# Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-DA-28-012

NIH BEACON Center to Coordinate the IMPOWR Research Network

**Buyer:** National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** January 26, 2027
**Identifier:** RFA-DA-28-012
**NAICS:** 541715

The National Institutes of Health seeks one BEACON Center to coordinate and strengthen the IMPOWR research network under the HEAL Initiative.
- **Government buyer:** National Institutes of Health (NIH); program: NIH HEAL Initiative; research network: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR).
- **Requested work:** Coordinate the IMPOWR network and provide research education to build capacity in chronic pain, opioid use disorder, and implementation science.
- **Research and resources:** Conduct annual surveys and qualitative activities on barriers to accessing and continuing integrated services; develop stakeholder resources supporting the sustainability and wider use of evidence-based practices, including resources informed by IMPOWR Phase I.
- **Notable requirement:** Clinical trials are not allowed.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None named. No products, part numbers, or quantities are specified; this is a grant opportunity for a center's activities.

### Description

The National Institutes of Health intends to renew the IMPOWR research network, which tests innovations integrating evidence-based treatments for chronic pain and opioid use disorder. This opportunity seeks applications for a single BEACON Center to provide network coordination, research education, annual survey and qualitative activities, and stakeholder resources. The Center will build capacity around chronic pain, OUD, and implementation science and support the sustainability and scalability of evidence-based practices. Clinical trials are not allowed.

[View original listing](https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/360366)