Substance Use and Abuse, Risky Decision Making and HIV/AIDS

The sponsors invite model-driven research to understand the ways that people make decisions about engaging in behaviors that impact the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV, or to adhere to treatments for HIV. Decision making processes may contribute to both substance use/abuse and other HIV acquisition or transmission risks. A better understanding of decision making processes in the context of brain neural networks and their associated functions would lead to the development of better strategies to reduce the frequency of HIV-risk behaviors. Therefore, this FOA encourages applications to study 1) cognitive, motivational or emotional mechanisms and/or 2) brain neuroendocrine and reinforcement systems that related to HIV-risk behaviors or treatment non-compliance. Interdisciplinary studies that incorporate approaches from psychology, economics, anthropology, sociology, decision sciences, neuroscience and computational modeling are encouraged. This FOA for R01 applications solicits empirical, hypothesis-driven, confirmatory research and modeling approaches. Due: January 7, May 7, and September 7 annually. Programs will expire on January 8, 2014. Link (R01): http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-006.html (R03): http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-008.html (R21): http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-007.html