Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 13 123
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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 (R03)" 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: Special district governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
- 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 (R03)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA 13 123) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant focused on aging research (CFDA 93.866). It uses the Small Grant (R03) mechanism to support compact, well-scoped projects that can move the field forward quickly. The core purpose is to deepen understanding of why health and longevity at older ages have been moving in different directions across industrialized countries and across regions within the United States. In other words, the FOA is looking for explanations for surprising or uneven patterns in later-life health and survival that have already been observed in research, but not yet convincingly explained.
A major motivation behind the FOA is that the existing literature has produced provocative findings about older-adult health and mortality differences by country and by U.S. geography, yet many of those findings have not been fully unpacked. The announcement specifically encourages applicants to use this R03 funding to clarify what is driving those divergences. Depending on the research question, that could involve investigating how differences in social policy, health care systems, economic conditions, education, lifetime work exposures, health behaviors, migration patterns, inequality, built environments, or other contextual factors translate into different late-life health trajectories and mortality outcomes. The emphasis is on advancing knowledge of the reasons behind the trends, not simply documenting that the differences exist.
The FOA also reflects the National Institute on Aging (NIA) investment in building and sustaining cross-nationally comparable data resources that make these questions more tractable. It highlights several cornerstone datasets that are especially well-suited for comparative aging research, including the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), and the Human Mortality Database. These resources support analyses that compare populations across countries and over time, and they can be used to explore both health outcomes (such as disability, disease prevalence, functional limitations, cognition, and self-rated health) and longevity outcomes (mortality patterns and survival differences).
In terms of the kinds of projects the NIH is encouraging, the FOA explicitly welcomes secondary data analysis and methodological work that strengthens the ability to compare studies and populations. That includes calibrating or harmonizing measures across surveys so that differences across countries or regions are not artifacts of inconsistent measurement. It also includes developing innovative survey measures that could improve future data collection in aging studies, as well as linking survey datasets to administrative records where appropriate, which can sharpen measurement of health care use, diagnoses, earnings histories, program participation, or mortality. Importantly, while NIA-supported datasets are emphasized because of their value and comparability, applicants are not limited to those data sources. Proposals can rely on any relevant datasets that credibly address the research questions, which leaves room for U.S.-only regional work, multi-country comparisons, or hybrid approaches using multiple data systems.
Eligibility for this opportunity is broad and includes a wide range of organizations. Eligible applicants span public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit entities (including small businesses), and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district). Tribal governments and tribal organizations are eligible, as are public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. The FOA also makes clear that foreign participation is allowed: non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) may apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components are permitted consistent with the NIH Grants Policy Statement. It also explicitly includes categories such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and AANAPISI institutions, along with faith-based and community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies.
Administratively, the FOA was posted and created on February 21, 2013, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The original and final closing date listed is September 7, 2016, and the opportunity was archived on October 8, 2016. While that means the specific announcement is no longer active for new submissions under that archived FOA, the summary of its goals and encouraged approaches remains useful for understanding what NIH/NIA was seeking through this small-grant mechanism: targeted, data-driven, and methodologically sound projects that explain why older-age health and longevity differ so markedly across countries and across U.S. regions, and that make strong use of existing data resources, harmonization strategies, and linkage opportunities to produce clearer, more comparable evidence.
The full archived announcement was hosted through the NIH grants guide at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-123.html. If access issues arise, the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact listed is FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
FAQs: Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R03) - PA-13-123
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R03)."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PA-13-123.
Which agency offers this opportunity?
This is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant opportunity, with emphasis on the National Institute on Aging (NIA) priorities and data investments described in the announcement.
What is the assistance listing / CFDA number mentioned?
The announcement cites CFDA 93.866.
What grant mechanism does it use?
It uses the NIH Small Grant (R03) mechanism, intended to support compact, well-scoped projects that can move the field forward quickly.
What is the overall purpose of the FOA?
The FOA seeks to deepen understanding of why health and longevity at older ages have been moving in different directions across industrialized countries and across regions within the United States, focusing on explaining observed patterns rather than simply documenting them.
What types of differences is the FOA focused on?
It focuses on regional and international differences in later-life health and survival, including uneven or surprising patterns across countries and across U.S. geographic areas that have been observed but not yet convincingly explained.
Is the FOA looking for descriptive studies or explanatory studies?
The emphasis is on advancing knowledge of the reasons behind the trends and divergences, not simply showing that differences exist.
What kinds of factors does the FOA suggest might help explain differences in later-life health and longevity?
The FOA notes that, depending on the research question, explanations could involve differences in social policy, health care systems, economic conditions, education, lifetime work exposures, health behaviors, migration patterns, inequality, built environments, or other contextual factors that shape late-life health trajectories and mortality outcomes.
What kinds of research approaches are encouraged?
The FOA explicitly welcomes secondary data analysis and methodological work that strengthens cross-study and cross-population comparisons. It also encourages approaches that clarify what is driving divergences in older-adult health and mortality.
Does the FOA encourage work on measurement and comparability across surveys?
Yes. It specifically encourages calibrating or harmonizing measures across surveys so that apparent differences across countries or regions are not artifacts of inconsistent measurement.
Does the FOA support development of new measures for aging research surveys?
Yes. It encourages developing innovative survey measures that could improve future data collection in aging studies.
Are linkages to administrative records mentioned as an option?
Yes. The FOA notes that linking survey datasets to administrative records may be appropriate and can sharpen measurement of outcomes and exposures such as health care use, diagnoses, earnings histories, program participation, or mortality.
Are applicants required to use specific NIA-supported datasets?
No. While the FOA highlights NIA-supported, cross-nationally comparable data resources as especially well-suited, proposals are not limited to those data sources and may use any relevant datasets that credibly address the research questions.
Which datasets are highlighted as especially well-suited for comparative aging research?
The FOA highlights the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), and the Human Mortality Database.
What kinds of outcomes can be studied using the highlighted data resources?
The announcement indicates these resources can support analyses of health outcomes (including disability, disease prevalence, functional limitations, cognition, and self-rated health) and longevity outcomes (including mortality patterns and survival differences).
Can a project focus only on U.S. regions, or does it have to be cross-national?
The FOA allows flexibility, leaving room for U.S.-only regional work, multi-country comparisons, or hybrid approaches using multiple data systems, as long as the work credibly addresses the research questions.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); for-profit entities (including small businesses); and government entities (state, county, city/township, and special district). Additional eligible categories include tribal governments, tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, faith-based and community-based organizations, and eligible federal agencies.
Are minority-serving institutions specifically included in eligibility?
Yes. The FOA explicitly includes categories such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and AANAPISI institutions.
Is foreign participation allowed?
Yes. The FOA states that non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) may apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components are permitted consistent with the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the FOA posted and created?
The FOA was posted and created on February 21, 2013.
What were the closing dates for this FOA?
The original and final closing date listed is September 7, 2016.
Is this FOA still active?
No. The opportunity was archived on October 8, 2016, indicating it is no longer active for new submissions under that specific archived FOA.
Where can the full archived announcement be found?
The archived announcement is available through the NIH grants guide at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-123.html.
Who is the contact for access issues with the archived announcement?
If access issues arise, the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact listed is FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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