Behavioral and Social Research Funding Opportunities and Applicant Resources

Time-Limited Funding Opportunities

Time-limited FOAs typically have a single due date and a special allocation of funds. BSR is accepting grant applications to a number of time-limited funding opportunities in different scientific domains related to aging, AD/ADRD, and COVID-19 research. Please see below for current time-limited funding opportunities.

FOA Number Title Focus Release Date Final Due Date
RFA-AG-22-009

Short Courses on Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences Research on Aging (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIA intends to commit $450,000 in FY 2022 to fund 3 awards.

 Aging 3/23/2021 10/4/2021
RFA-AG-22-010

Short Courses on Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences Research on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIA intends to commit $450,000 in FY 2022 to fund 3 awards.

 AD/ADRD 3/23/2021 10/4/2021
RFA-AG-22-025

Data Enhancements and Analyses to Clarify the Relationship between Education and Cognitive Function (including AD/ADRD) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIA intends to commit $3 million in FY 2022 to fund up to 2 awards.

 AD/ADRD 6/23/2021 10/20/2021
RFA-AG-22-015

Aging Research in Animals (ARIA): Promoting Rigorous Research on Behavioral and Social Processes (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIA intends to commit $2 million in FY 2022 to fund 5 to 7 awards.

 Aging 7/15/2021 10/20/2021
RFA-AG-22-024

Primary Care-Based Screening and Intervention Development for Prevention of Abuse in Older and Vulnerable Adults in the Context of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)

NIA intends to commit $5.6 million in FY 2022 and in FY 2023 to fund 5 to 7 awards.

 AD/ADRD 7/15/2021 10/20/2021
PAR-21-213

Emergency Award: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research on COVID-19 Consortium (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH anticipates awarding 5 to 6 meritorious applications across participating ICs, based on the relevant FY 2021 funding policies of the assigned IC.

 COVID-19 4/6/2021 11/8/2021
PAR-21-207

Mechanism-Focused Research to Promote Adherence to Healthful Behaviors to Prevent Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIA intends to commit $2,250,000 in both FY 2022 and FY 2023 to fund 4 to 6 awards.

 AD/ADRD 4/6/2021 1/26/2022

Current Funding Opportunities

BSR is accepting grant applications to a number of funding opportunities in different scientific domains related to aging, AD/ADRD, and COVID-19 research. Please see below for current funding opportunities.

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

FOA Number Title Focus Release Date Expiration Date
NOT-AG-21-020 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Maximizing the Scientific Value of Secondary Analyses of Existing Cohorts and Datasets in Order to Address Research Gaps and Foster Additional Opportunities in Aging Research AD/ADRD Aging 8/23/2021 9/8/2023
NOT-MH-21-330 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations COVID-19 8/20/2021 9/8/2024
PAR-21-307 Dementia Care and Caregiver Support Intervention Research (R01 Clinical Trial Required) AD/ADRD 8/11/2021 2/14/2024
PAR-21-308 Pragmatic Trials for Dementia Care and Caregiver Support (R61/R33 – Clinical Trial Required) AD/ADRD 8/11/2021 2/14/2024
PAR-21-281 Dyadic Interpersonal Processes and Biopsychosocial Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 7/9/2021 5/8/2023
PAR-21-280 Dyadic Interpersonal Processes and Biopsychosocial Outcomes (R01 - Basic Experimental Studies with Humans) AD/ADRD Aging 7/9/2021 5/8/2023
PAR-21-275 The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 6/25/2021 9/8/2024
NOT-OD-21-100 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Improving Patient Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens to Promote Health AD/ADRD Aging 4/8/2021 6/8/2024
PAR-21-141 AD/ADRD Clinical Trials Short Course (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD 3/4/2021 9/8/2023
NOT-AT-21-002 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Research on Interoception and Its Impact on Health and Disease AD/ADRD Aging 1/22/2021 5/7/2024
PAR-21-099 Music and Health: Understanding And Developing Music Medicine (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 12/23/2020 2/17/2023
PAR-21-100 Music and Health: Understanding And Developing Music Medicine (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 12/23/2020 2/06/2023
NOT-OD-21-011 Notice of NIH Participation in Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science AD/ADRD Aging 11/24/2020 11/10/2022
PAR-21-080 Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations (R01 Clinical trial not allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 11/17/2020 1/8/2023
NOT-AG-21-012 Notice of Special Interest: Integrative Studies of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Fundamental Affective Processes in Aging AD/ADRD Aging 10/15/2020 1/8/2024
NOT-AG-20-038 Notice of Special Interest: Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) AD/ADRD 8/5/2020 11/13/2021
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) AD/ADRD Aging 8/3/2020 1/8/2022
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) AD/ADRD Aging 7/21/2020 1/8/2022
PAR-20-266 Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 7/15/2020 6/20/2023
NOT-AG-20-026 Notice of Special Interest: Dementia Care Workforce for Those Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) AD/ADRD 5/29/2020 11/13/2021
NOT-OD-20-106 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development and Preliminary Testing of Health-related Behavioral Interventions AD/ADRD Aging 5/19/2020 9/26/2022
PA-20-172 Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 4/20/2020 9/8/2023
PAR-20-164 Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep Disparities in the U.S. (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 4/3/2022 7/15/2022
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 AD/ADRD Aging 3/24/2020 1/8/2022
PAR-20-139 Investigator Initiated Extended Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required) AD/ADRD Aging 3/13/2020 1/14/2023
NOT-AG-20-017 Notice of Special Interest: Digital Technology for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias AD/ADRD 3/11/2020 11/13/2021
PAS-19-391 Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research: Area of Focus Archiving and Leveraging Existing Data Sets for Analyses (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD 10/17/2019 11/17/2022
PAS-19-392 Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research: Area of Focus Basic Science (R03 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) AD/ADRD 10/17/2019 11/17/2022
PAS-19-393 Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research: Area of Focus Systems Biology (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD 10/17/2019 11/17/2022
RFA-NS-20-008 HEAL Initiative: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Required) Aging 10/4/2019 9/9/2022
RFA-NS-20-009 HEAL Initiative: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Aging 10/4/2019 9/9/2022
RFA-NS-20-010 HEAL INITIATIVE: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Required) Aging 10/4/2019 9/9/2022
RFA-NS-20-011 HEAL INITIATIVE: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Aging 10/4/2019 9/9/2022
RFA-OD-19-029 The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 9/27/2019 11/27/2021
PAR-19-372 Social Epigenomics Research Focused on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 9/10/2019 11/9/2022
PAR-19-302 NIA Multi-site Clinical Trial Implementation Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Required) AD/ADRD Aging 6/24/2019 9/8/2022
PAR-19-274 Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 5/8/2019 5/8/2022
PAR-19-275 Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 5/8/2019 5/8/2022
PAR-19-276 Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 5/8/2019 5/8/2022
PA-19-200 Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Sleep Disturbances to Pain (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Aging 2/28/2019 5/8/2022
PA-19-201 Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Sleep Disturbances to Pain (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Aging 2/28/2019 5/8/2022
NOT-AG-18-056 Notice to Specify High-Priority Research Topic for PAR-19-070 and PAR-19-071: Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Care Research - Programs and services for persons with dementia AD/ADRD 1/2/2019 11/13/2021
NOT-AG-18-057 Notice to Specify High-Priority Research Topic for PAR-19-070 and PAR-19-071: Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Caregiver Research AD/ADRD 1/2/2019 11/13/2021
PAR-19-134 Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 12/21/2018 1/8/2022
PAR-19-133 Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) AD/ADRD Aging 12/21/2018 1/8/2022
NOT-AG-18-053 Notice to Specify High-Priority Research Topic for PAR-19-070 and PAR-19-071: Major Opportunities for Research in Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and Cognitive Resilience AD/ADRD 12/27/2018 11/13/2021
PA-19-094 Emotion Regulation, Aging and Mental Disorder (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 11/29/2018 1/8/2022
PA-19-095 Emotion Regulation, Aging and Mental Disorder (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD Aging 11/29/2018 1/8/2022
NOT-AG-18-047 Notice to Specify High-Priority Research Topic for PAR-19-070 and PAR-19-071: Health Disparities and Alzheimer's Disease AD/ADRD 11/29/2018 11/13/2021
PAR-19-070 Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD 11/29/2018 11/13/2021
PAR-19-071 Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) AD/ADRD 11/16/2018 11/13/2021
PA-18-932 Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Adult Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) AD/ADRD Aging 9/21/2018 1/8/2022

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