National Institute on Aging (NIA)
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications to develop and maintain a coordinating center (CC) for the Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) through Undergraduate Education Program. It is anticipated that the NOFO will be a companion funding opportunity of PAR-24-135, NIA MSTEM: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) through Undergraduate Education (R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed), or a subsequent reissue of PAR-24-135.
The NOFO is expected to be published in Spring 2025 with an expected application due date in May 2025. These are estimated time frames, and they may change.
The NOFO is expected to utilize the Resource-Related Research Projects – Cooperative Agreements (U24) activity code.
This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.
Additional details of the planned NOFO are provided below.
The ADAR program is a well-established, NIA-specific research education program which provides intensive research experiences in the aging field with the goal of preparing undergraduate students from all backgrounds, including those from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to transition into strong, research-focused advanced degree programs or competitive private sector research careers in aging-related disciplines. It is expected that the ADAR CC will serve as a hub for the ADAR National Network and a bridge of integration between ADAR programs and NIA resources, programs, and infrastructure, and provide broad administrative, coordination, logistical support, and program management for the overall ADAR program and individual sites as outlined below.
The primary responsibilities of the ADAR CC will be to provide infrastructure, including programmatic support, for the ADAR program overall and complement the activities of individual ADAR programs. Activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
This Notice encourages all interested parties to consider applying to the NOFO, including the following:
It is not necessary for applicants to be a part of an active ADAR program. However, applicants are expected to be or become familiar with the structure, functioning, and activities of the ADAR program.
NIA intends to commit $800,000 in fiscal year 2026.
NIA intends to fund one award.
The budget should be consistent with the work proposed, but it must not exceed $800,000 in total costs per year.
TBD
Applications are not being solicited at this time.
Please direct all inquiries to:
Maria Carranza, Ph.D.
Office of Strategic Extramural Programs
maria.carranza@nih.gov
Delany Torres, Ph.D.
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
delany.torressalazar@nih.gov
Shreaya Chakroborty, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience
shreaya.chakroborty@nih.gov