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NIH funding notice PAS-27-028

Science Track Award for Research Transition (START) Program (R03, Clinical Trial Optional)

Open. Closes March 16, 2029.

Posted
June 9, 2026
Close date
March 16, 2029
Activity codes
R03
Institutes taking part
NIDA

Read the notice on Grants.gov

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: PAR-24-297 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  2. Reissues: PAS-21-270 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  3. Reissues: PAS-25-236 D-START: Data Science Track Award for Research Transition (D/START) (R03-Clinical Trial Optional)
  4. 2 steps back: PA-18-916 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  5. 2 steps back: PAR-21-310 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03- Clinical Trial Optional)
  6. 2 steps back: PAS-24-242 D-START: Data Science Track Award for Research Transition (D/START) (R03-Clinical Trial Optional)
  7. 3 steps back: PA-18-072 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  8. 3 steps back: PAR-18-918 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  9. 4 steps back: PA-15-290 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03)
  10. 4 steps back: PAR-18-081 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  11. 5 steps back: PA-12-282 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03)
  12. 5 steps back: PAR-15-326 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03)
  13. 6 steps back: PAR-10-021 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03)
  14. 6 steps back: PAR-12-066 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) [R03]
  15. 7 steps back: PA-07-349 AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03)
  16. 7 steps back: PAR-09-073 Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) [R03]
  17. 8 steps back: PAR-06-311
  18. 9 steps back: PAR-06-092

Who won it before

74 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $13,910,872 in first-year total cost, median $165,188.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 ETTN-L (51)]12
  2. HIV Comorbidities and Clinical Studies Study Section[HCCS]7
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 AARR-K (82)]6
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 AARR-N (91)]5
  5. Emerging Imaging Technologies in Neuroscience Study Section[EITN]4

Most frequent institutions

  1. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY5
  2. YALE UNIVERSITY5
  3. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL4
  4. DREXEL UNIVERSITY2
  5. DUKE UNIVERSITY2
Competing awards under PAS-27-028 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Immune profiling of antibodies and B cells that recognize HIV and substances in people who use substances and live with HIV (PWUSH)1R03DA064474-01 · under PAS-21-270WU, XUELINGBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER, MA$356,630HIVD
2025Feasibility, Acceptability, and Validity of Remote Sweat-derived Biomarker Collection1R03DA064467-01 · under PAS-21-270METHENY, NICHOLASEMORY UNIVERSITY, GA$335,356HCCS
2025A chemical AI and data science platform for the identification and discovery of novel psychoactive substances1R03DA063752-01 · under PAS-24-242SKINNIDER, MICHAEL ALEXANDERPRINCETON UNIVERSITY, NJ$164,000ZRG1
2024Neural mechanisms underlying opioid consumption1R03DA060335-01A1 · under PAR-21-310KAMENS, HELEN MPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE, PA$237,600NMB
2024Development of novel radioligand for PET imaging targeting the orexin 1 receptor1R03DA059714-01 · under PAR-21-310KOVACIC, ISABELLEUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA$193,923IPCA
2024Neuroimmune and Cognitive Consequences of Nicotine Use in a Rodent Model of HIV: Implications for Anti-Retroviral Therapies1R03DA061626-01A1 · under PAS-21-270GIPSON-REICHARDT, CASSANDRA DUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, KY$166,375HCCS
2024Impact of cannabidiol on HIV infection and methamphetamine abuse associated neuroinflammation1R03DA060076-01 · under PAS-21-270CHAND, SUBHASHUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER, NE$153,500HCCS
2024HIV effects on astrocytic regulation of stress-induced cocaine reinstatement1R03DA060771-01A1 · under PAS-21-270GIACOMETTI, LAURA LDREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA$151,500HCCS
2023Neuroimaging in Pregnancy to Assess Effects of Opioid Use Disorder1R03DA056797-01A1 · under PAR-21-310RADHAKRISHNAN, RUPAINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS, IN$237,750EITN
2023L-type Calcium Channel SNP rs1006737: characterizing the genetic risks in MUD (Methamphetamine Use Disorder)1R03DA055970-01A1 · under PAR-21-310ANDRES, MARILOU A.UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, HI$218,250MCNP
2022Multimodal magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography exploration of the acute effects of THC exposure on neural noise and information transmission within working memory networks1R03DA054453-01A1 · under PAR-18-918CORTES-BRIONES, JOSE AYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$196,350NPAS
2022Social networks and STIs as an indicator of potential HIV transmission and acquisition among PWID1R03DA057142-01 · under PAS-21-270SKAATHUN, BRITTUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$158,000HIBI
2022Investigate B cell perturbations and immune reconstitution failure in response to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected cocaine users1R03DA057164-01 · under PAS-21-270JIANG, WEIMEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SC$151,000HCCS
2022Restoring mucociliary clearance apparatus to mitigate lung inflammation in the context of HIV and cigarette smoke1R03DA057162-01 · under PAS-21-270CHINNAPAIYAN, SRINIVASANFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL$147,500HCCS
2022Neurocognitive implications of cannabidiol (CBD) while aging with HIV1R03DA057146-01 · under PAS-21-270RODRIGUEZ, MYOSOTYSFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL$147,500HCCS
2021A new PET neuroimaging probe for sigma 1 receptor1R03DA054126-01 · under PAR-18-918WANG, CHANGNINGMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$250,640EITN
2021Imaging presynaptic correlates of cocaine locomotor sensitization with near infrared catecholamine nanosensors1R03DA052810-01 · under PAR-18-918LANDRY, MARKITAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA$222,600SMI
2021A genetically encoded MRI reporter for noninvasive imaging of activity-dependent gene expression in neurons1R03DA050971-01A1 · under PAR-18-918MUKHERJEE, ARNABUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, CA$218,167EITN
2021Substance use, intersectional stigma, and health outcomes for women living with HIV1R03DA052180-01A1 · under PA-18-916TURAN, BULENTUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL$148,500PPAH
2020Selective PET imaging probes targeting BD1 of N-terminal bromodomains1R03DA050860-01A1 · under PAR-18-918WANG, CHANGNINGMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$249,280IPCA
2020Phylodynamic Analysis of HIV Transmission Clusters in Kazakhstan for Targeted Interventions1R03DA052179-01 · under PA-18-916ALI, SYEDVERMUND, STEN H.YALE UNIVERSITY, CT$80,871PPAH
2019Imaging the Opioid Response to Cannabis Smoking1R03DA047588-01 · under PAR-18-081HILLMER, ANSELYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$251,250ZRG1
2019Developing new PET imaging probes for orexin 1 receptors1R03DA048123-01A1 · under PAR-18-918WANG, CHANGNINGMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$241,800EITN
2019Establishing the effect of flavor on the addictive potential of electronic cigarettes1R03DA047582-01A1 · under PAR-18-081HOBKIRK, ANDREAPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR, PA$229,950ZRG1
2019Aberrant Reward Sensitivity: Mechanisms Underlying Substance Use1R03DA046733-01A1 · under PAR-18-081SMITH, DAVID VICTORTEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH, PA$228,736ZRG1
2019Alterations in corticostriatal control of cocaine seeking in HIV infection1R03DA047919-01A1 · under PA-18-072BARKER, JACQUELINE MDREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA$167,000ZRG1
2019The impact of abused drug and HIV Tat protein on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of HIV provirus in astrocyte reservoir1R03DA048704-01 · under PA-18-072HUANG, ZAOHUAUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL$153,500ZRG1
2019Dose Reduction in Pediatric/Adolescent Brain PET Imaging Through Artificial Neural Networks1R03EB028070-01 · under PAR-18-081TANG, JINGOAKLAND UNIVERSITY, MI$127,590ZRG1
2019Modeling combination biomedical substance use interventions to inform a Getting to Zero implementation for Black men who have sex with men1R03DA049662-01 · under PA-18-916KHANNA, ADITYA SUBHASHUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL$81,000ZRG1
2018Non-invasive neuroimaging of sirtuin 1 using PET1R03EB025959-01A1 · under PAR-15-326WANG, CHANGNINGMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$251,702ZRG1
2018Addiction and Parenting: The role of aberrant reward process1R03DA045289-01A1 · under PAR-15-326RUTHERFORD, HELENA JVYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$251,250ZRG1
2018Peer processes in the social neuroscience of adolescent cannabis use1R03DA045327-01A1 · under PAR-15-326CAOUETTE, JUSTIN DANIELOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$231,000ZRG1
2018Longitudinal impacts of neighborhood factors on HIV care continuum outcomes among Black PWID in Baltimore, MD1R03DA044868-01A1 · under PA-15-290LINTON, SABRIYA LJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$163,750BSCH
2018Lung comorbidities in HIV patients1R03DA042681-01A1 · under PA-15-290UNWALLA, HOSHANG JEHANGIRFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL$146,500ZRG1
2017Consequences of nicotine exposure on dopamine D2 binding in Adolescence and adulthood. An in-vivo positron emission tomography (PET) study in rats.1R03DA039989-01A1 · under PAR-15-326LEVINE, AMIRNEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC, NY$264,642ZRG1
2017Role of Peripheral & Brain Iron in the Development of Attention & Cognitive Control1R03EB023359-01A1 · under PAR-15-326PRITCHARD, ALISONHUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER, MD$240,798ZRG1
2017Neurobehavioral substrates of propranolol's effects on drug cue reactivity1R03DA043756-01A1 · under PAR-15-326OLIVER, JASON ANTHONYDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$238,500ZRG1
2017Multimodal imaging of neuronal and glial contributions to sleep homeostasis in vivo1R03DA042480-01A1 · under PAR-15-326HAYWORTH, CHRISTOPHER ROYWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, WA$229,500ZRG1
2017Impact of Early Life Stress on Brain Integrity Among Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder1R03DA042183-01A1 · under PAR-15-326WAMSER, RACHEL ANNUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS, MO$227,659ZRG1
2017Developing a PrEP Screening Instrument for Identification/Referral of High-Risk MSM in Primary Care1R03DA043402-01 · under PA-15-290STORHOLM, ERIK D.RAND CORPORATION, CA$171,422BSPH
2017Migrant Puerto Rican PWID: The Influence of Acculturation and Enculturation on HIV and HCV Risk Behaviors1R03DA041892-01A1 · under PA-15-290GELPI-ACOSTA, CAMILANATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC., NY$159,932ZRG1
2017Preventing HIV/STI in Urban Adolescents via an mHealth Primary Care Intervention1R03DA041891-01A1 · under PA-15-290CORDOVA, DAVIDUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI$155,000BSPH
2017Functional identification of new mechanisms of neurotoxicity induced by HIV and drugs of abuse1R03DA043428-01A1 · under PA-15-290SHTUTMAN, MICHAELUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA, SC$146,500ZRG1
2017Intranasal Nanodelivery of Oxytocin to Treat Morphine Addiction in HIV Patients by Gene Editing1R03DA044877-01 · under PA-15-290JAYANT, RAHUL DEVFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL$146,500ZRG1
2017An integrated substance use, violence, and HIV/AIDS syndemic risk-reduction intervention for African American Couples1R03DA044866-01 · under PA-15-290MITTAL, MONAUNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, MD$146,309ZRG1
2017Prescription opiate, drug cue processing network, and neural connectivity1R03DA044496-01 · under PAR-15-326RAY, SUCHISMITARUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J., NJ$131,921ZRG1
2016Measurement of persisting changes in emotional brain functioning produced by psilocybin1R03DA042336-01 · under PAR-15-326BARRETT, FREDERICK STREETERJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$259,832ZRG1
2016Neural mechanisms of context-dependent stimulus generalization in humans1R03DA040668-01A1 · under PAR-15-326KAHNT, THORSTENNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$227,123ZRG1
2016Motives for Heavy Cannabis Use among Young Men who have Sex with Men Living with HIV/AIDS1R03DA041908-01 · under PA-12-282BRUCE, DOUGLASDE PAUL UNIVERSITY, IL$168,845ZRG1
2016Activity Space Neighborhoods, Drug Use and HIV among Black MSM in the Jackson, MS MSA1R03DA039748-01A1 · under PA-12-282DUNCAN, DUSTIN THICKSON, DEMARC ANEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$157,195ZRG1
2016Low-Threshold Incentivized HIV Care for Persons with Substance Use Disorders1R03DA042668-01 · under PA-15-290DOMBROWSKI, JULIA COOKUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$154,500ZRG1
2016Immune dysregulation in HIV-infected adults with substance abuse and the impact of addiction therapy1R03DA039731-01A1 · under PA-12-282LANCIONI, CHRISTINA LOUISEOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$154,000ZRG1
2016SNS-based Data Mining to Understand MSM Substance use and HIV Risk Behavior1R03DA039752-01A1 · under PA-12-282HOLLOWAY, IAN WALTERUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$154,000ZRG1
2016The impact of marijuana use on brain and cognitive function in HIV-infected patients1R03DA041917-01A1 · under PA-15-290WILSON, TONY WUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER, NE$153,104ZRG1
2016Role of Social Media and Mobile Apps in Sexual and Drug Co-Usage Networks of MSM1R03DA039740-01A1 · under PA-12-282YOUNG, APRIL MARIEUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, KY$152,612ZRG1
2015Neurocognitive development of goal-directed versus habitual learning1R03DA038701-01 · under PAR-12-066HARTLEY, CATHERINE ALEXANDRAWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NY$254,250ZDA1
2015The neural correlates of Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer in real time1R03DA035305-01A1 · under PAR-12-066SCHILLER, DANIELAICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$254,250ZDA1
2015A New fMRI Method to Measure Substantia Nigra Signaling During Reward Processing1R03DA036655-01A1 · under PAR-12-066YOON, JONG HPALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH, CA$214,337ZDA1
2015Characterizing non-medical prescription opioid use and pain in people living with HIV1R03DA039743-01 · under PA-12-282KIPP, AARON MVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$157,000ZRG1
2015Cocaine mediated downregulation of SAMHD1 facilitates HIV-1 infection in CNS cells1R03DA037782-01A1 · under PA-12-282PILAKKA KANTHIKEEL, SUDHEESHFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL$145,000ZRG1
2015HIV-1 Tat inhibition of RNAi: Implications for NeuroAIDS and Substance Abuse1R03DA039733-01 · under PA-12-282KLASE, ZACHARY ALANUNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES PHILADELPHIA, PA$142,500ZRG1
2015Increasing rural substance-using African American women's access to evidenced-based HIV intervention1R03DA039744-01 · under PA-12-282HOOD, KRISTINA BEATRICEMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, MS$140,782ZRG1
2015Genome-wide DNA methylation in HIV infected drug users1R03DA039745-01 · under PA-12-282XU, KEYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$130,900ZRG1
2015Informing Dissemination of Behavior Therapies to Enhance HIV Care Among Substance Abusers1R03DA039719-01 · under PA-12-282HARTZLER, BRYAN JUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$125,045ZRG1
2015Development of Control Over Rewarding Stimuli: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach1R03DA037405-01A1 · under PAR-12-066SHERIDAN, MARGARET ANNBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MA$104,046ZDA1
2014Brain Mechanisms of Adolescent Bipolar Disorder as Risk Factor for Drug Abuse1R03DA036656-01A1 · under PAR-12-066PASSAROTTI, ALESSANDRA MARIAUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL$238,863ZDA1
2014Neural Substrates Associated with Executive Functioning in Marijuana and HIV1R03DA035670-01A1 · under PAR-12-066MEADE, CHRISTINA SDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$235,500ZDA1
2014Imaging the Developing Fetal Brain: Novel Markers of Risk for Maternal Smoking1R03DA035896-01 · under PAR-12-066STROUD, LAURA RMIRIAM HOSPITAL, RI$228,368ZDA1
2014Prenatal cocaine exposure and functional connectivity in early infancy1R03DA036645-01A1 · under PAR-12-066GAO, WEIGREWEN, KAREN MUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC$228,000ZDA1
2014Exploring transitions to injecting among young adult non-medical opioid users1R03DA037770-01 · under PA-12-282MARSHALL, BRANDON DAVID LEWISBROWN UNIVERSITY, RI$168,719ZRG1
2014Impact of Drug Use Treatment on HIV Risk Behaviors: An Integrative Data Analysis1R03DA037786-01 · under PA-12-282BROWN, JENNIFER LTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, TX$158,282ZRG1
2014Economic Debt, Drug Use, and HIV Risk among Sex Workers in Tijuana, Mexico1R03DA035699-01A1 · under PA-12-282REED, ELIZABETH ANNUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$155,000ZRG1
2014Mir-125b/p53/POX axis and HIV-1 induced neurological damage1R03DA037779-01 · under PA-12-282PANDHARE, JUIMEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE, TN$145,500NAED
2014The Family as Recovery Capital for HIV-Infected Male Injection Drug Users in Viet1R03DA037783-01 · under PA-12-282LE, GIANG MCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$134,316ZRG1

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