NIH Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2) (U01)

WHO: Texas A&M University faculty. TAES, TEES and TTI personnel may wish to submit internal proposals through their own agency.

WHY: NIH anticipates making awards averaging between $560,000 and $700,000 in total costs per year for a maximum period of five years.

WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of August 20, 2007.

HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal via email for review by the internal selection committee.

THE FINE PRINT:

BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The NIH Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2) Program is designed to develop and test systems-level models that integrate public health and public safety approaches for criminal justice-involved adults and adolescents with drug abuse and addictive disorders. The research will be carried out in prisons, jails, reentry drug courts and community-based treatment settings in collaboration with other awardees and with NIDA. The CJ-DATS 2 will consist of a Coordinating Center and multiple Research Centers. Further, awardees will conduct research on implementing and sustaining improved drug abuse treatment services across a coordinated continuum of care for adolescents and adults with substance use disorders who are returning to the community after detention or incarceration.

Participating research centers must include as a co-investigator at least one criminal justice agency partner who is an identified change leader in his or her agency. All Research Centers will be required to participate in three research tracks. However, they do not have to participate in both the adult and adolescent systems, providing there are sufficient sites for the planned studies. The three tracks include: developing an HIV continuum of care; implementation of screening and assessment tools used in the identification of drug abuse and related behavioral or health problems and treatment planning and re-entry process; and implementation of an intervention.

The CJ-DATS 2 Cooperative Research Program will consist of a coordinating center and multiple research centers. Each research center will work with public safety partners and treatment providers. In addition, the research centers will work together to implement multi-site studies, with one Research Center serving as the Lead Center for a given study. Lead Centers will monitor and manage the implementation of studies, ensure the quality of data collected through studies, reproduce and distribute research materials (such as treatment protocols, training manuals, instrumentation) and educational materials, and support operational needs such as quality assurance, data collection and resources for analysis.

NIH anticipates making awards averaging between $560,000 and $700,000 in total costs per year for a maximum period of five years.

More information can be found here.

Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines

August 17, 2007: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu

August 20, 2007: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Sponsored Projects for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:

An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NIH program announcement;
Summary budget;
Project and Management Plans (including team members)

The form for completing the internal proposal is here.

This completed form should be submitted electronically (via email) for review by the internal selection committee.

Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program (here). 

Selection of a proposal will be based on NIH guidelines. The needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.

During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.

August 31, 2007: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.

September 26, 2007: Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent to NIH.

October 26, 2007: Deadline for full proposal.