Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 13 125
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.866 Aging Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 21, 2013 and posted on Feb 21, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 7, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses City or township governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R01)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA-13-125) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding announcement designed to support full-scale Research Project Grant (R01) studies focused on why older adults experience different patterns of health and survival depending on where they live. The core goal is to push the field beyond simply documenting that these differences exist, and instead produce stronger evidence about the underlying drivers of divergent trends in health and longevity at older ages across industrialized countries and across regions within the United States. The announcement emphasizes that there are already several striking and sometimes puzzling findings in the scientific literature about older-age health and mortality differences, but many have not been adequately explained. This FOA aims to spark research that can clarify those patterns, identify mechanisms, and help the research community understand which factors matter most and under what conditions.
A key feature of the opportunity is its intent to leverage and extend the National Institute on Aging (NIA) investments in large, policy-relevant, cross-nationally comparable datasets. The FOA specifically highlights resources such as the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) in the United States, the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (ELSA), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), and the Human Mortality Database. These platforms are attractive because they allow researchers to compare older populations across countries and contexts using harmonized or harmonizable measures, making it more feasible to disentangle whether observed differences are tied to health care systems, social policies, economic conditions, education, cohort histories, behavior and risk factor profiles, environments, or measurement and reporting differences. At the same time, the FOA is explicit that applicants are not limited to these datasets; any relevant data source can be used if it supports the scientific aims.
The announcement encourages a wide range of research approaches and study designs as long as they meaningfully address the question of why health and longevity trends at older ages diverge across places. Competitive applications might rely on secondary analyses of existing surveys and population data, but the FOA also welcomes new data collection when it is needed to fill critical gaps. In addition, there is clear interest in methodological work that improves the comparability and usefulness of data for geographic and cross-national research, including calibration of measures across studies, development of innovative survey measures, and creation of linkages between survey data and administrative sources. Administrative linkages can include, for example, connections to health insurance claims, pension or earnings records, vital statistics, or other government data sources that strengthen outcome measurement and reduce bias. The overall message is that projects should be ambitious enough for an R01 and should use strong empirical strategies to explain, not just describe, geographic and international differences.
From an eligibility standpoint, the FOA is broadly open to many types of organizations. Eligible applicants include federal, state, county, city, township, and special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the standard NIH distinctions); and for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) as well as small businesses. The eligibility section further clarifies inclusion of a wide range of institution types and community-based 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 and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies. Importantly, non-U.S. entities are allowed to apply, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions, as well as non-domestic components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are permitted consistent with the NIH Grants Policy Statement. This broad eligibility reflects the international scope of the scientific questions and the value of cross-country collaboration.
In practical terms, this is a discretionary NIH grant program under the activity category of health, tied to CFDA number 93.866 (Aging Research), and it does not require cost sharing or matching. The FOA was posted and created on February 21, 2013, and it originally closed on September 7, 2016, with an archive date of October 8, 2016, meaning it is no longer active but remains useful as a reference point for the kinds of projects NIA has sought to fund in this area. The sponsoring agency is NIH, and the full announcement was hosted through the NIH grants guide at the listed link. For technical issues accessing the announcement, the contact point provided is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an invitation to use rigorous epidemiological, demographic, economic, sociological, and policy-analytic tools to explain why older-age health and mortality outcomes differ so markedly across regions and nations, and to do so using high-quality data, improved measurement, and strong cross-context comparisons. It is especially aligned with projects that exploit the strengths of harmonized aging studies and mortality databases, while also encouraging researchers to innovate through new measures and data linkages that can sharpen conclusions about mechanisms driving differences in later-life health and longevity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R01)" and the Funding Opportunity Number is PA-13-125.
Which federal agency sponsors this funding opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with an emphasis on research aligned with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) priorities described in the announcement.
What type of grant mechanism is this?
This announcement supports full-scale Research Project Grant (R01) studies.
What is the main purpose of the funding announcement?
The purpose is to support research that explains why older adults show different patterns of health and survival depending on where they live, including differences across industrialized countries and across regions within the United States.
Is the goal to document differences in health and longevity, or to explain them?
The announcement is explicitly aimed at moving beyond simply documenting that differences exist. It seeks stronger evidence about the underlying drivers, mechanisms, and conditions that produce divergent trends in health and longevity at older ages.
What kinds of differences is the FOA focused on?
It focuses on regional differences within the United States and international differences across industrialized countries in health and mortality outcomes at older ages.
What research areas or disciplines does this opportunity connect to?
The announcement highlights the use of rigorous epidemiological, demographic, economic, sociological, and policy-analytic tools to study later-life health and longevity differences across places.
What types of data resources does the FOA encourage applicants to use?
The FOA encourages leveraging and extending NIA investments in large, policy-relevant, cross-nationally comparable datasets, including the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (ELSA), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), and the Human Mortality Database.
Are applicants required to use HRS, ELSA, SHARE, or the Human Mortality Database?
No. While these resources are specifically highlighted, the FOA states that applicants are not limited to these datasets and may use any relevant data source that supports the scientific aims.
What kinds of explanations or mechanisms does the FOA suggest researchers investigate?
The announcement points to factors such as health care systems, social policies, economic conditions, education, cohort histories, behavior and risk factor profiles, environments, and measurement and reporting differences as possible contributors to observed geographic and cross-national differences.
What study approaches and designs are encouraged?
A wide range of approaches and designs are encouraged as long as they meaningfully address why health and longevity trends diverge across places. The FOA mentions secondary analyses of existing surveys and population data and also welcomes new data collection when needed to fill critical gaps.
Does the FOA allow new data collection, or only secondary analysis?
It allows both. The FOA notes that competitive applications might use secondary analyses, but it also welcomes new data collection when necessary to address key gaps.
Is methodological research considered responsive to this FOA?
Yes. The FOA expresses interest in methodological work that improves cross-national and geographic comparability and usefulness of data, including calibration of measures across studies, development of innovative survey measures, and creation of linkages between surveys and administrative sources.
What does the FOA mean by improving comparability across studies?
Based on the announcement, this includes efforts like calibrating measures across studies, developing innovative survey measures, and addressing measurement and reporting differences that can affect cross-place comparisons.
What kinds of administrative data linkages are mentioned as examples?
Examples include linkages to health insurance claims, pension or earnings records, vital statistics, and other government data sources that can strengthen outcome measurement and reduce bias.
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations, such as federal, state, county, city, township, and special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status, consistent with NIH distinctions); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses.
Are community-based and minority-serving institutions included in the eligible applicant types?
Yes. The eligibility language includes historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs), and faith-based or community-based organizations, among others.
Can non-U.S. organizations apply?
Yes. Non-U.S. entities are allowed to apply, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions. The FOA also permits non-domestic components of U.S. organizations and foreign components, consistent with the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states that this program does not require cost sharing or matching.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.866 (Aging Research).
Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. It was posted and created on February 21, 2013, and it originally closed on September 7, 2016, with an archive date of October 8, 2016. It is no longer active, but it remains useful as a reference for the types of projects NIA has sought to fund in this area.
Where was the full announcement hosted?
The full announcement was hosted through the NIH grants guide (at the link referenced in the opportunity description).
Who is the contact for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues accessing the announcement, the contact provided is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster.
What makes an application a good fit, based on the description?
Projects are described as needing to be ambitious enough for an R01, use strong empirical strategies, and focus on explaining mechanisms behind cross-place differences in older-age health and mortality rather than only describing patterns.
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