Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 11 337
Apply for PAR 11 337
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (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 Sep 13, 2011 and posted on Sep 13, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities City or township governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses State 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 Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments County governments Independent school districts.
- 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) 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 Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (R01) opportunity (PAR-11-337) was a National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH research grant announcement designed to spur interdisciplinary work at the intersection of aging research and the social, affective, and economic neurosciences. The core aim was to encourage studies that explain how social behavior, emotional functioning, and economic decision-making matter for aging, and to do so in a way that links observable behavior and psychological processes to underlying biology. The FOA emphasized integrative projects that do not treat neuroscience and behavior as separate tracks, but instead connect them in a single research framework relevant to midlife and older adulthood.
A key expectation of proposed projects was a two-level approach. On one side, applicants were asked to examine mechanisms at the social, behavioral, or psychological level, including emotional, cognitive, and motivational processes that shape real-world behavior. On the other side, projects were expected to address neurobiological or genetic mechanisms, such as brain systems, neurophysiology, biomarkers, or genetic influences that may help explain why age-related differences emerge in social interaction, affect regulation, reward processing, risk evaluation, trust, altruism, or other economically and socially relevant behaviors. While the FOA welcomed a range of methods, it clearly encouraged proposals where the main emphasis remained on social, emotional, or economic processes, with genetic or neurobiological measures used to illuminate mechanisms rather than replace behavioral questions.
Relevance to aging was central. Applications needed to demonstrate how the proposed research speaks to aging itself, including age differences, age-related changes, or factors that influence trajectories across adulthood. The announcement explicitly allowed aging-relevant samples and data to span the entire life course, which opened the door to designs comparing younger, midlife, and older adults, as well as longitudinal or cohort-based approaches. Importantly, NIA framed the public health and quality-of-life significance broadly: studies could address issues affecting wellbeing and health in midlife or older age, including social connectedness, emotional resilience or vulnerability, decision quality in financial and healthcare contexts, and other behaviors with downstream implications for independence and life satisfaction.
Administratively, this was a discretionary NIH grant using the R01 funding mechanism within the Health funding activity category, tied to CFDA 93.866 (Aging Research). The award ceiling listed was $500,000, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The FOA was posted September 13, 2011, and it closed May 7, 2014, with an archive date of June 7, 2014, meaning it is no longer active but remains informative as a model for the kinds of interdisciplinary aging neuroscience questions NIA has sought to promote.
Eligibility was broad and reflected NIH norms for research grants. Eligible applicants included a wide range of U.S. entities such as public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit structures), state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, independent school districts, special district governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and for-profit organizations including small businesses. The eligibility language also highlighted inclusion of institutions serving specific populations (for example, HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities), as well as faith-based and community-based organizations where appropriate for the research. Notably, foreign institutions were eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components were allowed under NIH policy, supporting international or multinational collaborations when scientifically justified.
In practical terms, the FOA sought projects that combine the strengths of social science, psychology, economics, genetics, and neuroscience to explain how and why social and economic behavior changes with age, and how those changes relate to health and wellbeing. It was intended to attract teams and study designs capable of moving beyond description toward mechanism, using behavioral paradigms and real-world outcomes alongside neurobiological or genetic data to build a more complete account of aging in social and decision-making contexts.
FAQs: Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (R01) - PAR-11-337
What is PAR-11-337?
PAR-11-337 is a National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH research grant announcement titled Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (R01). It was designed to promote interdisciplinary research connecting aging research with social neuroscience, affective neuroscience, and neuroeconomics.
What was the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The central goal was to encourage studies that explain how social behavior, emotional functioning, and economic decision-making matter for aging, while linking observable behavior and psychological processes to underlying biological mechanisms.
What kinds of research themes did the FOA prioritize?
The FOA emphasized integrative projects focused on midlife and older adulthood, especially research addressing how social and economically relevant behaviors change with age and why. Examples of relevant themes mentioned include social interaction, affect regulation, reward processing, risk evaluation, trust, altruism, and related decision-making behaviors.
What does the FOA mean by an "integrative" project?
It means the project should not treat neuroscience and behavior as separate tracks. Instead, the study should connect behavioral and psychological processes with neurobiological and/or genetic mechanisms within a single coherent research framework that is directly relevant to aging.
What was the expected "two-level approach" for proposed projects?
Projects were expected to address two levels at once:
- Social/behavioral/psychological mechanisms: emotional, cognitive, and motivational processes shaping real-world behavior.
- Neurobiological/genetic mechanisms: brain systems, neurophysiology, biomarkers, or genetic influences that may explain age-related differences in social and economic behavior.
Did proposals need to be primarily neuroscience-focused?
No. While neurobiological and genetic measures were encouraged, the FOA clearly emphasized that the main focus should remain on social, emotional, or economic processes. Biological measures were intended to illuminate mechanisms, not to replace the behavioral questions.
How important was aging relevance for an application?
Aging relevance was central. Applications needed to show how the research speaks to aging itself, such as age differences, age-related changes, or factors influencing trajectories across adulthood.
What age ranges or study populations were allowed?
The FOA allowed aging-relevant samples spanning the full life course. This could include comparisons among younger, midlife, and older adults, and could also include longitudinal designs or cohort-based approaches.
What kinds of real-world outcomes or public health impacts fit this FOA?
NIA framed significance broadly, including research tied to wellbeing and health in midlife and older age. Examples mentioned include social connectedness, emotional resilience or vulnerability, and decision quality in financial and healthcare contexts, along with behaviors affecting independence and life satisfaction.
What funding mechanism was used?
This opportunity used the NIH R01 research grant mechanism.
Which NIH institute sponsored the opportunity?
The opportunity was associated with the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of NIH.
What was the funding activity category?
The funding activity category was Health.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was tied to CFDA 93.866 (Aging Research).
What was the listed award ceiling?
The award ceiling listed in the provided information was $500,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity specified that there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the FOA posted, and is it still active?
The FOA was posted on September 13, 2011. It closed on May 7, 2014, and had an archive date of June 7, 2014. Based on those dates, it is no longer active, but it remains informative as a model of the interdisciplinary questions NIA aimed to promote.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and aligned with NIH norms. Eligible applicants included many U.S. entity types, such as:
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit structures)
- State and local governments
- Tribal governments and tribal organizations
- Independent school districts
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- For-profit organizations, including small businesses
Did the eligibility language include institutions serving specific populations?
Yes. The eligibility language explicitly highlighted inclusion of institutions serving specific populations, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Were faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes, the provided information indicates faith-based and community-based organizations were included where appropriate for the research.
Were foreign institutions allowed to apply?
Yes. Foreign institutions were eligible to apply. In addition, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components were allowed under NIH policy, which supports international or multinational collaborations when scientifically justified.
What disciplines or team expertise did this FOA try to bring together?
The FOA aimed to combine strengths from social science, psychology, economics, genetics, and neuroscience to explain how and why social and economic behavior changes with age, and how those changes relate to health and wellbeing.
What kind of study approach did NIA appear to encourage beyond description?
The FOA was intended to attract teams and designs capable of moving beyond description toward mechanism, pairing behavioral paradigms and real-world outcomes with neurobiological or genetic data to build a more complete account of aging in social and decision-making contexts.
Is this FOA useful if it is archived?
While it is no longer active, the archived announcement can still be useful as a reference point for the kinds of interdisciplinary aging neuroscience questions NIA has sought to encourage.
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