Limited Competition for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development -Extended (ABCD-E) Study-Research Project Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This limited-competition U01 cooperative agreement renews only current ABCD Research Project Sites to extend the cohort study into young adulthood, funding linked multisite follow-up under a consortium structure.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION
⚑ Only current award recipients under RFA-DA-20-002 may apply · Clinical trials not allowed · Parallel companion NOFO for central Data Analysis/Informatics/Resource Center and Coordinating Center · Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible; foreign components allowed
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | not openly competed |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that will invite applications from eligible organizations to apply. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) standard peer-review processes, the applications will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious applications will be considered for funding. Only current award recipients will be eligible to apply. This NOFO seeks linked collaborative U01 applications to renew the current Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Research Project Sites to extend study visits into young adulthood. This renewal, called Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development – Extended (ABCD-E) study, is critical to be able to follow these youth into emerging adulthood, when many of the outcomes of interest (e.g., substance use disorders, mental health disorders, chronic diseases, and other health conditions) will manifest. The structure of the ABCD-E study Consortium shall consist of three highly integrated components: (1) a set of linked Research Project Sites, (2) a single central Data Analysis, Informatics, and Resource Center, and (3) a single overall Coordinating Center. As such, this NOFO runs in parallel with a companion NOFO that solicits applications for two centers (RFA-DA-27-003). It is expected that investigators, upon funding, will work jointly with NIH scientific staff to assist, guide, coordinate, or participate in project activities.
Eligibility
Only organizations funded through RFA-DA-20-002 are eligible to apply. Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Institutes of Health <NIDA-27-002@mail.nih.gov>
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Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
18/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a longitudinal health research cohort focused on adolescent brain development, substance use, mental health, and chronic disease, which has some overlap with IPPRA’s behavioral and survey research strengths. However, it is primarily a biomedical/clinical consortium renewal rather than a policy, communication, or community-facing research opportunity, and eligibility is restricted to current awardees from a prior NOFO, so a public university cannot newly apply.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a longitudinal health research cohort focused on adolescent brain development, substance use, mental health, and chronic disease, which has some overlap with IPPRA’s behavioral and survey research strengths. However, it is primarily a biomedical/clinical consortium renewal rather than a policy, communication, or community-facing research opportunity, and eligibility is restricted to current awardees from a prior NOFO, so a public university cannot newly apply. |
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a longitudinal adolescent brain and health study focused on substance use, mental health, chronic disease, and other health outcomes, which is adjacent to IPPRA’s health communication and community health interests. However, it is primarily a biomedical/neuroscience consortium renewal with no clear policy, behavioral intervention, or population-risk communication component for IPPRA to lead, and eligibility is restricted to current award recipients only, so a public university like OU could not newly apply. |