What is the difference between dissemination, implementation, and adoption” as they used in the RFA?
• The RFA intends to define these terms in the following way: • Dissemination: the distribution of information and intervention materials to an audience. Its intent is to spread knowledge and research-based treatment and is sometimes targeted to a specific audience • Implementation: strategies to adopt and integrate research-based treatment and change practice patterns within specific settings. Its intent is to understand how interventions can fit within real-world treatment systems. • Adoption: actions undertaken by a specific entity (e.g., a real-world treatment program or system) to incorporate an intervention or model into its existing set of typical or routine practices. The RFA states that NIDA expects each Node will have an operating budget of up to $750,000 in direct costs per year, although NIDA may consider budget requests of up to $875,000 in direct costs per year for applications that propose multiple PIs. Is this also true for Years 2-5? • Yes. NIDA expects the Nodes opera
