The goal of the COBRE on Opioids and Overdose is to develop research infrastructure in the area of opioids and overdose and provide Junior Investigators with formal mentoring and research project funding to help them acquire preliminary data and successfully compete for independent research grant support.

COBRE Awards are available to Junior Investigators and post-doctoral fellows at all Rhode Island-based higher educational institutions, research centers and hospitals. We seek to support a portfolio of compelling biomedical interdisciplinary research projects with potential for future NIH or other competitive funding.

The COBRE on Opioids and Overdose offers Junior Investigator Project Awards, Pilot Project Awards, and micro-grants for research related to the mission of the COBRE grant. Each award is contingent upon the availability of funding.

NIGMS has published a notice of special interest (NOT-GM-20-025) to address the urgent need for research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. They will accept competitive revisions (supplements) in three specific scientific areas:

1. Incorporation of data related to SARS-CoV-2 into ongoing research efforts to develop predictive models for the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other related infectious agents (all grant and cooperative agreement activity codes)
2. Repurposing or modification of diagnostic tools currently under development to enable rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection (SBIR/STTR grants only)
3. Rapid development of potential therapeutic agents for COVID-19 (SBIR/STTR grants only)

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until February 5, 2021. Awards will be made for one year.

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Research Project Leader Awards support Investigators who are doing opioid related research.  The Research Project Leader Award provides mentorship to ensure transition to independent R01 level-funding. Funding for this award ranges from $100,000 to $180,000 in direct costs. Our current Research Project Leader FOA can be found here.

The COBRE Pilot Project Leader Award seeks to support Investigators who are interested in opioid related research and seeks to form new collaborations. The program encourages post-doctoral fellows ready to make the transition to junior faculty positions and encourages cross-disciplinary, inter-institutional research collaborations. Funding ranges from $40,000 to $60,000 in direct costs.

Applications can be submitted on April 15th and October 15. Date restrictions can be overridden with recommendation from a COBRE Faculty member. Our current Pilot Project Leader FOA can be found here.

We encourage interested applicants to submit a project summary/scope statement and Other Support Documentation to Gayle Fraser at gfraser@lifespan.org before beginning the application process for any award to ensure the proposed research fits with the mission of the COBRE.

COBRE Faculty are available to meet with applicants to discuss how to strengthen an application. Email gfraser@lifespan.org to schedule a phone call.

The COBRE on Opioids and Overdose tracks opioid and overdose related funding opportunities nationally. We also connect researchers with other local COBRE funding and grant writing opportunities. If you have Rhode island-based funding opportunities or substance misuse related opportunities you would like us to post, please contact Gayle Fraser at gfraser@lifespan.org.