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Preventing Alcohol Use Disorders and Alcohol-Related Harms in Pacific Islander Young Adults

Award Number: R01AA030786
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: 09/18/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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Preventing Alcohol Use Disorders and Alcohol-Related Harms in Pacific Islander Young Adults - Abstract Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NPI) in the U.S. are a rapidly growing racial group that suffers severe alcohol-related disparities. In NPI communities, young adults (18-30 years) endure the greatest burden of alcohol use disorders (AUD) and alcohol-related harms with our earlier NIAAA R21 study revealing that almost 50% of community-dwelling NPI young adults are at heavy risk for, or have, AUDs with 40% experiencing alcohol-related harms (e.g., health, social, work). Despite this, NPI young adults have received minimal alcohol research attention, leading to a lack of effective interventions to prevent or reduce their extreme AUD risk. Guided by the findings of our NIAAA R21, this resubmitted R01 study will respond to this public health gap by refining and efficacy testing SPEAR (Strategies for Pacific Empowerment and Alcohol Reduction): a novel culturally grounded AUD prevention intervention for NPI young adults. Building on our R21-developed Model of SPEAR intervention components for NPI young adults (previously chosen and shaped in our R21 by NPIs from existing AUD prevention interventions), in Aim 1, we will assemble our treatment manual from our NPI-shaped R21 AUD prevention components. To assemble the manual, we will use our culturally congruent intervention design methodology for NPIs involving an Advisory Council of community experts and citizens’ panels—an innovative research approach that mirrors NPI collective decision-making practices—to obtain critical feedback for refining SPEAR content/components from NPI young adults with high AUD risk and informal NPI providers. In Aim 2, we will review and refine our treatment components and manual through expert review by 3 leading alcohol research experts and feasibility pilot test the manual with 36 NPI young adults with high AUD risk for feasibility, acceptability, and impact, using our findings to finalize SPEAR for our randomized controlled trial. In Aim 3, we will test the efficacy of SPEAR by conducting a full-scale randomized controlled trial with 240 NPI young adults with high AUD risk in two large NPI communities in Los Angeles County and Northwest Arkansas for generalizability. Aligning with community research principles, we will share study findings with the NPI community through public reports and presentations, and to the scientific community through academic presentations and manuscripts.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $593,633 )
2025	2025	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE	200 UNIVERSTY OFC BUILDING	RIVERSIDE	CA	92521	RIVERSIDE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	8/18/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$593,633
														Subtotal = $593,633

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $642,265 )
2024	2024	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE	200 UNIVERSTY OFC BUILDING	RIVERSIDE	CA	92521	RIVERSIDE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	2	8/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$552,065
2024	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE	200 UNIVERSTY OFC BUILDING	RIVERSIDE	CA	92521	RIVERSIDE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	8/7/2024	NEW	$90,200
														Subtotal = $642,265

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $605,446 )
2023	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE	200 UNIVERSTY OFC BUILDING	RIVERSIDE	CA	92521	RIVERSIDE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	9/18/2023	NEW	$605,446
														Subtotal = $605,446

Grand Total All Awards = $1,841,344

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Preventing Alcohol Use Disorders and Alcohol-Related Harms in Pacific Islander Young Adults

Award Number: R01AA030786

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: 09/18/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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