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Advancing Recovery Pathways and Support Services for Alcohol Use Disorders among Black Men and Women

Award Number: R01AA029817
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/15/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2026

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Advancing Recovery Pathways and Support Services for Alcohol Use Disorders among Black Men and Women - Black Americans demonstrably experience differences in health care access and outcomes across a range of conditions. Although Black Americans are slightly less likely to drink alcohol than the general population, the rate of Black drinkers with alcohol use disorders (AUD) is comparable, representing 1.5 million Black Americans with AUD. Black individuals suffer more negative consequences due to alcohol use such as illnesses, injuries, criminal-legal involvement, and social problems. Recovery is a dynamic process of behavior change leading to stable improvements in functioning, purpose and well-being. NIAAA further highlights recovery as remission from AUD symptoms as well as cessation of heavy drinking. Recovery support services and recovery community organizations aim to build recovery capital. Yet, to date little effort has been made to consider recovery within population groups rather than across groups. This proposed study to advance recovery pathways and support services for Black men and women heeds that call. It is directly responsive to RFA-AA-21-001 in its emphasis on health outcomes in AUD populations, meeting NIAAA goals to advance measures and interventions, increase access to AUD services, make services more appealing, and evaluate evidence-based practices. We do this with a focus on Black men and women in AUD recovery. We thus aim to iteratively use quantitative and qualitative methods to capture and assess questions related to AUD recovery in a heterogenous Black population, in partnership with a recovery community organization in Detroit serving this population. Specifically: (1) Use qualitative methods to (a) define AUD recovery pathways; (b) assess and refine a measure of recovery domains (e.g., relationships, living environment); and (c) identify and map community indicators that may facilitate or interfere with AUD recovery. (2) Use quantitative methods to describe and assess the provision of AUD recovery support services provided by the recovery community organization in terms of matching to needs, stage of recovery and other client and community characteristics. (3) Conduct a prospective trial to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a phone+digital recovery support service intervention (i.e., provision of smartphones and guidance/support for online recovery activities), among a cohort of individuals already receiving in-person recovery support services, and assess selected outcomes over time. The proposed study will enable a deep understanding of what recovery means to Black men and women, how it can be measured, and how we can advance their recovery journeys. The results will be meaningful to Black individuals themselves, providers who treat Black individuals who have AUD, and to researchers and policymakers who need to better understand the meaning and needs of a heterogenous US population.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $632,812 )
2026	2026	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	5	1/30/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$632,812
														Subtotal = $632,812

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $624,103 )
2025	2025	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	4	8/22/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$62,410
2025	2025	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	4	12/20/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$561,693
														Subtotal = $624,103

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $624,530 )
2024	2024	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	12/13/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$562,077
2024	2024	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	3	5/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$62,453
														Subtotal = $624,530

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $645,637 )
2023	2023	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	2	12/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$581,074
2023	2023	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	2	3/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$64,563
														Subtotal = $645,637

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $659,452 )
2022	2022	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	415 SOUTH ST	WALTHAM	MA	02453	MIDDLESEX	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	3/11/2022	NEW	$659,452
														Subtotal = $659,452

Grand Total All Awards = $3,186,534

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Advancing Recovery Pathways and Support Services for Alcohol Use Disorders among Black Men and Women

Award Number: R01AA029817

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/15/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2026

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