Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
Funds implementation of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) public health model in primary care, community health, and school settings for children, adolescents, and/or adults, with emphasis on screening for underage drinking, opioid use, and other substance use.
⚑ Public health service-delivery implementation award; incidental evaluation is not the primary purpose.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 54 partial | portfolio topic: public_health (primary); signature methods: community engaged, surveys longitudinal; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds service delivery, not research (capped); capped at 54 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds service delivery (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of this program is to implement the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment public health model for children, adolescents, and/or adults in primary care and community health settings (e.g., health centers, hospital systems, health maintenance organizations, preferred-provider organizations, health plans, Federally Qualified Health Centers, behavioral health centers, pediatric health care provider offices, children’s hospitals) and schools, with a focus on screening for underage drinking, opioid use, and other substance use.
Eligibility
States, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, health facilities or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, and other domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including higher education and faith-based organizations.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Carmen Baldwin Grantor <NOFOBudget.CSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov>
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Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
55/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a public-health intervention grant focused on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use in clinical, community, and school settings. IPPRA could contribute on the research/evaluation side through behavioral intervention design, implementation science, and assessment of communication or uptake, but the opportunity is primarily service-oriented rather than a pure research program. A public university is eligible, so it is accessible, but the fit is only partial to moderate for a research institute.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 55 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a public-health intervention grant focused on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use in clinical, community, and school settings. IPPRA could contribute on the research/evaluation side through behavioral intervention design, implementation science, and assessment of communication or uptake, but the opportunity is primarily service-oriented rather than a pure research program. A public university is eligible, so it is accessible, but the fit is only partial to moderate for a research institute. |
| 2026-07-06 | 86 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a strong fit for IPPRA’s public-health and behavioral-intervention strengths: SBIRT is fundamentally about screening, brief intervention, referral, and implementation in real-world care and school settings, with clear opportunities for survey research, evaluation, and health communication. A public university is explicitly eligible, and IPPRA could credibly lead or anchor the research/evaluation components around substance-use risk communication, behavior change, and program effectiveness. |