This limited competition supports the continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA), enabling follow-up of participants aged 12 to 37 years to study how adolescent alcohol use disrupts brain development and affects adult brain function and behavior. The research aims to inform evidence-based prevention and early intervention strategies to reduce severe drinking and alcohol use disorder.
Eligible applicants include state and county governments, independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized and other Native American tribal governments and organizations, public housing authorities, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, for-profit o