NIH RFP: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network Dissemination Initiative (CTN DI)

Notice ID:  75N95024R00039

Related Notice:  75N95024R00039

This contract provides NIDA with the opportunity to disseminate new scientific findings in many ways, and to a variety of audiences. During the past year, this Initiative contract supported symposia, workshops, and embedded sessions at national meetings. The CTN Dissemination Initiative Contract also supports expert panels and provides educational opportunities via webcast.

This solicitation is a competitive total set aside for 8(a) small businesses.

We expect to award a cost‑reimbursement, term (level-of-effort) contract for one base year, with four one-year options, plus option quantities.  Future year funding will be dependent on the previous year’s performance and funding availability.  The initial performance period will start on or around August 2024.

Brief Description

To reduce the chasm between research and practice and to accelerate the dissemination of scientific findings, NIDA developed the Blending Research and Practice Initiative in 2001, which is now the Clinical Trials Network Dissemination Initiative (CTN DI). This initiative has evolved into an innovative effort to translate research to practice and to incorporate input and feedback from multiple stakeholders to make the best evidence-based treatments available to those who need them.

This contract provides NIDA with the opportunity to disseminate new scientific findings in many ways, and to a variety of audiences. During the past year, this Initiative contract supported symposia, workshops, and embedded sessions at national meetings. The CTN Dissemination Initiative Contract also supports expert panels and provides educational opportunities via webcast.

Objectives

This contract will provide a high level of content expertise in substance use disorder treatment and adult learning.  It provides training, skills building, technical assistance, and support to disseminate NIDA’s research findings to the spectrum of health care professionals working in the field of substance use disorder treatment.  Required activities in outreach and relationship management include communication with professional organizations and expert workgroups, coordination of program development and execution, and implementation and follow-up technical assistance for research dissemination via meetings and other avenues.

The Contractor will provide all necessary content and logistical support for the NIDA’s efforts in the CTN Dissemination Initiative.

The full utilization of communication technology (online learning technology tools, webinars, internet, etc.) to broaden the reach of the Initiative’s outreach is an important objective.  The web-based/electronic conduct of meetings and other educational offerings, as well as the promotion and coordination of meetings and other educational offerings utilizing this approach is integral to this effort.

Approaches to dissemination that utilize outreach and mentoring for early-career healthcare professionals or explore the use of new technology and non-traditional training methodology may be developed under this Contract, as well as the establishment of durable training opportunities and tools such as the CTN DI products and materials.  These may be developed in collaboration with existing technology training and education media channels, including web-based training and education, interactive training software, and mHealth tools. The development of electronic point-of-care products for the dissemination of NIDA research to facilitate adoption of evidence-based practices in general medical settings are of particular interest.

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