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"Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain": Final N CREW solicitation: the Phase II application round permanently closed July 31, 2026. Remaining program funds support awards already selected; there will be no further competition.
Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain is sponsored by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
This program funds community-led research to enhance culturally grounded, strengths-based, effective, and sustainable interventions addressing overdose, substance use, mental health, and pain in Native communities. While focused on Native communities, many of these are rural and the research focus aligns with the query.
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NOT-DA-26-011: Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain Native Research Resource Partners Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain – Native Research Resource Partners June 23, 2023 - HEAL Initiative: Phase I Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program - Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain (OT2).
See ROA OTA-23-007 . June 23, 2023 - HEAL Initiative: Phase I Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program - Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain Native Research Resource Network (OT2). See ROA OTA-23-008 .
National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA ) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities ( NIMHD ) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences ( NCATS ) This Notice is to announce the publication of a Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) for Phase II of the Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain – Native Research Resource Partners.
This program is funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative®. Applications are due July 31, 2026. ROA OTA-26-002 solicits applications from Tribes & Native Serving Organizations (T/NSOs) and Ally Organizations to serve as Native Research Resource Partners (NRRPs) to T/NSOs funded under ROA OTA-26-001.
NRRP Key functions include, but are not limited to, N CREW Network coordination and management; training and technical assistance; supporting N CREW data initiatives; collaboration across the N CREW Network, and evaluation. ROA OTA-26-001 solicits applications from T/NSOs to conduct community-led research projects. The research must explicitly include a focus on overdose, substance use (including opioids or stimulants), or pain.
Projects may also include related factors such as mental health or wellness, among others, to support positive health outcomes in Native communities. NIH will hold a series of informational webinars. Webinar details, including dates and registration links, will be posted online on the N CREW Program website .
Potential applicants will be encouraged to email questions to [email protected] . The N CREW Program website will be routinely updated with new Questions and Answers and Technical Assistance information.
Please direct all inquiries to: Scientific/Research inquiries: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Financial/Agreements Officer inquiries: National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) Weekly TOC for this Announcement NIH... Turning Discovery Into Health ®
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations involved in community-led research in Native communities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was July 31, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain is funded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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