Notice of NIA Participation in RFA-HL-18-023 "Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38)"

Notice Number: NOT-AG-18-009

Key Dates
Release Date: May 01, 2018

Related Announcements

RFA-HL-18-023
NOT-AG-19-041
NOT-AG-18-022

Issued by
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) will participate, effective immediately, in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) RFA-HL-18-023, "Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38)".

The following sections of RFA-HL-18-023 have been updated to reflect the participation of NIA in this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

Part 1. Overview Information

The following information has been added:

Components of Participating Organizations:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):
93.866

Part 2. Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

The following information has been added:

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) supports a variety of training and career development opportunities for early-career investigators and clinician-researchers to meet the national biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. The National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Advisory Council has identified major workforce gaps in dementia education and training. Due to demographic changes increasing the population of older adults, there is a greater demand for geriatric specialists appropriately trained in relevant research fields. NIA is interested in promoting the development of a diverse, interdisciplinary workforce needed to conduct clinical research to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's disease related dementias (ADRD). Applications would be appropriate for NIA if they support research exposure and advanced skills in AD/ADRD clinical research for medical residents and/or fellows. Research education activities can be in any topic areas related to AD/ADRD with relevance to: neuropathology, clinical assessments and diagnostic treatment, prevention, clinical care, health disparities, clinical neuroscience and translational research, including training in the design and conduct of clinical trials.

Part 2. Section II. Award Information

The following information has been added:

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
NIA intends to commit total costs of $350,000 per year in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to support up to 3 new awards per fiscal year.

Part 2. Section VII. Agency Contacts

The following contacts have been added:

Scientific/Research Contact(s):
Nina Silverberg, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-496-9350
Email: silverbergn@mail.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s):
Jennifer Edwards
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-827-6689
Email: edwardsj@mail.nih.gov

All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Nina Silverberg, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-496-9350
Email: silverbergn@mail.nih.gov