Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) NIH HEAL Initiative Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC)

Research Opportunity Title: NIH HEAL Initiative Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC) Overview The Helping to End Addiction Long-term� Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative� (https://heal.nih.gov/), has released a research opportunity announcement (OTA-22-005) to solicit applications for the HEAL Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC). Given the urgency of the evolving opioid crisis, the results of HEAL research must reach affected people and communities as quickly as possible. HEAL intends to disseminate findings and data broadly, including to pain and addiction researchers, the broader research community, and various non-researchers and community groups. The HEAL R-DEC will work closely within the existing HEAL Data Ecosystem to translate and disseminate HEAL data and findings in ways that are useful and culturally appropriate to address needs and priorities of communities standing to benefit most from HEAL research. The R-DEC will identify diverse communities, groups, and individuals that are impacted by the opioid crisis and underlying challenges with pain and pain management, build strong bidirectional relationships with these groups, and help HEAL incorporate community input directly into its research processes and dissemination strategies. Award Project Duration: Project duration is anticipated to be five years, but may be shortened or extended, as needed. Letters of Intent Due Date: June 13, 2022 Application Due Date: July 18, 2022 Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The budget for this activity is planned for up to $25 million over a 5-year period, including the operations and support for the R-DEC as well as any proposed activities, sub-projects, infrastructure, or investments, once established. The OT mechanism allows for significant flexibilities to make adjustments as needed to pursue new and transformative activities. HEAL intends to issue up to four (4) awards as a result of this ROA. Award levels may increase or decrease over time based on programmatic needs, funding availability, and recipient performance. Requested budgets must be justified based on proposed milestones and deliverables. Read the full announcement: The full research opportunity announcement can be accessed at the NIH HEAL Initiative� website (https://heal.nih.gov/files/2022-05/dissemination-engagement-center-roa.pdf). **Note: see Attachments/Links Section to access working links to the Full Research Opportunity Announcement **Note: responses to all questions received have be posted to our News and Events page for subject ROA. see Attachments/Links Section to access working links to the News and Events page Addendums Addendum No. 1: For the duration that this research opportunity remains open, the HEAL Initiative will be posting updates, information about upcoming webinar(s) and recordings from past webinar(s), questions received from interested applicants and answers from program staff, and other relevant news and information at this page (/news/roa-rdec). This page will be updated regularly and as needed. Please continue to check there for further information. Addendum No. 2 This is Addendum No. 2 to the Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) OTA-22-005 titled NIH HEAL Initiative Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC). The purpose of this Addendum is to: Clarify the Letters of Intent (LOI) response process; Notify interest applicants of responses to additional questions received; and Add Appendix A � Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) Template. Clarifications to ROA No. OTA-22-005 are hereby made as follows: 1. In regards to the Letter of Intent section (top of page 10 of 15 of the original ROA) the following note now applies: Note: The Government does not intend to provide technical feedback on LOI submissions. However, interested applicants will receive notification should the Government determine that the LOI does not meet either the scope or eligibility criteria. 2. Responses to additional questions received; see Questions received and responses on the News and Events page (link below). 3. Terms and Conditions Template has been added and is now available as a separate PDF document.