Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 10 139
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Secondary Analyses of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging (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 Aug 31, 2011 and posted on Mar 17, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: County governments City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments State governments Small businesses Private institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Secondary Analyses of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging (R03) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PA 10-139) is a National Institutes of Health grant announcement issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Its main goal is to fund small, focused research projects that use secondary analysis, meaning investigators work with data that already exist rather than collecting new primary data. The emphasis is on leveraging established social and behavioral datasets to answer important questions about aging in a way that is efficient, relatively quick to complete, and feasible with limited resources.
The FOA highlights several priority aims for what NIA wants these small grants to accomplish. First, it is designed to stimulate and expand secondary analyses that address a broad range of aging-related topics, including the dynamics of health and disability across time, cognitive aging, psychosocial and sociodemographic influences, and more biologically oriented measures such as genetics and biomarkers when available within existing datasets. It also explicitly calls out major real-world contexts of aging, such as long-term care, caregiving, behavioral medicine, retirement, and economic status. In practical terms, this means proposals are expected to use existing datasets to generate new insights, test novel hypotheses, or clarify relationships among these factors in older populations or across the life course as it relates to aging outcomes.
Second, the program is positioned as a pipeline builder. NIA is using the R03 mechanism to support preliminary or early-stage projects that can produce proof-of-concept findings, pilot results, or methodological groundwork that strengthens later applications to larger NIH mechanisms (for example, R01s or other more substantial project grants). This makes the opportunity particularly suitable for investigators who have a strong idea and access to data but need initial funding to run analyses that demonstrate feasibility, establish effect sizes, refine measures, or show that a research approach is viable before scaling up.
Third, the FOA encourages applicants to analyze new databases or experimental modules, especially in ways that can guide the design of future data collection waves. Many large longitudinal studies add rotating modules or experimental questions over time; NIA is signaling that it values analyses that not only produce findings, but also feed back into the broader research infrastructure by helping improve what gets measured and how it gets measured in future waves. Fourth, it invites pilot work using underutilized databases, which is a direct push to get more scientific value out of data resources that may be high quality but less commonly analyzed, sometimes because they are newer, more complex, less publicized, or require additional effort to harmonize and interpret.
The funding mechanism is the NIH Small Research Grant (R03). The R03 is specifically meant for small, self-contained projects that can be completed in a short timeframe and do not require extensive infrastructure. The FOA notes that the R03 mechanism can support several project types, including pilot and feasibility studies, secondary analysis of existing data, small stand-alone research projects, and the development of research methods or technologies. Even though the central theme here is secondary analysis in aging, the announcement is broad enough to include methodological work that improves how secondary analyses are done, as long as it stays aligned with the aging-related social and behavioral focus.
In terms of budget and project period, applicants may request up to $50,000 in direct costs per year for up to 2 years. That structure reinforces the expectation that projects should be tightly scoped, analysis-driven, and capable of producing meaningful outputs without large-scale data collection or lengthy multi-phase execution. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated for this opportunity.
Eligibility is expansive and includes many common applicant types across government, academia, and the nonprofit and private sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the usual NIH eligibility considerations); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses. It also includes Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities, and additional categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and even non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). That breadth suggests NIA is interested in supporting secondary analysis capacity across a wide set of institutional environments, not only traditional research universities.
The program is categorized under Health as its funding activity area, and it is associated with CFDA number 93.866 (Aging Research). The original posting date listed is March 17, 2010, with closing dates shown in the record (original closing May 7, 2013; current closing May 7, 2012; archive June 7, 2012), indicating this specific listing is an archived opportunity rather than an open, current solicitation. For full details, the announcement points to the NIH grants guide page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-139.html, and it provides NIH Office of Extramural Research contact email addresses for technical access or linking issues.
Overall, this FOA is best understood as a targeted small-grant vehicle for researchers who want to mine existing social and behavioral datasets to advance aging science, generate early results that support larger future grants, evaluate or validate newer data resources or modules, and bring attention and analytic innovation to valuable datasets that have not yet been fully used by the research community.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Secondary Analyses of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging (R03) opportunity?
It is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant opportunity issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to support small, focused research projects that conduct secondary analyses of existing social and behavioral datasets related to aging. The Funding Opportunity Number is PA-10-139.
2) What does "secondary analysis" mean in this announcement?
Secondary analysis means the research uses data that already exist, rather than collecting new primary data. Investigators analyze established datasets to answer aging-related questions efficiently and with relatively limited resources.
3) What is the main purpose of this FOA?
The main purpose is to fund small, self-contained projects that use existing social and behavioral data resources to generate new insights about aging, test novel hypotheses, clarify relationships among aging-related factors, and produce results that can be completed relatively quickly.
4) Which NIH Institute is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring Institute is the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
5) What grant mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This opportunity uses the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) mechanism, which is intended for small, self-contained projects that can be completed in a short timeframe and do not require extensive infrastructure.
6) What types of projects does the R03 mechanism support under this FOA?
Within the scope described, the R03 can support pilot and feasibility studies, secondary analysis of existing data, small stand-alone research projects, and development of research methods or technologies, as long as the work stays aligned with an aging-related social and behavioral focus.
7) What kinds of research topics are encouraged?
The FOA encourages a broad range of aging-related topics, including health and disability dynamics over time, cognitive aging, psychosocial and sociodemographic influences, and more biologically oriented measures such as genetics and biomarkers when those measures are already available within existing datasets.
8) Does the FOA emphasize real-world contexts of aging?
Yes. It explicitly calls out major contexts such as long-term care, caregiving, behavioral medicine, retirement, and economic status, and it expects proposals to use existing datasets to generate findings relevant to these settings and issues.
9) Is this opportunity intended for early-stage or preliminary work?
Yes. The FOA positions the R03 as a pipeline-building mechanism to support preliminary or early-stage projects that can produce proof-of-concept results, pilot findings, or methodological groundwork that strengthens later applications to larger NIH mechanisms (for example, R01s).
10) Can projects focus on methods or measurement, not just substantive findings?
Yes. While the central theme is secondary analysis in aging, the announcement is broad enough to include methodological work that improves how secondary analyses are done, provided it remains aligned with the aging-related social and behavioral focus described.
11) Does NIA encourage work on new databases or new modules within ongoing studies?
Yes. The FOA encourages analyses of new databases or experimental modules, especially when the results can help guide the design of future data collection waves in large studies that add rotating modules or experimental questions over time.
12) What does the FOA mean by "underutilized databases"?
It refers to high-quality data resources that have been analyzed less often (sometimes because they are newer, more complex, less publicized, or require additional effort to harmonize and interpret). The FOA invites pilot work to extract more scientific value from these datasets.
13) What is the maximum budget allowed?
Applicants may request up to $50,000 in direct costs per year.
14) What is the maximum project period?
The project period may be up to 2 years.
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated for this opportunity.
16) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types, including government entities (state, county, city or township, and special district governments), independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education (including public/state controlled institutions), nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses.
17) Are tribal entities eligible?
Yes. Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations are included among eligible applicants.
18) Are public housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Public housing authorities are listed as eligible applicants.
19) Are minority-serving institutions specifically included?
Yes. The eligibility list explicitly includes categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
20) Are faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based or community-based organizations are included in the eligible applicant types described.
21) Are U.S. territories or possessions eligible?
Yes. U.S. territories or possessions are included among eligible applicant categories.
22) Are foreign (non-U.S.) organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility description indicates that non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations) are included.
23) What is the funding activity area for this FOA?
The funding activity area is categorized under Health.
24) What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The FOA is associated with CFDA 93.866 (Aging Research).
25) Is this listing current or archived?
Based on the dates provided in the record (including original and current closing dates and an archive date), this specific listing is described as an archived opportunity rather than an open, current solicitation.
26) Where can applicants find the full FOA text and official details?
The announcement points to the NIH Grants Guide page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-139.html for full details.
27) What kind of outputs is this FOA aiming to produce?
The FOA emphasizes outputs suited to a small grant: new insights from existing data, tested hypotheses, clarified relationships among factors affecting aging, proof-of-concept or pilot findings that support future larger applications, and analyses that can inform future data collection waves or highlight underused datasets.
28) Does the FOA require collecting new data?
No. The emphasis is on using data that already exist. The projects are expected to be analysis-driven rather than centered on new primary data collection.
29) What support contacts are mentioned in the listing?
The listing notes that NIH Office of Extramural Research contact email addresses are provided for technical access or linking issues.
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