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Opportunity Summary:

Prevention Research in Mid Life Adults (R21) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PA-15-097) focused on generating new, early-stage research that can improve health trajectories for adults in midlife, defined here as ages 50 to 64. The central idea behind the announcement is that what happens during midlife strongly shapes health, function, and independence later on, so targeted prevention research during this window can help optimize wellness as people age and reduce the likelihood of illness, disability, and related complications in older adulthood. The mechanism is an R21, which NIH typically uses to support exploratory and developmental projects, meaning the program is geared toward promising, innovative, or emerging lines of inquiry that may not yet have extensive preliminary data but can yield insights that justify larger future studies.

The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity areas are listed under education and health, with relevance to CFDA 93.361 (Nursing Research) and 93.866 (Aging Research), reflecting the program’s emphasis on prevention, aging-related outcomes, and practical health research that may include clinical, behavioral, community, or systems-focused approaches. The award ceiling is stated as 200,000, and the opportunity specifies no cost sharing or matching requirement, which generally means applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award. The announcement was originally posted on January 22, 2015, and the final listed closing date was May 7, 2018, with an archive date of June 7, 2018, indicating the opportunity is no longer active but remains a useful reference point for the type of projects NIH has sought under this topic area.

A notable feature of this FOA is its broad eligibility. Eligible applicants include many types of domestic organizations and governments, such as state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public housing authorities (including Indian housing authorities). Academic institutions are eligible as well, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. The FOA also welcomes nonprofit organizations, both those with 501(c)(3) status and those without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those specific nonprofit categories. For-profit entities are included too, covering small businesses and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses, which signals NIH interest in a wide range of research settings, including potentially translational or implementation-oriented work that could involve private-sector partners.

Beyond these standard categories, the eligibility language explicitly includes a wide range of mission-driven and community-rooted organizations and institutions. Examples listed include 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). Faith-based or community-based organizations are also called out as eligible, which is often important for prevention research that depends on trust, access, and real-world community delivery channels. The FOA additionally allows participation by federally recognized Native American tribal governments as well as other Indian/Native American tribal governments that are not federally recognized. It also states that non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations), regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions may apply, reinforcing that the NIH was open to a wide geographic and organizational range where scientifically relevant midlife prevention research could be conducted.

In practical terms, the opportunity is designed to stimulate research that can inform prevention strategies and wellness optimization for midlife adults before later-life disease burden and disability become entrenched. While the short description does not enumerate specific research topics, the scope clearly implies prevention-oriented studies that can identify risk and protective factors in midlife, test early interventions, or develop approaches that maintain or improve physical function, mental health, and overall well-being as people transition into older age. Because it is an R21, the expectation is often that the proposed work is time-limited and focused on generating key evidence, feasibility data, proof-of-concept findings, or methodological advances that can lead to larger-scale research, such as a subsequent R01 or pragmatic trial, especially for interventions that could be scaled in healthcare or community settings.

The administering agency is NIH, and the official announcement link is provided as http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-15-097.html. For technical issues accessing the announcement or problems linking to it, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, which is consistent with NIH postings from that period.

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