Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Geroscience Course (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Key Dates

•  July 27, 2022 - Geroscience Course (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-22-214. 

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) intend to reissue the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) PAR-22-214, “Geroscience Course (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed).” When reissued, this NOFO will solicit Research Education Program (R25) applications to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. Additionally, this NOFO will seek to increase general awareness of geroscience by taking a multidisciplinary approach to support educational activities with a primary focus on the development and integration of basic, applied, translational, and clinical topics in geroscience.

This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. 

The NOFO is expected to be published in late Fall 2023 with an expected application due date in Winter 2024. Note that these time frames are simply estimations, and they may change. 

This NOFO will utilize the R25 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

Objective

This NOFO will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on courses for skills development aimed at enhancing and expanding the development of more broadly trained scientists in geroscience, which is inherently interdisciplinary. As geroscience is a relatively recent concept, courses that enhance the education of "geroscientists” and key stakeholders will be requested under this NOFO. In addition, it is anticipated that these courses will be developed and disseminated in a way that enhances diversity within the geroscience field. 

Among the areas of research encouraged in this initiative are: Courses for Skills Development, Research Experiences, Curriculum or Methods Development and Outreach. 

Funding Information

Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Private Institution of Higher Education
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Small Business
For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business)
State Government
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized)
County governments
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
U.S. Territory or Possession
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization)
Regional Organization
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

Applications are not being solicited at this time. 

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Christy Carter, Ph.D.
Division of Aging Biology (DAB)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-827-1382
Email: Christy.carter@nih.gov