Two New RFAs at NIA/NIH for Comparative Primate Research and Resource Infrastructure Projects

IPS has been asked to let the society’s membership know about two National Institute on Aging (USA National Institutes of Health) Requests for Applications (RFAs) with targeted funding for research on determinants of differences among human and nonhuman primate species in life spans, life histories, and other aging-related outcomes. The expertise of researchers in the International Primatological Society is very pertinent to these RFAs, and NIA is eager to make IPS’s membership aware of these opportunities. 

One RFA is for research projects, the other is for an infrastructure project (see links below):

The R01 RFA, AG-24-019, allows foreign applications. Individual researchers from outside of the U.S., and foreign organizations, are eligible to apply to receive funding from the NIH. The networking/infrastructure R61/R33 RFA, AG-24-020, does not allow foreign applications. However, foreign components are allowed. Foreign investigators can collaborate with an investigator at a U.S. institution.

Applicants of both RFAs are encouraged to consider a multi-principal investigator project to ensure that investigators with expertise spanning multiple species and research disciplines are involved.

Section III of each of the RFAs describes the types of institutions/organizations that are eligible to apply. More information for foreign grants is provided on the NIH website.

The  deadline for applications is September 27, 2023

R01 Research Projects

RFA-AG-24-019: Comparative Research on Determinants of Differences Among Human and Nonhuman Primate Species in Life Spans, Life Histories, and Other Aging-Related Outcomes, and Prospects for Translation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-24-019.html

Foreign Institutions

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. 

R61/R33 Networking and Infrastructure Project

RFA-AG-24-020: Networking/Infrastructure Project for Research on Determinants of Differences Among Human and Nonhuman Primate Species in Life Spans, Life Histories, and Other Aging Related Outcomes, and Prospects for Translation (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-24-020.html

Foreign Institutions

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. 

Virtual Pre-application Webinar 

NIA will be hosting a virtual pre-application webinar to answer your questions about these companion RFAs on Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.  Potential applicants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to participate in this webinar. The webinar is open to the public, but registration is required. Please register here (https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_O_JstYXjQ9G4hY3lEFRswQ).

For more information about NIA’s pre-application webinar, see [NOT-AG-23-011]NOT-AG-23-011

 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-23-011.html).

For more information about these FOAs, please visit NIA’s Frequently Asked Questions Page for RFA-AG-24-019 and RFA-AG-24-020, and/or contact : Melissa S. Gerald, Ph.D. (she/her) Program Director, Division of Behavioral and Social ResearchNational Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2S619, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9205 Tel: 301-451-4503