A Guide to Fiscal Year 1991 Federal Funding for HIV Disease: How Dollars are Spent How to Access Them

ADAMHA's three institutes are involved in specific
HIV-related intramural and extramural research programs enumerated below. The ADAMHA FY '91

HIV appropriated budget explains how monies are
divided between the institutes:

ADAMHA FY '91 HIV Funding

Mental Health:
a. Research.......................................... $ 69,835,000
b. Research Management & Support..................... 3,518,000
c. Professional/Medical Education....................... 2,900,000
NIMH TOTAL..........................................$ 76,253,000
Drug Abuse:
a. Research.......................................... $ 70,129,000
b. Research Management & Support..................... 5,705,000
c. Demonstrations..................................... 73,193,000
NIDA TOTAL...........................................$ 149,027,000
Alcoholism:
a. Research.................................. $ 8,510,000
b. Research Management & Support..................... 205,000
NIAAA TOTAL........................................$ 8,715,000
Buildings & Facilities................................. $ 1,600,000
Office of the Administrator:
a. Program Management & Support..................... $ 909,000
ADAMHA TOTAL.......................................$ 236,504,000

ADAMHA extramural funding is mostly in the
form of support of research and research training
(grants), and acquisition awards (contracts).
Applications for research grants and other discretionary assistance mechanisms are submitted to the
Division of Research Grants (DRG) of the NIH. Grant
applications go through a dual-level review system,
comprised of peer review by scientists working in the
area of expertise and a National Advisory Council of
the ADAMHA Institute that makes the award.
Contract proposals are submitted directly to the
Institute responsible for the solicitation. Review of
contract projects involves several stages, including
scientific peer review, and evaluation of issues relevant to the awarding ADAMHA Institute.
Major ADAMHA extramural funding mechanisms
are: research grants, research and development contracts, research training awards, and cooperative
agreements. Following is a description of each Instiute's programs related to AIDS/HIV, as well as information about extramural funding areas and contact names for additional information. ADAMHA
encourages research applications which address
issues of cross-Institute interest, taking several of the
areas described under separate Institute programs
into account.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has
initiated a range of basic scientific research related
to AIDS/HIV. Biomedical research probes issues
related to: the effect of abused drugs and therapeutic
agents used in drug abuse treatment on the immune
system and the interaction of these effects with HIV;
immunological factors influencing the vulnerability
of drug-abusing minority populations to HIV; separating other manifestations of the drug-abusing
lifestyle from the primary effects of drugs and HIV.
Clinical studies examining immunologic effects of
abused drugs examine: specific drugs and patterns
of abuse; medical conditions and illnesses associated
with drug abuse; pharmacotherapeutic agents used
for HIV and drug abuse treatments; biological and/or
genetic factors known to be involved in drug abuse;
and environmental factors such as nutrition and
exposure to toxic agents.
Behavioral research focuses on: behavior change
as the primary means of prevention; effective and appropriate intervention strategies; specific research
targeting adolescents who use or have tried illegal
drugs; and "real life" patterns of drug users related
to types of drugs used and routes of drug use, as well

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