National Institute on Aging’s Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) Newsletter

New Behavioral and Social Science Funding Opportunities from NIA and NIH

BSR has recently published or joined the following new Requests for Applications (RFAs), Program Announcements (PARs), Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs), and Requests for Information (RFIs):

NEW! RFA-AG-25-001: Deriving Common Data Elements from Real-World Data for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Letter of Intent due January 14, 2025. Applications due February 14, 2025.
NEW! PAR-25-247: Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Multiple receipt dates through September 25, 2026.
NEW! PAR-24-330: Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trials Optional). Multiple receipt dates through June 05, 2027.
NEW! PAR-25-292: The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional). Multiple receipt dates through October 05, 2027.
NEW! PAR-25-332: Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). Multiple receipt dates through October 05, 2027.
NEW! PAR-25-331: Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). Multiple receipt dates through October 16, 2027.
NEW! NOT-CA-25-003: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science for Climate Change and Health. Multiple receipt dates through January 08, 2028.
RFA-AG-25-007: Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging, Including Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (D&E Centers) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional). Applications due January 10, 2025.
RFA-AG-25-008: Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional). Applications due January 10, 2025.
RFA-MD-24-010: Environmental Health Disparities Centers (P50) Clinical Trial Optional. Letter of Intent due December 28, 2024. Applications due January 28, 2025.
NOT-AG-24-068: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for New Institutional Training Programs for Aging Research (T32, Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Estimated Application Due Date: May 25, 2025.
PAR-25-222: NIA Multi-site Clinical Trial Implementation Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Required). Multiple receipt dates through October 5, 2025.
PAR-25-213: Implementation Research for Multi-morbidity Management in the Context of Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and US Tribal Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). Multiple receipt dates through November 5, 2025.
RFA-MH-26-140: BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional). Multiple receipt dates through June 15, 2027.
PAR-25-144: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). Multiple receipt dates through October 5, 2027.
PAR-25-143: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). Multiple receipt dates through October 16, 2027.
PAR-25-233: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Multiple receipt dates through October 16, 2027.

Visit our BSR Funding Opportunities page for the comprehensive list. Visit the NIA website to see recently approved concepts.

Share Your Input on Mentorship in Aging Research!

How can we best amplify, reward, and share novel, innovative, inclusive, and effective mentoring methods or approaches within the aging field? NIA seeks to gain insight into how to promote and support mentorship in aging science. Share your ideas and feedback by January 21, 2025.

Call for Applications from NIH Centers and Networks

Arizona State University (ASU) Roybal Center seeks applications to conduct NIH Stage I-III randomized clinical trials that will develop and test mechanisms of behavioral change (MoBC)-driven and technology-enabled behavioral and lifestyle interventions for older adults living alone with cognitive decline. Only Early-Stage investigators (ESIs) can apply for the opportunity. Learn more about submit your letter of intent by January 12, 2025.
The Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) for Aging Research program is requesting applications for the fifth annual a2 Pilot Awards competition. NIA has earmarked $40 million to fund technology demonstration projects that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) approaches and technology to improve care and health outcomes for older Americans, including persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), and their caregivers. Round 1 Applications open on December 2, 2024. Learn more and submit your application by January 15, 2025.
NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias: Prevention, Treatment, and Care announced a call for Research Awards for the Study of the Economics of AD/ADRD applications for projects that promote research on economic aspects of the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), and the care of persons living with dementia (PLWD). Learn more and submit your applications by January 16, 2025.
NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias: Prevention, Treatment, and Care announced a call for Early Career Research Awards for the Study of the Economics of AD/ADRD applications for projects that promote research on economic aspects of the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), and the care of persons living with dementia (PLWD). Learn more and submit your applications by January 16, 2025.
The Roybal Center for Elder Mistreatment Intervention Research announced a call for applications for projects aimed at advancing research on interventions for elder mistreatment (EM), including (a) interventions to prevent EM and (b) interventions to prevent the negative health and mental health consequences of EM. Learn more and submit your application by February 12, 2025.
The Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and Dementia Behavioral Research in Minority Aging (Mass-ENVISION) will award underrepresented in medicine (UiM) investigators for one-year pilot projects. The awardees will be provided resources, rigorous training, and sustained mentorship in behavioral interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) following the NIH Stage Model, the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC), and the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework, in both community and hospital settings. Learn more and submit your application by February 13, 2025.

Conferences, Workshops, & Webinars

January 15, 2025: Red Hot Research. Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) National Coordinating Center. Virtual.
January 22, 2025: Leveraging AI, clinical data, and knowledge networks to derive insights into Alzheimer’s Disease. National Institute on Aging. Virtual
Cognitive Training Webinar Series. National Institute on Aging. Recordings for Webinars 1-4 are now available.
NIA Linkage Webinar Series: Using Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center – CMS Linked Data. National Institutes on Aging. Webinar recording is now available.

Research News

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