Demography and Economics of Aging and AD-ADRD Coordinating Center (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA AG 20 003

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute on Aging (NIA), issued this funding opportunity announcement (RFA-AG-20-003) to support a Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease/Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Coordinating Center (CC) using the R24 grant mechanism (clinical trials not allowed). The core idea is to fund a single coordinating hub that connects and supports two related networks of NIA-funded research centers: (1) the traditional Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging (D and E Centers) and (2) Centers on the Demography and Economics of AD/ADRD (D and E Centers on AD/ADRD). Rather than being another stand-alone research center, the CC is meant to strengthen the overall program by improving coordination, communication, shared infrastructure, and the visibility and usability of what the centers produce.

The broader D and E Center programs are designed to seed new lines of research and expand the community of researchers working at the intersection of population aging, economics, and dementia-related topics. On the general aging side, that includes research on demographic change, labor and retirement, household finances, intergenerational transfers, health and disability trends, and the economic consequences of longer lives. On the AD/ADRD side, it extends to demography, economics, and health services research that is directly relevant to Alzheimer’s and related dementias, such as patterns of diagnosis and care, caregiver impacts, costs and financing of long-term services and supports, disparities, and how health systems and policies shape outcomes for individuals and families. The centers pursue these goals through theme-based research and shared infrastructure activities that help launch new projects, bring in new investigators, and make data, methods, and findings more accessible.

The Coordinating Center’s responsibilities are explicitly program-facing and network-facing. It is expected to work collaboratively with all participating center sites to keep an active multi-center website that serves as a central public home for the program. Through that website and related outreach, the CC disseminates research advances, ongoing activities, and shared resources to multiple audiences, including researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders who use evidence on aging and dementia to inform decisions. A second major duty is building and maintaining a centralized tracking database that captures progress, outputs, and outcomes from both the individual centers and the CC itself. This database is intended to support consistent annual reporting back to each center and to NIA program staff, and it also creates a structured record that NIA can use for future program evaluation.

The FOA also emphasizes the CC’s convening and community-building role. The CC is responsible for organizing an annual in-person meeting, which functions as a key point of connection across the two center programs and an opportunity to share results, align priorities, and spark collaborations. Beyond the annual meeting, the CC is expected to foster regular communication and collaborative activities within and across the D and E Center networks and to connect with other NIA research centers when relevant. In practice, this means the CC serves as the main point-of-contact for the overall D and E Centers program for NIA staff, other NIA centers, and the broader scientific community, helping inquiries find the right people and helping the network function as a coherent program rather than a set of disconnected awards.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and governments. Eligible applicants include state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations (other than federally recognized governments); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other entities. The FOA also calls out additional eligible applicant categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, the announcement clearly restricts foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (both foreign organizations and foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, and foreign components, as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, uses the grant instrument, and falls under the health funding activity category with CFDA number 93.866. The original closing date listed for applications was 2019-06-03, and the FOA was created on 2018-10-30. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the provided source details.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Demography and Economics of Aging and AD-ADRD Coordinating Center (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.866.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-10-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-06-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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