Overview of the Recovery Act

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.

• Overview of the Recovery Act (Health and Human Services Web Site)
  
  
  
  
• Implementing the Recovery Act (Health and Human Services Web Site)
• Learn more about programs that issue grants under the Recovery Act (National Institutes of Health Web Site)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (NIH)

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Announcements

• "Signature Projects" of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Recovery Act Limited Competition: Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) (RFA-OD-09-007) (NIH site)
  • NIDA's areas of scientific interest for the Academic Research Enhancement Award
• Recovery Act Limited Competition: Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30) (RFA-OD-09-005) (NIH site)
  • NIDA's areas of scientific interest for the Core Centers grants
• NIH has established a new program entitled Research and Research Infrastructure "Grand Opportunities" (RFA-OD-09-004) (NIH site) hereafter called the "GO" grants program. This new program will support projects that address large, specific biomedical and biobehavioral research endeavors that will benefit from significant 2-year funds without the expectation of continued NIH funding beyond two years. The research supported by the "GO" grants program should have high short-term impact, and a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery.
  • NIDA's topics for the NIH "GO" Grants
• The NIH has designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009—2010 for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RFA-OD-09-003) (NIH site). This new program will support research on topic areas that address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research that would benefit from significant 2-year jumpstart funds - 3/4/09.
  • NIDA's topics for the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research
• NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Supplements to Research Grants - 3/18/09.
• NIH's Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (National Institutes of Health web site)
  

Recovery Act Funding Opportunities at NIDA

• NIDA "Signature Projects"
• NIDA-specific information on AREA grants (RFA-OD-09-007)
• NIDA-specific information on Core Centers grants (RFA-OD-09-005)
• NIDA-specific information on Grand Opportunity (GO) grants (RFA-OD-09-004)
• NIDA's topics for the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RFA-OD-09-003)
• NIDA-specific information on supplements to research grants

Background

• Message from the NIDA Director on ARRA
• NIH's Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (NIH)
• NIH's Recovery Site
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Recovery.gov (White House)

NIDA's Publication Series:

• Research Reports
• InfoFacts (fact sheets)
• NIDA Notes (newsletter)
• Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (journal for researchers & health care providers)
• Mind Over Matter: Drug info for grades 5-9
• Topics in Brief