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Enhancing a network data capture software for open science

Award Number: R50DA065541
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2028

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Enhancing a network data capture software for open science - PROJECT SUMMARY I am a research software engineer and a key collaborator on the Network Canvas Software Platform, a free and open-source tool supported by the NIH and the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy which has revolutionized the ability for scientists to capture social network survey data. Continuously funded by the NIH for almost a decade (NIDA R01DA042711, MPIs: Birkett & Phillips, Co-Investigator and Lead Developer: Melville; NIDA Supplement to R34DA052216, PI: Birkett, Co-Investigator and Lead Developer: Melville; and NIDA R01DA057973, MPIs: Birkett & Janulis, Co-Investigator and Lead Developer: Melville), the tool we have built has enabled researchers to design and deploy network interviews directly to their research participants. It has quickly received wide uptake spanning multiple domains across an international research community. In particular, we know of its use in at least 55 NIH-funded studies, spanning opioid use disorder to the study of social influences on microbial communities. Supported by two highly successful and collaborative OSCs with whom I have worked for approximately a decade. In this R50 I will transition the software to TypeScript, resolve key technical debt, enhance our protocol builder, support offline interviewing with our cloud interview app, and finally, further the impact and reach of the software through increased community engagement and the production of high quality resources. Each of these will significantly enhance the maintainability, security, and sustainability of the project as a whole.


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 = $180,975 )
2026	2026	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK ST	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	7/7/2026	NEW	$180,975
														Subtotal = $180,975

Grand Total All Awards = $180,975

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Enhancing a network data capture software for open science

Award Number: R50DA065541

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2028

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