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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Prevention Research in Mid Life Adults (R01)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA-15-098) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary funding announcement that uses the R01 research project grant mechanism to support prevention-focused studies in adults ages 50 to 64. The main goal is to stimulate research that helps public health and healthcare systems better understand what can be done during midlife to optimize health and wellness as people move into older age, with a strong emphasis on preventing illness, functional decline, and disability later on. In practical terms, the FOA is centered on the idea that midlife is a critical window for prevention: many chronic conditions, risk factors, and behavior patterns either emerge or become entrenched during these years, and interventions at this stage can meaningfully change health trajectories before older adulthood.

The funding announcement sits within NIH program areas connected to nursing research and aging research (CFDA 93.361 and 93.866), signaling interest in both clinical and population-level prevention questions relevant to aging and the maintenance of function. While the provided description is brief, the intent is clear: projects should produce evidence that can inform real-world prevention strategies for midlife adults, including approaches that support long-term health, resilience, and independence. Research supported under an R01 is typically expected to be hypothesis-driven and rigorous, with enough scope to generate strong, generalizable findings that can shape future practice, policy, or subsequent larger-scale studies.

This FOA does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which reduces barriers for many organizations. Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of public, private, nonprofit, and governmental entities. Eligible applicants explicitly include state governments; county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits that are not small businesses); public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and Native American tribal governments and organizations, including both federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations. The eligibility list also extends to a number of specialized institution types and community-focused entities, such as 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 Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations. Notably, the opportunity also allows participation by non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations), regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions, which indicates NIH was open to a wide range of applicants capable of contributing meaningful research on midlife prevention.

In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted and created on January 22, 2015. The original and current closing date listed is May 7, 2018, and the archive date is June 7, 2018, meaning the announcement is no longer active for new submissions under that specific FOA. The official announcement page was made available through the NIH grants guide at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-15-098.html. For technical access issues or problems linking to the announcement, the point of contact provided is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.

Overall, PA-15-098 represents an NIH effort to push more prevention science upstream by concentrating on adults in their 50s and early 60s, when targeted prevention and health optimization strategies may have an outsized impact on reducing later-life disease burden and disability.

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