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The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study's Scientific Training in Addiction Research Techniques Program (HBCD-START)

Award Number: R25DA060501
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2025
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2030

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The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study's Scientific Training in Addiction Research Techniques Program (HBCD-START) - National and global substance misuse challenges require sustainable pipelines of elite investigators with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Many scholars have limited access to the early enrichment, rigorous training, effective mentoring, nourishing environments, and financial support necessary to become drug misuse scientists. Scholars who struggle early in their training often experience domino effects throughout their career which adversely impact employment, tenure qualifications, and other aspects of academic life. It is essential that we arrest these trends by developing optimal training programs for the most promising clinical scientists. To that end, we propose a comprehensive research education program titled “The HEALthy Brain Child Development Study’s Scientific Training in Addiction Research Techniques Program (HBCD-START),” which specifically prepares investigators to access, analyze, and disseminate data from the HBCD study through both mentored research experiences and didactic skill-building courses. The HBCD Study is a notably large, multi-modal, longitudinal study of brain and mental development in infants and children and uses an “open science” framework to make all data publicly available. Trainees will complete coursework to support their professional development and will complete an independent, mentored research project using HBCD data. START scholars will present and publish their scientific findings, and a comprehensive program evaluation will monitor trainees, mentors, and the program as a whole. The overarching goal of HBCD START is to create a strong pipeline of substance misuse clinical researchers who are trained in the analysis and dissemination of data from the HBCD study. This study is part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative to speed scientific solutions to the national opioid public health crisis. The NIH HEAL Initiative bolsters research across NIH to improve treatment for opioid misuse and addiction.


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 = $361,310 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE	85 S PROSPECT STREET	BURLINGTON	VT	05405	CHITTENDEN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	7/7/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$361,310
														Subtotal = $361,310

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $363,310 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE	85 S PROSPECT STREET	BURLINGTON	VT	05405	CHITTENDEN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	1	9/26/2025	NEW	$0
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE	85 S PROSPECT STREET	BURLINGTON	VT	05405	CHITTENDEN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	7/11/2025	NEW	$363,310
														Subtotal = $363,310

Grand Total All Awards = $724,620

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The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study's Scientific Training in Addiction Research Techniques Program (HBCD-START)

Award Number: R25DA060501

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2025

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2030

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