This programme funds the development and maintenance of shared research resources (e.g., data repositories, analytical tools, animal models) to support the INIA consortium's collaborative alcoholism research. It exists to accelerate discovery by providing infrastructure that enables data sharing, standardization, and cross-project integration across INIA sites.

Eligibility: Only U.S. institutions/organizations are eligible to apply (foreign components allowed but foreign institutions are not). Scoring rubric: 1) Significance (does the resource address a critical need for INIA?), 2) Investigator(s) (expertise in resource development and management), 3) Innovation (novelty of the resource), 4) Approach (feasibility, user support, sustainability plan), 5) Environment (institutional commitment, user community). Reviewer priorities: clear plan for data sharing and interoperability, demonstrated need from INIA consortium, strong governance and user training components, cost-effectiveness.

Past winners are typically established U.S. research universities or medical centers with existing INIA consortium ties. Examples include University of Texas at Austin, Scripps Research Institute, and University of California campuses. Awardees are senior PIs with long track records in alcoholism research and resource development (e.g., data coordinating centers, bioinformatics cores). No independent researchers or early-career applicants have been funded.

A tenured professor at a U.S. research university with a history of NIH-funded alcoholism research, direct involvement in the INIA consortium, and experience managing large-scale shared resources (e.g., databases, animal colonies, or computational platforms). The applicant should have strong institutional support, a multi-PI team, and a clear plan for serving the INIA community.