Behavioral and Social Research Funding Opportunities and Applicant Resources

BSR is currently accepting grant applications to a number of funding opportunities in different scientific domains related to aging research. Please see below for active BSR-led funding opportunities that are not related to Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease related dementias (AD/ADRD). A list of BSR's active AD/ADRD funding opportunities is available online.

The full list of NIA-wide active funding opportunities and NIA-wide AD/ADRD funding opportunities can also be found online.

FOA Number Title Release Date Expiration Date
NOT-AG-20-040 Notice of Special Interest: Basic and Translational Research on Affective, Motivational, and Social Function in Normative Aging and/or Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) 08-03-2020 01-08-2022
NOT-AG-20-039 Notice of Special Interest: Fundamental and Translational Research on Decision Making in Aging and/or Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) 07-21-2020 01-08-2022
PAR-20-266 Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) 07-15-2020 09-02-2020
PAR-20-243 Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) 06-26-2020 03-03-2021
PAR-20-237 Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional) 06-17-2020 12-02-2020
NOT-OD-20-121 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Limited Competition for Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations 06-12-2020 08-08-2020
NOT-OD-20-120 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations
06-12-2020  
09-09-2020
NOT-OD-20-119 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations 06-12-2020 09-09-2020

RFA-OD-20-013

 Emergency Awards: RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) 06-12-2020 08-08-2020
NOT-MH-20-053

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19

 06-05-2020 12-30-2020
NOT-MD-20-022

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations

 06-05-2020 12-30-2020
NOT-OD-20-106 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development and Preliminary Testing of Health-related Behavioral Interventions 05-19-2020 09-26-2022
NOT-OD-20-103 Notice of Additional Due Date and Additional Areas of Focus Especially of Interest of PAR-13-373 and PAR-19-384, "Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Wellbeing, Illness, and Recovery" 05-07-2020 05-18-2021
NOT-AG-20-031 Frequently Asked Questions for NOT-AG-20-022 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIA Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 04-21-2020 05-01-2021
PA-20-172 Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional) 04-20-2020 09-08-2023
NOT-OD-20-097 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel 04-13-2020 04-01-2021
NOT-AG-20-022 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIA Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 04-02-2020 05-01-2021
PAR-20-164 Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep Disparities in the U.S. (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 04-03-2022 07-15-2022
NOT-OD-20-079 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Improve the Interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcomes at the Individual Patient Level for Use in Clinical Practice 03-24-2020 01-08-2022
PAR-20-139 Investigator Initiated Extended Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required) 03-13-2020 01-14-2023
RFA-AG-21-009 Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) 03-12-2020 10-02-2020
RFA-AG-21-018 Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Coordinating Center (AITCC) (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 03-12-2020 10-02-2020
PAR-20-125 Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trials Optional) 03-05-2020 07-24-2021
NOT-OD-20-054 Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars 01-02-2020 03-06-2023
NOT-OD-20-048 Notice of Special Interest: Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) 12-13-2019 01-26-2021
NOT-OD-20-049 Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sex/Gender Influences (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) 12-13-2019 01-26-2021
NOT-OD-20-032 Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) 12-05-2019 01-26-2021
RFA-NS-20-008 HEAL Initiative: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Required) 10-04-2019 09-09-2022
RFA-NS-20-009 HEAL Initiative: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 10-04-2019 09-09-2022
RFA-NS-20-010 HEAL INITIATIVE: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Required) 10-04-2019 09-09-2022
RFA-NS-20-011 HEAL INITIATIVE: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 10-04-2019 09-09-2022
RFA-OD-19-029 The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 09-27-2019 11-27-2021
PAR-19-373 Research on biopsychosocial factors of social connectedness and isolation on health, wellbeing, illness, and recovery (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) 09-18-2019 03-18-2021
PAR-19-384 Research on biopsychosocial factors of social connectedness and isolation on health, wellbeing, illness, and recovery (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) 09-18-2019 03-18-2021
PAR-19-372 Social Epigenomics Research Focused on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 09-10-2019 11-09-2022
PAR-19-302 NIA Multi-site Clinical Trial Implementation Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Required) 06-24-2019 09-08-2022
PAR-19-274 Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 05-08-2019 05-08-2022
PAR-19-275 Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 05-08-2019 05-08-2022
PAR-19-276 Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 05-08-2019 05-08-2022
PAR-19-249 Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 04-12-2019 03-09-2021
PAR-19-250 Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 04-11-2019 03-09-2021
PA-19-200 Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Sleep Disturbances to Pain (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 02-28-2019 05-08-2022
PA-19-201 Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Sleep Disturbances to Pain (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 02-28-2019 05-08-2022
NOT-AG-19-004 Notice of Participation of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in PA-19-094 "Emotion Regulation, Aging and Mental Disorder (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" 02-11-2019 01-08-2022
NOT-AG-19-005 Notice of Participation of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in PA-19-095 "Emotion Regulation, Aging and Mental Disorder (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" 02-11-2019 01-08-2022
PAR-19-134 Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 12-21-2018 01-08-2022
PAR-19-133 Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) 12-21-2019 01-08-2021
PA-18-935 Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional) 10-03-2018 01-25-2022
PA-18-932 Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Adult Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 09-21-2018 01-08-2022
PA-18-906 Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 08-22-2018 09-08-2021
PAR-18-901 Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN) (D43)(Clinical Trial Optional) 08-13-2018 11-14-2020
PA-18-849 Prevention Research in Mid-Life Adults (R01 Clinical Trial Optional 07-03-2018 09-08-2021
PA-18-850 Prevention Research in Mid-Life Adults (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 07-03-2018 09-08-2021
PA-18-837 Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Small Businesses-SBIR/STTR (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 06-20-2018 09-05-2021
PAR-18-835 Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) 06-19-2018 11-07-2020
PAR-18-836 Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) 06-19-2018 11-07-2020
PAR-18-749 Examining Diversity, Recruitment and Retention in Aging Research (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 04-10-2018 01-26-2021
PAR-18-745 Addressing the Challenges of the Opioid Epidemic in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research in the U.S. (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 04-10-2018 11-14-2020
PAR-18-747 Addressing the Challenges of the Opioid Epidemic in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 04-10-2018 11-14-2020
PA-18-722 Improving Patient Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens to Promote Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 03-28-2018 05-08-2021
PA-18-723 Improving Patient Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens to Promote Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 03-28-2018 05-08-2021
PA-18-728 Research on the Health of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 03-28-2018 01-08-2021
PA-18-729 Research on the Health of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 03-28-2018 01-08-2021
PAR-18-714 Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 03-06-2018 05-08-2021
PA-18-705 SBIR Technology Transfer (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 03-06-2018 04-06-2021
PA-18-592 Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 01-25-2018 09-08-2021
PAR-18-189 Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 11-29-2017 09-08-2020
PAR-18-190 Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) 11-29-2017 09-08-2020
PA-18-141 Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, and Management in Pain Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 11-07-2017 05-08-2021

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