Understanding Alcohol Policies for American Indian Tribes
Official title: Healthy Native Nations: Identifying Effective Alcohol Policies for American Indian Tribes
Funded at Pacific Institute for Res and Evaluation · NIH-11046569 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project works with American Indian communities to understand how different alcohol policies affect health on reservations.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Pacific Institute for Res and Evaluation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Beltsville, United States) |
| Project start | March 5, 2021 |
| Project end | February 28, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $527,346 |
| NIH project number | 5R01AA028236-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11046569 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
This project focuses on understanding community-level policies and does not directly involve individual patient participation or recruitment.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals not living on American Indian reservations or those not affected by tribal or state alcohol policies in these specific contexts may not directly benefit from this policy-focused work.
What this research studies
We are working with American Indian communities to look at how alcohol policies set by both tribal nations and states might be connected to alcohol-related health issues. Our team will gather and summarize the alcohol rules from various tribal nations and compare them with the state laws where these reservations are located. This helps us see how these different policies might influence the health of people living on reservations. The goal is to identify which types of policies are most helpful in reducing alcohol-related problems.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help tribal nations and states create more effective alcohol policies that improve health and reduce alcohol-related harm for American Indian communities.
How similar studies have gone: Few previous studies have specifically compared state versus tribal alcohol policies as social-structural factors related to alcohol problems, making this a novel approach.
Where this research is happening
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Pacific Institute for Res and Evaluation
Beltsville, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lee, Juliet P — Pacific Institute for Res and Evaluation
- Study coordinator: Lee, Juliet P
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.