Small, Exploratory Pilot RFA – up to $7,500 Total Award amount (funding 1 award) Proposals should accelerate progress and build collaboration between Pepper Centers for clinical and translational research. These are intended to be efficient & relatively short-term awards that can generate preliminary data for submission of collaborative extramural grant applications and/or high impact publications. Applicants are encouraged to look to novel uses of existing data, specimens (blood or tissue), or images from OAIC and aging-related research repositories.

Flexible, High Value RFA – up to $5,000 (funding up to 2 awards) 1-page applications, explaining how use of the funds (up to $5,000) will: 1) help advance the applicant’s career & 2) build cross-center collaboration and allow maximal flexibility and creativity. The use of funds must be in accordance with general NIH guidelines. Examples might include new software, minor equipment, key lab supplies, shared tech, travel reimbursements, etc.

Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAIC) Coordinating Center Program Research Program Funding Announcement (RFA) With a focus on collaborative, multi-center, health system implementation of a successful prior OAIC single site clinical trial

Call for Pilot Studies Preparatory to Large Clinical Trials: Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions to Support Deprescribing of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists in Older Adults

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NIA recently published the following two Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) highlighting research related to pain, pain management, and opioids that fall within NIA’s mission.

NIH has launched a series of initiatives to enhance the accountability and transparency of clinical research. These initiatives target key points along the clinical trial lifecycle from concept to results reporting. Find key resources and tips for applicants and grantees.