NACA meeting: May 19-20, 2009

Purpose – This initiative invites applications from qualified institutions for support of the Alzheimer's Disease Core Centers (ADCCs). These centers are designed to support and conduct research on Alzheimer's disease (AD), to serve as shared research resources that will facilitate research in AD and related disorders. Centers are expected to provide an environment and core resources which will enhance cutting-edge research by bringing together biomedical, behavioral, and clinical investigators to study the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of AD, and to improve health care delivery.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Nina B. Silverberg, Ph.D.
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program
Dementias of Aging Branch
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 350
Bethesda, MD, 20892-9205 (20814 for express shipping)
Telephone: (301) 496-9350
FAX :(301) 496-1494
Email: silverbergn@mail.nih.gov
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Creighton H. Phelps, Ph.D.
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program
Dementias of Aging Branch
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 350
Bethesda, MD, 20892-9205 (20814 for express shipping)
Telephone: (301) 496-9350
FAX :(301) 496-1494
Email: phelpsc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – This initiative invites applications from qualified institutions for support of Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). These centers are designed to support and conduct research on Alzheimer's disease (AD), to serve as shared research resources that will facilitate research in AD and related disorders, distinguish them from the processes of normal brain aging and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), provide a platform for training, develop novel techniques and methodologies, and translate these research findings into better diagnostic, prevention and treatment strategies.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Creighton Phelps, Ph.D.
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program
Dementias of Aging Branch
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 350
Bethesda, MD, 20892-9205 (20814 for express shipping)
Telephone: (301) 496-9350
FAX :(301) 496-1494
Email: phelpsc@mail.nih.gov

Purpose – This initiative invites applications for the Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers (OAIC) program which was established in honor of the late Representative to establish “centers of excellence” in geriatrics research and training. The goal of the OAIC program is to increase scientific knowledge that will lead to better ways to maintain or restore independence in older persons. The OAIC awards are designed to develop or strengthen each awardee institution's programs that focus and sustain progress on a key area in aging research. Each area of focus is one in which progress could contribute to greater independence for older persons and offer opportunities for training and career development in aging research for young scientists.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Susan G. Nayfield, M.D., M.Sc
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Avenue
Gateway Building, Suite 3C-307
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-6761
FAX: (301) 402-1784
Email: nayfiels@mail.nih.gov

Purpose – This initiative invites applications that will be supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. This FOA invites applications from U.S academic institutions/organizations to support the hiring of newly-recruited faculty to develop research projects within the context of Biomedical Core Centers. For this announcement, a Biomedical Core Center is defined as a community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to NIH, such as centers, departments, programs, and/or trans-departmental collaborations or consortia.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Dr. Chyren Hunter
Phone: 301-496-9322
FAX: 301-402-2945
Email: HunterC@mail.nih.gov

Purpose – This initiative invites applications that will be supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. The purpose of the “GO” grants program is to support high impact ideas that lend themselves to short-term funding, and may lay the foundation for new fields of investigation. The “GO” grants program will support large-scale research projects that accelerate critical breakthroughs, early and applied research on cutting-edge technologies, and new approaches to improve the synergy and interactions among multi and interdisciplinary research teams.

Scientific/Research Contact:
For applications in the biology of aging
Dr. Ronald A. Kohanski
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Building, Suite 2C231
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Tel.: 301-496-6402
Fax: 301-402-0010
E-mail: kohanskir@mail.nih.gov

For applications in geriatrics and clinical gerontology
Ms. Alicia Lawson
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Building, Suite 3C07
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Tel: 301-496-6913
Fax: 301-402-1784
Email: LawsonA@mail.nih.gov

For applications in behavioral and social research on aging
Dr. John Haaga
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Bldg. Suite 533
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda Maryland 20892-9205
Tel.: 301-496-3131
Fax: 301-402-0051
E-mail: HaagaJ@mail.nih.gov

For applications in the neuroscience of aging
Dr. Steve Snyder
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Bldg. Suite 350
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda Maryland 20892-9205
Tel.: 301-496-9350
Fax: 301-496-1494
E-mail: SnyderD@mail.nih.gov

Purpose – As part of the Recovery Act, the NIH invites, through this limited competition, NIH Challenge Grant (RC1) applications from domestic (United States) institutions/organizations proposing novel research in areas that address specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, or research methods that would benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in significant ways.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Ms. Kathie Reed
Phone: 301-496-3121
E-mail: reedk@mail.nih.gov

Purpose – The purpose of this initiative is to provide support and protected time to eligible individuals who have been determined by the grantee institution to be committed to a career in health disparities research related to aging and who are members of or knowledgeable about health disparity population groups. Nationally, health disparity population groups include but are not limited to African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, the medically underserved, low socioeconomic populations and rural populations. NIA recognizes that each group is unique and disparities vary within and between groups such that not all experience excess deaths or high prevalence of the same diseases. Additionally, the NIA recognizes the importance of a diverse research workforce committed to research aimed at redressing health disparities where they exist and assisting in the breakdown of racial, cultural and ethnic barriers and stereotypes.

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Purpose – This initiative invites applications for the study of factors regulating neuroplasticity with a particular emphasis on the age-dependent changes in the functions of dendrites, spines and synapses of key cell types in regions of brain especially vulnerable in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and in models (in vitro and in vivo) of aging and of AD. Neuroplasticity refers to the changes in both structure and function of the brain that occur in response to experiential stimuli. This ability of the brain to reorganize itself is critical both in normal development and learning, and it is no less important in aging and neurodegenerative disorders

Scientific/Research Contact:
D. Stephen Snyder, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Building, Room 350
7201 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Telephone: (301) 496-9350
Fax: (301) 496-1494
Email: ss82f@nih.gov

Purpose – On February 26, 2004, Executive Order 13329 was signed by President George Bush to give high priority within the SBIR and STTR programs to manufacturing-related research and development (R&D). In response to this Executive Order, NIH is expanding its focus by encouraging eligible United States small business concerns to submit SBIR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track grant applications and also to submit STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track grant applications whose biomedical research is related to advanced processing, manufacturing processes, equipment and systems, and manufacturing workforce skills and protection.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Dr. Michael-David A.R.R. Kerns
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Gateway Building, Suite 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Ave., MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone: 301-496-9322
Fax: 301-402-2945
Email: mk417e@nih.gov

Purpose –On December 19, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Act), P.L. 110-140. This Act requires SBIR/STTR agencies, whenever possible and appropriate, to give high priority within the SBIR and STTR programs to energy efficiency or renewable energy system research and development projects (R&D). As part of the implementation of this Act, this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) whose biomedical research is related to energy efficiency or renewable energy systems, to submit SBIR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track grant applications and to submit STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track grant applications for R&D projects in those areas.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Dr. Michael-David A.R.R. Kerns
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Gateway Building, Suite 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Ave., MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone: 301-496-9322
Fax: 301-402-2945
Email: mk417e@nih.gov

Purpose – This initiative invites eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications. United States SBCs that have the research capabilities and technological expertise to contribute to the R&D mission(s) of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF awarding components identified in this FOA are encouraged to submit SBIR grant applications and STTR grant applications in response to identified topics (see PHS 2009-2 SBIR/STTR Program Descriptions and Research Topics for NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF.)

Scientific/Research Contact:
Dr. Michael-David A.R.R. Kerns
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Gateway Building, Suite 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Ave., MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone: 301-496-9322
Fax: 301-402-2945
Email: mk417e@nih.gov

Purpose – The primary purpose of the Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented NIH-supported independent investigators. The program is designed to facilitate a timely transition from a mentored postdoctoral research position to a stable independent research position with independent NIH or other independent research support at an earlier stage than is currently the norm. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant Institute or Center (IC) staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose –The purpose of the NIH Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) is to provide support to mid-career health-professional doctorates or equivalent who are typically at the Associate Professor level or the equivalent for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research (POR) and to act as research mentors primarily for clinical residents, clinical fellows and/or junior clinical faculty. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant Institute or Center (IC) staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three, four, or five years of salary support and “protected time” for newly independent (see IC provisions) scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. Each independent scientist career award program must be tailored to meet the individual needs of the candidate. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant Institute or Center (IC) staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. The K25 award will provide support and protected time for a period of supervised study and research for productive professionals with quantitative (e.g., mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, imaging science, informatics, physics, chemistry) and engineering backgrounds to integrate their expertise with NIH-relevant research. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant NIH staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and protected time (three, four, or five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Although all of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this support mechanism to support career development experiences that lead to research independence, some ICs use the K01 award for individuals who propose to train in a new field or for individuals who have had a hiatus in their research career because of illness or pressing family circumstances. Other ICs utilize the K01 award to increase research workforce diversity by providing enhanced research career development opportunities. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant NIH staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The purpose of the NIH Academic Career Award (K07) is to provide support to increase the pool of individuals with academic and research expertise to become academic researchers and to enhance the educational or research capacity at the grantee sponsoring grantee institution. The Academic Career Award supports K07 Development awards for more junior level candidates and K07 Leadership awards for more senior individuals with acknowledged scientific expertise and leadership skills. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant NIH staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The primary purpose of the NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program represents the continuation of a long-standing NIH program that provides support and protected time to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant Institute or Center (IC) staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The purpose of the NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant Institute or Center (IC) staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone (301) 496-9322
E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov

Purpose –The purpose of this FOA is to advance the study of emotion at a variety of levels, using a broad range of techniques. Measurements of emotional correlates can be made at the behavioral, neural, and/or physiological levels. Proposals which seek to combine these levels of analysis are especially encouraged. Applications are encouraged at both basic and translational levels. Basic topics of interest include the interface between emotion and cognition, the development of emotions and emotion regulation over the lifespan, and the neurobiological systems involved in emotional function. Translational topics of interest include understanding mechanisms involved in emotional function in mental disorders, the mechanisms by which alcohol/drug dependence and/or withdrawal affects emotions, and the ways individual differences in emotional function impact health behaviors, health-related decision-making, and health outcomes.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Lis Nielsen, Ph.D.
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 533, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MDÂ 20892-9205
Telephone: (301) 402-4156
FAX: (301) 402-0051
Email: nielsenli@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are cooperating to facilitate biomedical research in space for better understanding of human physiology and human health on Earth. The NIH uses this FOA to publicize the availability of the International Space Station (ISS) as a National Laboratory, and to announce the NIH BioMed-ISS program encouraging investigator-initiated applications for biomedical research that will use the unique microgravity and radiation environment and resources of the ISS to test innovative hypotheses for the potential benefit of human health on Earth. Applications to this FOA should propose innovative biomedical research on the molecular or cellular level that is directly relevant to the NIH mission and can be carried out on the ISS.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Bradley Wise, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging
NIH, DHHS
Gateway Building, Suite 350
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: 301-496-9350
Email: wiseb@nia.nih.gov

Purpose – This initiative invites Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications that propose research and development of probes useful in imaging the structure and function of the brain and other parts of the nervous system, with award duration and amounts greater than those routinely allowed under the SBIR programs. Specifically this FOA invites SBIR applications that propose research and development of probes that generate signals detectable by one or more imaging modality. Such probes should indicate the structure or function of molecules or subcellular elements of neurons or other cells of the nervous system. Of special interest are applications that propose research and development of novel probes, although significant enhancements of already existing probes are also invited. Grant applications may propose projects that will result in probes solely intended for use in research or probes that might have clinical utility. It is expected that this initiative will require expertise from a variety of disciplines, including neuroscience, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, biotechnology, and bioengineering. Moreover, it is anticipated that these types of expertise will be brought together in various combinations in individual proposed projects.

Scientific/Research Contact:
D. Stephen Snyder, Ph.D.
Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 350, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Telephone: (301) 496-9350
Email: ss82f@nih.gov

Purpose – The goal of this FOA is to support established, outstanding pathobiologists by providing protected time for mouse pathobiology research and mentoring of beginning investigators, thus relieving them from time-consuming institutional service obligations and administration responsibilities. The target candidates are scientists engaged in mouse pathobiology research who are within 15 years of their specialty training, and can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers, and commitment to mentoring the next generation of mouse pathobiologists.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Nancy L. Nadon, Ph.D.
Chief, Biological Resources Branch
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Ave., GW 2C231
Bethesda MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-7744
FAX: 301-402-5997
Email: nadonn@nia.nih.gov

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Recovery Act Notice: NIH ARRA Funding Considerations for Applications with Meritorious Scores that Fall Beyond the Pay-line

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Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Award Terms and Additional Information for Recipients Receiving Recovery Act Grant Funding

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Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Consolidation of Review Criteria for Institutional Research Training Grant Applications (T32) Submitted for FY 2010 Funding

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NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications

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NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards FY 2009

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NIH Announces its 2009 SBIR/STTR Conference (June 30 July 1, 2009)

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Purpose – This FOA solicits applications to develop innovative statistical methods to detect the influence of genetic variation on tissue-specific gene expression and regulation. The goal of the FOA is to seek proposals to develop statistical methods to appropriately analyze the forthcoming complex data sets generated by the NIH Roadmap initiative entitled “Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project”. Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of existing tissue-specific gene expression datasets and/or simulated datasets, but will also be strongly encouraged to utilize GTEx-generated data, if and when it is available.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Winifred K. Rossi, MA
Deputy Director
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging, NIH, DHHS
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 3C307
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 (Express: 20814)
Telephone: 301-496-3836
Fax: 301-402-1784
Email: winnie_rossi@nih.gov

Purpose – The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) initiative assists institutions to create an integrated academic home for Clinical and Translational Science that has the resources to train and advance multi- and inter-disciplinary investigators and research teams with access to innovative research tools and information technologies that apply new knowledge and techniques to patient care. Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) attract basic, translational, and clinical investigators, community clinicians, clinical practices, networks, professional societies, and industry to develop new professional interactions, programs, and research projects. Through innovative advanced degree programs, CTSAs foster the discipline of Clinical and Translational Science that is broader and deeper than their separate components (definitions of Clinical and Translational Science are provided in Section I.1 of this document).

Scientific/Research Contact:
Dr. Anthony Hayward
Division for Clinical Research Resources, NCRR
6701 Democracy Blvd
Room 906, MCS 4874
Bethesda , MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 435 0790
FAX: (301) 480-3661
Email: haywarda@mail.nih.gov

Purpose –. The NIH Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative wishes to encourage HTS assay applications from investigators who have the interest and capability to work with the Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) for chemical probe development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) promotes discovery and development of new chemical probes as research tools for use by scientists in both the public and private sectors to advance the understanding of biological functions and disease mechanisms. This initiative is one of the integrated components of the NIH Molecular Libraries Roadmap initiative that offers biomedical researchers access to large-scale automated high throughput screening (HTS) centers in the MLPCN, diverse compound libraries in the Small Molecule Repository (MLSMR) and information on biological activities of small molecules in the PubChem BioAssay public database.

Scientific/Research Contact:
Dr. Yong Yao
NIH Roadmap Molecular Libraries and Imaging
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Blvd, Rm 7175, MSC 9641
Bethesda, MD 20892-9641
Phone: 301-443-6102
Email: yyao@mail.nih.gov

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