Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA AG 16 010
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Short Courses in High Priority Domains of Behavioral and Social Research on Aging (R25)" 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 Jun 9, 2015 and posted on Jun 9, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 7, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $375,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education 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 Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Special district governments Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) State governments 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) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) funding opportunity "Short Courses in High Priority Domains of Behavioral and Social Research on Aging (R25)" is a discretionary grant program (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-AG-16-010) designed to strengthen the research workforce working on aging by supporting short, high-impact educational experiences. It sits under the NIH Research Education Program (R25), which is meant to fund research education activities that complement and expand the skills of people doing biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. The central idea is not to fund a traditional degree program or long-term training pipeline, but to create focused, practical learning opportunities that quickly build capacity in areas where the field needs more cross-disciplinary expertise.
The main goal is to develop and sharpen an interdisciplinary workforce for behavioral and social research on aging, especially by helping scientists learn to work across disciplines with a shared set of concepts, methods, and tools. The announcement emphasizes "Courses for Skills Development," meaning the proposed programs should be strongly skills-oriented rather than purely lecture-based or broadly informational. A strong application would typically show how the course teaches participants concrete methods, analytic approaches, and frameworks they can immediately bring back to their research, while also building a common language across fields that often use different assumptions, measures, and study designs.
NIA is particularly encouraging programs that integrate training across several key disciplines. Applications that combine economics, neuroscience, and/or genetics with fields such as psychology, demography, or sociology are highlighted as especially desirable. This reflects a push to bridge biological and social explanations of aging-related outcomes and to equip researchers to handle multi-level questions, for example how genetics or brain processes interact with economic decision-making, social contexts, or population-level trends over time.
The opportunity is explicitly geared toward short-term educational formats, such as intensive summer institutes and advanced methodology workshops. In practice, that means the proposed activity might be an immersive multi-day or multi-week course with hands-on components like data analysis labs, coding workshops, methodological practicums, and structured opportunities for participants to apply tools to real aging-related research questions. Programs may be designed for different professional stages, and the FOA allows applicants to target medical students and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, and/or independent scientists. This flexibility allows an applicant organization to design a course that fits the maturity of the intended audience, whether that is foundational cross-training for trainees or advanced upskilling for established investigators shifting into a new methodological area.
NIA also identifies several priority content areas that the short courses should focus on. These include genetics/genomics methodologies tailored for behavioral and social science questions, neuroeconomics and social neuroscience approaches relevant to aging, building partnerships for research conducted in private-sector settings, and cross-training in economics and psychology. These priorities signal that NIA is looking for programs that do more than introduce topics; they should teach participants how to use these approaches rigorously, understand their limitations, and combine them with behavioral and social research designs common in aging research.
In terms of funding details, the opportunity was posted June 9, 2015, with an original and current closing date of October 7, 2015, and it was archived November 7, 2015. The estimated total funding listed is $375,000, with an award ceiling of $125,000. The CFDA number is 93.866 (Aging Research). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces the burden on applicant organizations to bring additional non-federal funds to the project.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and government entities. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), state and local governments (including county and city/township governments), special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, tribal governments and tribal organizations, regional organizations, small businesses, and for-profit organizations (with small businesses listed separately from other for-profits). The FOA also explicitly notes eligibility for various serving institutions and community-focused entities, such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, AANAPISIs, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations, among others. Non-U.S. (foreign) institutions are not eligible to apply, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible; however, foreign components (as defined in NIH policy) are allowed, which can matter for courses that include certain international collaborations or content contributions consistent with NIH rules.
Overall, this R25 opportunity is best understood as NIA support for well-designed, skills-forward short courses that expand the community of researchers capable of doing modern, interdisciplinary behavioral and social research on aging. Competitive proposals would be expected to clearly justify why the chosen topic is high priority, specify the practical competencies participants will gain, explain how the course format delivers those competencies efficiently, and show how the program builds bridges across fields like genetics, neuroscience, economics, psychology, demography, and sociology in ways that directly strengthen aging research.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Short Courses in High Priority Domains of Behavioral and Social Research on Aging (R25)" opportunity?
This is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA) discretionary grant opportunity that supports short, high-impact educational experiences designed to strengthen the research workforce focused on aging. It is offered under the NIH Research Education Program (R25).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-AG-16-010.
What is the main purpose of the R25 mechanism in this announcement?
The purpose is to fund research education activities that complement and expand the skills of people conducting biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. In this specific announcement, the focus is on quickly building capacity through targeted, practical short courses rather than supporting long-term training or degree programs.
Is this meant to fund traditional degree programs or long-term training pipelines?
No. The central idea is to support focused, practical learning opportunities (short courses) rather than traditional degree programs or extended training pipelines.
What kinds of educational activities does NIA want to support under this FOA?
The FOA emphasizes "Courses for Skills Development." Programs should be strongly skills-oriented, with participants gaining concrete methods, analytic approaches, and frameworks they can apply directly to their aging-related research.
What does "skills-oriented" mean in the context of this FOA?
Based on the announcement, a strong skills-oriented course would go beyond general lectures and focus on practical competencies such as methods training, analytic approaches, tools, and hands-on application (for example, data analysis labs, coding workshops, methodological practicums, and applied exercises tied to real research questions in aging).
What is the overall goal for the workforce this FOA aims to develop?
The goal is to develop and sharpen an interdisciplinary workforce in behavioral and social research on aging, especially by helping scientists work across disciplines with shared concepts, methods, and tools.
Which disciplines are especially encouraged to be integrated?
NIA especially encourages programs that integrate training across several key disciplines. Applications that combine economics, neuroscience, and/or genetics with fields such as psychology, demography, or sociology are highlighted as particularly desirable.
Why is cross-disciplinary integration emphasized?
The announcement describes a push to bridge biological and social explanations of aging-related outcomes and to prepare researchers to address multi-level questions (for example, how genetics or brain processes may interact with economic decision-making, social contexts, or population-level trends over time).
What short-course formats are considered a good fit for this opportunity?
The FOA is geared toward short-term educational formats such as intensive summer institutes and advanced methodology workshops. It also describes immersive multi-day or multi-week courses with hands-on components as an example of what this could look like in practice.
Who can be targeted as participants in the proposed short courses?
The FOA allows applicants to target medical students and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, and/or independent scientists.
Does the FOA require a single career stage audience, or can courses be tailored?
The announcement provides flexibility to design a course for different professional stages, whether the intent is foundational cross-training for trainees or advanced upskilling for established investigators moving into a new methodological area.
What priority content areas does NIA identify for these short courses?
NIA identifies several priority areas, including: genetics/genomics methodologies tailored for behavioral and social science questions; neuroeconomics and social neuroscience approaches relevant to aging; building partnerships for research conducted in private-sector settings; and cross-training in economics and psychology.
Is the program looking for introductory overviews of these topics, or more applied training?
The priorities signal that NIA is looking for programs that teach participants how to use approaches rigorously, understand limitations, and combine them with behavioral and social research designs common in aging research, rather than only introducing topics at a high level.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.866 (Aging Research).
How much total funding is estimated for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding listed is $375,000.
What is the award ceiling under this FOA?
The award ceiling is $125,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was this funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on June 9, 2015. The original and current closing date listed is October 7, 2015.
Is this FOA currently active?
No. It was archived on November 7, 2015.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many U.S.-based organizations and government entities, such as public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status); state and local governments (including county and city/township governments); special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; tribal governments and tribal organizations; regional organizations; small businesses; and for-profit organizations.
Are minority-serving and community-focused institutions included in eligibility?
Yes. The FOA explicitly notes eligibility for various serving institutions and community-focused entities, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, AANAPISIs, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations, among others.
Are non-U.S. (foreign) institutions eligible to apply?
No. Non-U.S. (foreign) institutions are not eligible to apply.
Are non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations eligible?
No. Non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible.
Are foreign components allowed in any form?
Yes. The FOA states that foreign components (as defined in NIH policy) are allowed, which may matter for short courses that include certain international collaborations or content contributions consistent with NIH rules.
What would a competitive proposal generally be expected to demonstrate?
Based on the description provided, competitive proposals would be expected to clearly justify why the chosen topic is high priority, specify the practical competencies participants will gain, explain how the course format delivers those competencies efficiently, and show how the program builds bridges across disciplines (such as genetics, neuroscience, economics, psychology, demography, and sociology) in ways that strengthen aging research.
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