Behavioral and Social Research Funding Opportunities and Applicant Resources

BSR currently 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
RFA-AG-20-031	Research Education: Short Courses on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	12-21-2019	01-22-2020
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
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-19-133	Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)	12-21-2018	01-08-2021
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-18-722	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 (R01 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)	03-15-2018	05-08-2021
PAR-18-581	Emotional Function in Normal Aging and/or MCI and AD/ADRD (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)	01-12-2018	06-09-2020
PAR-18-582	Emotional Function in Normal Aging and/or MCI and AD/ADRD (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	01-12-2018	06-23-2020
PAR-18-544	Basic and Translational Research on Decision Making in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)	12-21-2017	06-09-2020
PAR-18-538	Basic and Translation Research on Decision Making in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional)	12-21-2017	06-23-2020
PAR-18-352	Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R01) Clinical Trials Optional	11-21-2017	09-08-2019
PAR-18-378	Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R21) Clinical Trials Optional	11-21-2017	09-08-2019
PAR-17-470	Clinical and Epidemiological Research on Chronic Disease in the Caribbean (R01)	08-25-2017	11-16-2019

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