NACA meeting: January 27-28, 2009

New Notices and Initiatives

Excerpts from the NIH GUIDE- August 15, 2008 – December 10, 2008
Includes Notices and Initiatives: Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs), published since the October 2008 Council presentation of the Director’s Status Report (DSR) to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA).

Also check our NIA website for Funding Opportunities.

(Shown here are selected Notices and Initiatives relevant to NIA/National Institutes of Health/DHHS).

NIA & NIH INITIATIVES - Not Roadmap-related (Sections A-I)
NIH NOTICES & INITIATIVES - Roadmap-related (Sections J-L)

NIA & NIH INITIATIVES - Not Roadmap-related (Sections A-I)

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
A. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – RFAs (NIA's ) - those issued by NIA as the primary IC. (Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)
1	RFA-AG-09-011	NIA	12/03/2008	02/10/2009	03/11/2009	R01	Partnering Awards to Support Collaborative Research on the Biology of Aging (R01)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to solicit three year Research Project Grant (R01) applications from research partners in the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (U.K.) to support collaborative research projects focused on understanding the biology of aging. Scientific/Research Contact: Anna M. McCormick, Ph.D. Division of Aging Biology National Institute on Aging (NIA) Gateway Building, Suite 2C231 7201 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Telephone: (301) 496-6402 Email: mccormia@nia.nih.gov
2	RFA-AG-09-013	NIA	11/13/2008	01/16/2009	01/17/2009	U01	Limited Competition: Renewal of Aging Intervention Testing Program (U01)
Purpose – The purpose of this initiative is to continue the Aging Intervention Testing Program (ITP) cooperative agreement program. The ITP was designed to test, under standardized conditions at multiple sites, putative interventions with potential to extend lifespan and health span in a mammalian model. Scientific/Research Contact: Dr. Felipe Sierra Division of Aging Biology National Institute on Aging GW 2C231 7201 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-6402 FAX: (301) 402-0010 Email: sierraf@nia.nih.gov

B. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –RFAs (NIH's) Not Roadmap-related-those issued by NIH that are not Roadmap-related, in which NIA is involved.
No RFAs in this category during this time period were published.

C. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – RFAs (NIH's )–issued by Other ICs with NIA involvement. (Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)
#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
1	RFA-GM-09-008	NIGMS	08/15/2008	09/29/2008	10/29/2008	R01	Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) (R01)
Purpose - applications from institutions/organizations proposing exceptionally innovative research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems, solutions to which would have an extremely high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research that is germane to the mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes. Scientific/Research Contact: Robin Barr, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Activities National Institute on Aging Gateway Building, Room 2C218 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205 Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 (use Bethesda, MD 20814 for express mailing) Telephone: (301) 496-9322 Fax: (301) 402-2945 Email: BarrR@nia.nih.gov

C. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – RFAs (NIH's )–issued by Other ICs with NIA involvement.
(Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)

Announcement
Number

Issuing Organization

Release Date

Opening Date

Expiration Date

Activity Code(s)

Title

RFA-GM-09-008

NIGMS

08/15/2008

09/29/2008

10/29/2008

R01

Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) (R01)

Purpose - applications from institutions/organizations proposing exceptionally innovative research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems, solutions to which would have an extremely high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research that is germane to the mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes.

Scientific/Research Contact:

Robin Barr, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Activities
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Building, Room 2C218
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 (use Bethesda, MD 20814 for express mailing)
Telephone: (301) 496-9322
Fax: (301) 402-2945
Email: BarrR@nia.nih.gov

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
D. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (NIA's). (Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)
1	PA-09-017, PA-09-018, and PA-09-019	NIA	10/29/2008	12/07/2008	01/08/2012	R01, R03, R21	Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications that address clinical and translational medical issues in the diagnosis and/or management of HIV infection and its consequences in older persons. Scientific/Research Contact: Susan G. Nayfield, M.D., M.Sc. Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology National Institute on Aging Gateway Building, Suite 3C-307 7201 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Telephone: (301) 496-6761 Fax: (301) 402-1784 Email: nayfiels@nia.nih.gov
2	PAR-08-266	NIA	09/18/2008	02/02/2009	01/08/2012	U01	Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Development Program (U01)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate research in the pre-clinical development and testing of novel therapeutic compounds aimed at slowing, halting, or reversing the progressive decline in cognitive function and modifying the behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD); or delaying the onset of or preventing AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or age-related cognitive decline. Scientific/Research Contact: Suzana Petanceska, Ph.D. National Institute on Aging Division of Neuroscience 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 350, MSC 9205 Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Telephone: (301) 496-9350 Fax: 301-496-1494 Email: petanceskas@nia.nih.gov
3	PA-08-252	NIA	08/25/2008	09/16/2008	09/08/2010	R03	Archiving and Development of Socialbehavioral Datasets in Aging Related Studies (R03)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to encourage small grant (R03) applications to stimulate and facilitate data archiving and development related to cognitive psychology, behavioral interventions in the context of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), demography, economics, epidemiology, behavioral genetics and other behavioral research on aging for secondary analysis. Scientific/Research Contact: Partha Bhattacharyya, PhD Division of Behavioral and Social Research National Institute on Aging National Institutes of Health 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Gateway, Room 533 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-3136 Fax: 301-402-0051 Email: bhattacharyyap@mail.nih.gov
4	PAR-08-250	NIA	08/25/2008	09/16/2008	01/08/2011	R36	Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to provide dissertation awards (R36) in all areas of research within NIA’s mandate to increase diversity of the research workforce on research on aging and aging-related health conditions. Scientific/Research Contact: Michael-David ARR Kerns, M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Division of Extramural Activities National Institute on Aging 7201 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 2C-218 Bethesda, MD 20814 Telephone: 301-402-7713 Fax: 301-402-2945 Email: michael-david.kerns@nih.hhs.gov

E. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (NIH's) Not Roadmap-related.
No FOAs in this category during this time period were published.

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
F. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (Other IC's ). (Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)
1	PA-09-033 and PA-09-034	NINDS	12/10/2008	01/05/2009	01/08/2012	R01, R21	Research on the Cognitive Sequelae of Parkinson’s Disease
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to encourage applications that address the underlying neurobiological mechanisms associated with cognitive impairment and mood disturbance in Parkinson's disease (PD), that address the development of clinical interventions and therapeutics for cognitive impairment and affective symptoms in PD, or that promote improved clinical diagnosis or treatment of cognitive and affective impairment in PD Scientific/Research Contact: Molly V. Wagster, Ph.D. National Institute on Aging Gateway Building, Suite 350 7201 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-9350 Fax: (301) 496-1494 Email: wagsterm@nia.nih.gov
2	PAR-09-016	NIBIB	11/18/2008	12/22/2008	09/22/2011	R01	Innovation in Molecular Imaging Probes (R01)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to encourage the development of novel molecular imaging approaches that can detect and image specific molecular activities in vivo, and have the potential for clinical applications Scientific/Research Contact: Bradley C. Wise, PhD Program Director, Fundamental Neuroscience Division of Neuroscience National Institute on Aging 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 350 Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Telephone: (301) 496-9350 Fax: (301) 496-1494 Email: wiseb@nia.nih.gov
3	PA-09-002	NIGMS	10/06/2008	12/25/2008	01/08/2012	R25	Short Courses on Mathematical, Statistical, and Computational Tools for Studying Biological Systems (R25)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to encourage applications for Research Education Grants (R25) from institutions and organizations to conduct workshops and short courses to improve integration of mathematical, statistical, and computational approaches into biological and/or behavioral research. Scientific/Research Contact: Jose M. Velazquez, Ph.D. Director, Cell Biology Program Division of Aging Biology National Institute on Aging 7201 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 2C231 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-6428 Fax: (301) 402-0010 Email: jvelazqu@mail.nih.gov
4	PA-08-246 and PA-08-247	ORWH	08/21/2008	09/05/2008	09/08/2011	R01, R21	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment (R01)
Purpose - The purpose of this initiative is to encourage investigator(s)-initiated applications that propose to examine the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) in diverse groups and across the lifespan. Innovative applications that address gaps in the understanding of the environmental and biological risk factors, the determinants of heterogeneity among patient populations, and the common mechanisms influencing the multiple body systems that are affected in CFS are encouraged. Scientific/Research Contact: Basil Eldadah, M.D., Ph.D. Program Officer Geriatrics Branch Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology National Institute on Aging Gateway Building, Suite 3C-307 7201 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-5761 Email: eldadahb@nia.nih.gov

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Title
G. NOTICES ISSUED BY NIA (Notices are sorted by release date. Most recent Notices are at the top of this list.)
1	NOT-AG-09-002	NIA	11/20/2008	Large Scale Clinical Trials on Aging
2	NOT-AG-09-001	NIA	10/24/2008	Notice of NIA Participation in PAR-07-018, “Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R21)”
3	NOT-AG-08-008	NIA	08/28/2008	NIA Clinical Research Study Investigator’s Toolbox

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Title
H. NOTICES ISSUED BY NIH. Not Roadmap-related. (Notices are sorted by release date. Most recent Notices are at the top of this list.)
1	NOT-OD-09-027	NIH	12/10/2008	The NIH Center for Scientific Review Updates the Descriptions of its Chartered Review Panels
2	NOT-OD-09-028	NIH	12/09/2008	Impact of NIH Transition to Adobe Forms on Appointed Members of NIH Chartered Study Sections
3	NOT-OD-09-026	NIH	12/05/2008	NIH Announces the Availability of Adobe-Based Grant Application Forms
4	NOT-OD-09-023	NIH	12/02/2008	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Updated Implementation Timeline
5	NOT-OD-09-024	NIH	12/02/2008	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces New Scoring Procedures for Evaluation of Research Applications Received for Potential FY2010 Funding
6	NOT-OD-09-025	NIH	12/02/2008	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Enhanced Review Criteria for Evaluation of Research Applications Received for Potential FY2010 Funding
7	NOT-OD-09-021	NIH	11/21/2008	Implementing the Early Stage Investigator Policy: Updating eRA Commons Profiles to Include Degree and Residency Completion Dates
8	NOT-OD-09-018	NIH	11/14/2008	Extension of Expiration Date for PA-06-042 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA): Parent R15
9	NOT-OD-09-016	NIH	11/07/2008	Clarification on New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
10	NOT-OD-09-013	NIH	10/31/2008	Revised New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
11	NOT-OD-09-012	NIH	10/29/2008	Announcing 2009 NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
12	NOT-OD-09-004	NIH	10/14/2008	Revised PHS 416-1 (Individual Fellowship Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Application) Now Available
13	NOT-OD-09-005	NIH	10/14/2008	Revised PHS 416-9 Progress Report for Continuation Support (For the Individual Fellowship Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award) Now Available
14	NOT-OD-09-006	NIH	10/14/2008	Revised PHS 416-5, PHS 416-7, PHS 6031 AND PHS 6031-1 Forms for the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Now Available
15	NOT-OD-09-007	NIH	10/14/2008	NIH Announces Changes in Business Process on PHS 416-1 Grant Applications, PHS 416-9 Progress Reports and Prior Approval Requests for Individual Fellowships
16	NOT-OD-09-003	NIH	10/08/2008	New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
17	NOT-OD-09-010	NIH	10/08/2008	Updates and Reminders on NIH Policy Pertaining to Grants to Foreign Institutions, International Organizations and Domestic Grants with Foreign Components
18	NOT-OD-09-002	NIH	10/02/2008	Non-Competing Grant Awards under the Current Continuing Resolution
19	NOT-OD-09-001	NIH	10/01/2008	NIH Announces a New Business Process for Reporting an Identified Financial Conflict of Interest for Grants and/or Cooperative Agreements beginning October 10, 2008
20	NOT-OD-08-121	NIH	09/26/2008	Encouraging Early Transition to Research Independence: Modifying the NIH New Investigator Policy to Identify Early Stage Investigators
21	NOT-OD-08-119	NIH	09/23/2008	Reminder Concerning Grantee Compliance with Public Access Policy and Related NIH Monitoring Activities
22	NOT-OD-08-117	NIH	09/22/2008	Announcing Transition Schedule for NIH/AHRQ/CDC/NIOSH/FDA to Adobe-based forms for SF424 Research and Related (R&R) Electronic Submissions through Grants.gov
23	NOT-OD-08-118	NIH	09/19/2008	Announcing Initial Implementation Timeline for Enhancing Peer Review
24	NOT-OD-08-113	NIH	09/05/2008	NIH Offers New Dual-Track Commercialization Assistance Program to SBIR Phase II Awardees
25	NOT-OD-08-112	NIH	09/03/2008	All System-to-System Providers Can Now Use the Grants.gov 2007 System For Electronic Grant Application Submission
26	NOT-OD-08-111	NIH	09/02/2008	Clarification of NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications
27	NOT-OD-08-108	NIH	08/29/2008	Notice of Change in Agency Contact for Letters of Intent for PAR-07-018, PAR-07-019 & PAR-07-020, Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy
28	NOT-OD-08-107	NIH	08/21/2008	Changes to Contact Information in PAS-07-382 - "Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) [R03]"
29	NOT-OD-08-106	NIH	08/15/2008	NIH Announces the Posting of a Web-based Tutorial on Financial Conflict of Interest Requirements for All NIH-Supported Institutions

I. NOTICES ISSUED BY OTHER ICs with NIA involvement-
(No Notices in this category during this time period were published.)

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
NIH NOTICES & INITIATIVES - Roadmap-related (Sections J-L)
J. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –RFAs (NIH's)–Roadmap-related. (Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)
1	RFA-RM-09-005	Roadmap	12/10/2008	04/14/2009	05/15/2009	R01	New Methodologies for Natural Products Chemistry (R01)
2	RFA-RM-09-001	Roadmap	10/27/2008	04/15/2009	05/16/2009	DP1	2009 NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
3	RFA-RM-09-003	Roadmap	10/27/2008	04/29/2009	05/28/2009	DP2	2009 NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
4	RFA-RM-08-022	Roadmap	09/26/2008	03/03/2009	03/04/2009	U54	Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Network Center (U54)
5	RFA-RM-08-023	Roadmap	09/26/2008	03/03/2009	03/04/2009	U01	Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Research Sites (U01)
6	RFA-RM-08-024	Roadmap	09/26/2008	03/03/2009	03/04/2009	U54	Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Technology Center (U54)
7	RFA-RM-08-025	Roadmap	09/26/2008	03/03/2009	03/04/2009	U54	Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Statistical Center (U54)
8	RFA-RM-08-029	Roadmap	09/09/2008	12/29/2008	01/30/2009	R01	Roadmap Transformative R01 Program (R01)

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
K. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (NIH's)-Roadmap-related. (Announcements are sorted by release date. Most recent announcements are at the top of this list.)
1	PAR-09-027	Roadmap	11/14/2008	12/16/2008	09/16/2011	X01	National Institutes of Health Rapid Access to Interventional Development (NIH-RAID) Program (X01)
2	PAR-09-012	Roadmap	10/23/2008	11/17/2008	12/18/2008	X02	Pre-Application for the 2009 NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (X02)
3	PAR-09-013	Roadmap	10/23/2008	12/15/2008	01/16/2009	X02	Pre-Application for the 2009 NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (X02)

#	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date	Expiration Date	Activity Code(s)	Title
L. NOTICES ISSUED BY NIH - Roadmap-related. (Notices are sorted by release date. Most recent notices are at the top of this list.)
1	NOT-RM-09-006	NIH	12/05/2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	Notice of Correction to Application Instructions for: PAR-09-012 "2009 NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (X02)
2	NOT-RM-09-007	NIH	12/05/2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	Notice of Correction to Application Instructions for: PAR-09-013 "2009 NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (X02)"
3	NOT-RM-09-004	NIH	11/04/2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	Notice of Clarification of Eligibility Criteria for NIH Directors New Innovator Award
4	NOT-RM-09-002	Roadmap	10/29/2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	Request for Information (RFI): Soliciting Input on Current Needs in the NIH Roadmap Molecular Libraries and Imaging Initiative
5	NOT-RM-09-003	Roadmap	10/22/2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	Request for Information: Nomination of Monoclonal Antibody Targets for Epigenetic Research
6	NOT-RM-08-026	Roadmap	09/05/2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	Access to Technical Assistance of the Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN)

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