV in intravenous drug users1DP1DA046089-01 · under RFA-DA-18-001BLISH, CATHERINE ASTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$785,000ZDA1
2018Hunting the HIV-1 Unicorn1DP1DA046108-01 · under RFA-DA-18-001SAWYER, SARAUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, CO$770,000ZDA1
2017Understanding the overlap of chromatin alteration in HIV-1 and drug abuse1DP2DA044550-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007KLASE, ZACHARY ALANUNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES PHILADELPHIA, PA$1,274,854ZDA1
2017A safety switch for an effective HIV-1 vaccine1DP1DA043912-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004FARZAN, MICHAEL R.SCRIPPS FLORIDA, FL$960,000ZDA1
2017Making the HIV-1 gp41 pocket amenable to small-molecule drug discovery1DP1DA043893-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004KIM, PETER SSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$785,000ZDA1
2017Novel Approaches to Innate Immunity Against HIV-1 and Other Co-infection Viruses1DP1DA043915-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004POESCHLA, ERIC M.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$777,500ZDA1
2016Defining and Exploiting a Genetic Template for an HIV Vaccine1DP2DA042422-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007LINGWOOD, DANIELMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$2,565,000ZDA1
2016Reaching the hardest of the hard-to-reach1DP2DA040244-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007SOLOMON, SUNIL SUHASJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$2,430,000ZDA1
2016A New Approach to Integrating Primary and Secondary HIV Prevention in Young Male Couples1DP2DA042417-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007NEWCOMB, MICHAEL ENORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$2,317,500ZDA1
2016Optimizing HIV care for patients with substance use disorders using predictive analytics in a mobile health application1DP2DA042424-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007WESTERGAARD, RYAN PATRICKUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$2,295,000ZDA1
2016Functional Testing of Host Genes that control HIV Latency in Primary Immune Cells1DP2DA042423-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007MARSON, ALEXANDERUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$2,195,087ZDA1
2016Novel Proteomics Approach to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder & Drug Abuse1DP1DA041722-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004LIPTON, STUART ASCINTILLON INSTITUTE FOR PHOTOBIOLOGY, CA$945,000ZDA1
2015Engineering Humoral Immunity to Functionally Cure HIV Infection1DP2DA040254-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007BALAZS, ALEJANDRO BENJAMINMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$2,610,000ZDA1
2015Highly Adaptive Epidemic Control Strategies for HIV Prevention in Drug Users1DP2DA040236-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007MARSHALL, BRANDON DAVID LEWISBROWN UNIVERSITY, RI$2,437,500ZDA1
2015Decision Making and HIV Risk: New Approaches to neuroAIDS Research in Drug Users1DP2DA040226-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007MEADE, CHRISTINA SDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$2,385,000ZDA1
2015Preventing HIV by modifying the context for injecting initiation1DP2DA040256-01 · under RFA-DA-15-007WERB, DANIEL MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$2,325,000ZDA1
2015Impact of Cannabis on Inflammation and Viral Persistence in Treated HIV/SIV1DP1DA037979-01 · under RFA-DA-14-008KLATT, NICHOLE ROSEUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$890,000ZDA1
2015TOWARDS A MORE RELEVANT MODEL OF HIV INFECTION1DP1DA039543-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004OVERBAUGH, JULIE M.FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER, WA$880,000ZDA1
2015Repairing the intestinal epithelium from the dual action of HIV and drug use1DP1DA037997-01 · under RFA-DA-14-008LEVINE, ALAN DAVIDCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, OH$792,500ZDA1
2015Modeling HIV/AIDS Associated Neurological Disorders with Human Pluripotent Cells1DP1DA039562-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004RANA, TARIQ MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$775,000ZDA1
2015Reversing HIV T cell dysfunction by aptamer targeting of therapeutic siRNAs1DP1DA039560-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004GILBOA, ELIUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL$767,500ZDA1
2015Combined prevention to reduce initiation into injecting drug use1DP1DA039542-01 · under RFA-DA-15-004DES JARLAIS, DON CBETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CTR (NEW YORK), NY$112,067ZDA1
2014A new model of accelerated immune aging in HIV-infected drug users1DP1DA038043-01 · under RFA-DA-14-008OTT, MELANIE MARIAJ. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES, CA$955,000ZDA1
2014Mechanism of HIV Cell-Cell Transmission of Relevance to Substance Users1DP1DA038034-01 · under RFA-DA-14-008GOTTLINGER, HEINRICHUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER, MA$837,084ZDA1
2014A revolutionary vaccine approach to prevent HIV infection in substance abuse1DP1DA038017-01 · under RFA-DA-14-008WAGGONER, STEPHEN N.CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR, OH$780,000ZDA1

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