The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will award grants for research into the economics of alcohol and other drug treatment and prevention services.

The scope of the research grants includes financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services; alternative delivery systems and managed care; cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analysis; service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services.

Nonprofits, for-profit entities, schools, government agencies, and others may apply. Grants will be made under the R01, R03, and R21 research-grants mechanisms.

For more details, see the grant announcements online at the links above.