NIA Limited Competition Renewals of, and Revisions to, Existing Cooperative agreement Awards (U01) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The funding opportunity PAR 13 097, titled "NIA Limited Competition Renewals of, and Revisions to, Existing Cooperative Agreement Awards (U01)," is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcement from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) focused on aging research (CFDA 93.866). It is a discretionary grant opportunity that uses the cooperative agreement mechanism (U01), which typically means the funded project is not run independently by the awardee alone; instead, it involves substantial scientific or programmatic involvement from NIH staff during the conduct of the project. The central purpose of this announcement is not to launch brand-new projects open to the entire research community, but to allow certain already-funded, NIA-supported U01 cooperative agreements (specifically those identified in the full announcement referenced as Part 2, Section I) to apply either to continue their work through a renewal application and/or to modify or expand the scope of the currently supported work through a revision application.

A key point about this FOA is that it is a limited competition. In practice, that means eligibility is restricted to recipients of specific existing cooperative agreement awards that meet the criteria laid out in the announcement. The intent is to maintain continuity for ongoing, NIA-priority cooperative projects and, where appropriate, enable them to evolve based on progress, new scientific opportunities, or changing program needs. Because it is tied to active cooperative agreements, the FOA strongly encourages potential applicants to speak with their current NIA program officer before submitting anything. That pre-submission contact is important in limited competitions because it helps confirm that the existing award is one of the cooperative agreements covered by the FOA, clarifies whether a renewal, a revision, or both are appropriate, and aligns expectations about scope, budget, timelines, and the level of NIH involvement that is typical under a U01.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted on January 31, 2013, and remained open until the final closing date of May 7, 2016, with an archive date of June 7, 2016. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which is consistent with many NIH research funding opportunities. The opportunity category is listed as discretionary, and the primary activity category is health, with the research focus centered on aging.

The eligible applicant types listed are broad and include many common U.S. organizational categories that participate in NIH research, such as public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), and a range of governmental entities (state, county, city/township, special district governments, and independent school districts), as well as public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. The eligibility section also explicitly mentions a wide set of mission-specific or historically underrepresented institution types and community-based entities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), along with faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions. Even though this list is extensive, the practical gatekeeper for this FOA is still the limited-competition nature: applicants generally must already hold one of the covered NIA U01 cooperative agreements to submit a renewal and/or revision under this particular announcement.

The FOA also draws clear boundaries around foreign participation. Non-U.S. entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply directly, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. However, the announcement allows "foreign components" as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement. In NIH terms, that typically means a U.S. applicant organization may include certain foreign activities or collaborations as part of the project if they meet NIH policy requirements and are scientifically justified, even though the applicant organization itself must be eligible and typically U.S.-based.

For support and access issues, the listing points applicants to NIH’s Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contacts for technical trouble reaching the full announcement online. The full FOA text was available through the NIH Grants Guide link provided (noting that the detailed definition of which cooperative agreements qualify is contained in the full announcement, since the summary description references Part 2, Section I).

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