What constitutes two developmental periods?
The RFA provides a general guideline, stating that developmental periods include in utero, infancy, early childhood, childhood, early adolescence, late adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood. Developmental periods within adulthood also qualify. Whatever developmental periods are chosen, the application should make the case as to how the periods are distinct and justify the choice of these periods in terms of their salience to the GEDI goals and their relevance for substance abuse and other outcomes. In addition, these developmental periods must be assessed within the same individual at two points in time. Finally, data on two developmental periods must either already be collected or they need to be collected under another funding mechanism that is identified in the application and assured by the time that GEDI funding decisions are made. Funds cannot be requested under the GEDI mechanism to collect these data.
