Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA DA 20 001
This funding opportunity is an NIH Research Education Program (R25) grant focused on building practical skills for using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Led by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the program is aimed at strengthening the national workforce that supports biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research by making it easier for researchers and trainees to learn how to work directly with ABCD data. The emphasis is on education and training rather than generating new clinical trial results, which is why it is labeled "Clinical Trial Not Allowed."
The core purpose of the program is to support creative educational activities that improve hands-on competency with ABCD datasets. The announcement highlights courses for skills development, with a clear preference for short-term workshops where participants actively explore how to access, manage, analyze, and interpret ABCD data. These workshops can be structured in different formats, including cooperative learning models (participants working together) or competitive approaches (for example, challenge-based exercises or hackathon-style activities), as long as the main outcome is meaningful skill-building and increased capacity to use ABCD resources effectively.
Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based organizations and government entities. Applicants may include state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, since universities are listed separately); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other eligible domestic entities. The opportunity also explicitly calls out additional eligible applicants such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, tribal governments that are not federally recognized, and U.S. territories or possessions. In other words, NIH is signaling an interest in broad participation, including institutions that serve underrepresented communities, consistent with workforce development goals.
At the same time, there are firm restrictions on foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are not eligible to apply as applicant organizations, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. In addition, foreign components, as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed under this announcement. Practically, this means the project leadership, administering organization, and program activities must be domestic, and the award cannot be structured to include a formal foreign component.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program under an education and health activity category, with NIH as the awarding agency. The opportunity number is RFA-DA-20-001 and it is associated with CFDA numbers 93.242 and 93.279. The original closing date listed for the opportunity was October 17, 2019, and the public record provided does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as funding to design and deliver intensive, practical training experiences that help participants become capable and confident users of ABCD data, thereby expanding the pool of researchers equipped to address questions relevant to adolescent development, mental health, substance use, and related behavioral and clinical science topics using this major national dataset.Apply for RFA DA 20 001
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Workshops on the Use of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Data (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.242, 93.279.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2019-05-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-10-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is an NIH Research Education Program (R25) grant focused on education and training to build practical skills for using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.
Which NIH institutes are leading this program?
The program is led by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
What is the main goal of the program?
The primary goal is workforce development: strengthening the national workforce that supports biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research by making it easier for researchers and trainees to learn how to work directly with ABCD data.
Is this funding meant for research or for training?
The emphasis is on education and training activities that improve hands-on competency with ABCD datasets, rather than on generating new clinical trial results.
Why is the opportunity labeled "Clinical Trial Not Allowed"?
It is labeled "Clinical Trial Not Allowed" because the intended outcomes are educational (training and skill-building) rather than conducting clinical trials or producing new clinical trial results.
What kinds of activities does the program support?
The program supports creative educational activities designed to improve practical, hands-on skills with ABCD data. The announcement specifically highlights courses for skills development.
Is there a preferred training format?
Yes. The announcement indicates a clear preference for short-term workshops where participants actively explore how to access, manage, analyze, and interpret ABCD data.
What skills are participants expected to gain?
Workshops and courses should build meaningful competency in using ABCD resources, including practical experience with accessing, managing, analyzing, and interpreting ABCD datasets.
Can the workshops be organized as team-based or competition-based events?
Yes. Workshops can use cooperative learning models (participants working together) or competitive approaches (such as challenge-based exercises or hackathon-style activities), as long as the primary outcome is skill-building and increased capacity to use ABCD data effectively.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based organizations and government entities. Eligible applicants include a wide range of domestic entities such as governments, schools, higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profits (including small businesses), tribal entities, and other eligible domestic organizations described in the opportunity.
Are state or local government entities eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments.
Are schools and universities eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants include independent school districts as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education.
Are nonprofits eligible, including those without 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status are eligible, as long as they are not institutions of higher education (since universities and colleges are listed under separate higher-education categories).
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses are eligible, and small businesses are also eligible.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible, and Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized are also included among eligible applicants.
Are U.S. territories or possessions eligible?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes U.S. territories or possessions among additional eligible applicants.
Does NIH encourage applications from institutions serving underrepresented communities?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly calls out additional eligible applicants such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). This aligns with the workforce development focus and interest in broad participation.
Are faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based or community-based organizations are explicitly included among additional eligible applicants.
Are regional organizations eligible?
Yes. Regional organizations are explicitly mentioned as eligible.
Are federal agencies eligible to apply?
Yes. The opportunity includes eligible federal agencies among additional eligible applicants.
Can a non-U.S. (foreign) organization apply?
No. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are not eligible to apply as applicant organizations under this announcement.
Can a U.S. organization include a non-U.S. component in the project?
No. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components (as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed.
What does "foreign components are not allowed" mean in practical terms?
Based on the announcement language, the project leadership, administering organization, and program activities must be domestic, and the award cannot be structured to include a formal foreign component.
Who is the awarding agency?
The awarding agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What type of grant mechanism is this?
This is an NIH Research Education Program (R25) grant.
Is this considered a discretionary grant program?
Yes. The opportunity is described as a discretionary grant program under an education and health activity category.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The opportunity number is RFA-DA-20-001.
Which CFDA numbers are associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA numbers 93.242 and 93.279.
What was the closing date listed in the public record?
The original closing date listed for the opportunity was October 17, 2019.
Is an award ceiling listed?
No. The public record provided does not specify an award ceiling.
Does the public record say how many awards are expected?
No. The public record provided does not specify the expected number of awards.
What broader research areas does this training support?
By building capacity to use ABCD data, the program supports research questions relevant to adolescent development, mental health, substance use, and related behavioral and clinical science topics that can be addressed using this major national dataset.
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