February 2009 Director's Status Report

• Budget and Appropriations
• Legislative Update
• Staff Changes
• Institute-Sponsored Meetings, Workshops, and Conferences
• General Information/Staff Awards
• Relevant Notices and Initiatives Published in the NIH Guide
  

BUDGET and APPROPRIATIONS

Status of FY 2008, 2008, and 2010 Budgets for NIA

FY 2008

In FY 2008, the NIA obligated $1,050,997,777 in appropriated money.  As a result of the NIH Director’s one-percent transfer authority, $1,792,000 was transferred from NIA for the NIH Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI). NIA received an additional $5.57 million as a result of a supplemental appropriation provided last summer. NIA awarded 1,528 research project grants (RPGs), including 391 competing awards. The FY 2008 success rate for the Institute was 20.3 percent which compares to 22.1 percent in FY 2007 and 17.4 percent in FY 2006.

Support levels for other key extramural funding mechanisms included 74 research centers for $83.9 million; 581 full-time training positions for $23.3 million; and a total of $68.5 million for research and development contracts.

FY 2009

The NIA is operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) in effect through March 6th, 2009. The NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) were asked to complete a budget mechanism table for a full-year Continuing Resolution. For NIA, the total amount was $1.047 billion, which reflected the FY 2008 budget authority including the GEI transfer and excluding the supplemental appropriation.

At the CR level, NIA proposes to award 1,502 RPGs in FY 2009, including 432 competing awards. Support for other key extramural funding mechanisms include 74 research centers for $83.9 million, the same level as FY 2008; and 581 full-time training positions for $23.3 million, also the same level as FY 2008. The funding level for research and development contracts is $70.3 million in FY 2009, which reflects the FY 2008 budget authority of $68.5 million plus the GEI of $1.8 million.

FY 2010

The NIH will receive the FY 2010 budget after the change in the Presidential Administration. This will become the FY 2010 President’s budget request, and will reflect the Administration’s requested amounts for the individual NIH Institutes and Centers. This budget will be submitted to the Congress by mid-March 2009 and subsequently it will become available to the public.

Attached is an NIA budget mechanism table that displays the FY 2008 budget authority, and the full year Continuing Resolution for FY 2009. Once a final budget for FY 2009 is established, this information will be made available to the Council.

(Dollars in thousands)

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

There have been no significant legislative actions during this time period.

(For more information, contact Dr. Tamara Jones, NIA Legislative Point of Contact, Ph. 301-451-8835.)

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STAFF CHANGES

Dr. Marie A. Bernard, a noted geriatrician and educator from the University of Oklahoma, was named Deputy Director of the NIA, effective October 12, 2008.  Dr. Bernard brings exceptional skills and training as a physician, educator, administrator and investigator to the position at NIA, where she will take a major leadership role in directing the nation’s research program on aging.   

Dr. Bernard comes to NIA with a broad background in geriatrics and research. Prior to her appointment at NIA, she was the Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine and professor and chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.  She also held an appointment as the associate chief of staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care at the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  She is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine.

She recently served as president of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and as president and chair of the board of the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs.  Dr. Bernard also has participated in a wide range of committees and activities, from journal editorship to board service in a number of professional medical and aging organizations.

Her own research interests include nutrition and function in aging populations, with particular emphasis on ethnic minorities.  She has written numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on geriatric care, nutrition, medication issues and health problems among minorities.

As a member of NIA’s National Advisory Council on Aging from 2002–2005, Dr. Bernard became familiar with the Institute’s research and grant process from an administrative point of view.

A cum laude graduate of Bryn Mawr College with honors in chemistry, Dr. Bernard received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She trained in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where she also served as chief resident. She received additional training through the American Association of Medical Colleges Health Services Research Institute, the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School Executive Development program.

Dr. Alfonso R. Latoni has joined the Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, as Deputy Chief.  He returns to the NIA after serving in the Center for Scientific Review as a Scientific Review Officer first in the Health of the Population Integrated Review Group and later in the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes Integrated Review Group.  He was responsible for the Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging Study Section, as well as for the Special Emphasis Panel on Alzheimer’s Disease Pilot Clinical Trials.  During his previous tenure at NIA he served as Scientific Review Administrator of the Behavior and Social Science of Aging Review Committee (NIA-S).  Prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Latoni was Director of the Minority Affairs Program of the American Sociological Association (ASA), and Program Director of ASA’s Minority Fellowship Program, a T32 institutional grant supported by the NIMH.  Previously, he was Associate Professor of Sociology and Applied Social Research at the Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, Departmento de Ciencias Sociales y Centro de Investigación Social Aplicada.  Dr. Latoni’s research interests center on the intersection of social and economic health inequalities among underrepresented populations.  His research has focused on the underclass, the elderly, and the homeless.  While at UPR, he was responsible for the formation and curricular development of courses in medical sociology, sociology of development, social economy and social policy, as well as contemporary sociological theory and the history of sociological thought.  Dr. Latoni received his BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, his MA in Latin American Studies (social and economic development) from Georgetown University, and his PhD in Social Economy and Social Policy (Sociology) from Boston College.

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INSTITUTE-SPONSORED MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACTIVITIES

I. Past Meetings

Asthma in the Elderly – September 8-9, 2008
The National Institute on Aging Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG) sponsored this exploratory workshop on September 8-9, 2008, in Virginia.  The goal of the workshop was to review current knowledge on asthma in older adults and to identify knowledge gaps and research opportunities.  Participants included basic and clinical researchers from the fields of geriatrics and primary care, allergy and immunology, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry.  Representatives from the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neuron Research also participated in scientific presentations and panel discussions.  The group identified priority areas for research across a spectrum of topics, including basic disease mechanisms and their relationship to aging processes in the lung, clinical epidemiology of asthma in older patients, and new treatment approaches.  (For more information, contact: Dr. Susan Nayfield, DGCG, Ph: 301-496-6761.) 

Shock Symposium/BLSA 50th Anniversary – September 11, 2008
The National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program (IRP) and the Nathan W. and Margaret T. Shock Foundation hosted the 6th Annual Nathan W. Shock Aging Symposium entitled, "Implication of Longitudinal Studies for Intervention on Promotion of Healthy Aging” on Thursday,
September 11, 2008.  In conjunction with the Shock Symposium, NIA celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) on Friday, September 12, 2008.  This two-day program was held at the Maritime Institute of Technology in Linthicum, MD, and included several prestigious speakers.  Dr. Bret H. Goodpaster, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education at the University of Pittsburgh, presented NIA's 19th Annual Nathan W. Shock Lecture.  (For more information, contact Ms. Jamie Hertzfelt, IRP, Ph: 410-558-8110, Email: HertzfeltJa@mail.nih.gov.)

Workshop on National Health Accounts – December 11-12, 2008
This NIA-supported exploratory workshop was held in Cambridge, MA, the most recent in a series of meetings with the objective of developing a revised set of National Health Accounts.  (For more information, contact Dr. John Phillips, DBSR, Ph: 301-496-3138.)

II.  Future Meetings

Harmonization of Longitudinal Aging Surveys – February 2009
This Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR)-supported exploratory meeting will bring together a group of experts, including the principal investigators (PIs) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), internationally comparable studies, and teams developing such studies, to a meeting to support harmonization of surveys and the development of a cross-national research agenda on health and health systems.  The meeting will be held in New Delhi, India.  (For more information, contact Drs. Richard Suzman or John Phillips, DBSR, Ph: 301-496-3136.)

NIA-Alzheimer’s Association Meeting on Alzheimer’s Disease Prevalence – March 19-20
The Division of Neuroscience (DN) in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association, will convene an advisory workshop on the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) on March 19-20, 2009, in the Washington, DC, area.  The three goals of the meeting are:  (1) to review the major projects that have produced national prevalence figures and to review other recent research efforts focusing on diagnostic approaches that may shed some light on why national prevalence figures for AD differ; (2) to review trends data in the prevalence of dementia and AD; and (3)  to consider the utility of using computer and web-based technology to facilitate case ascertainment in population-based studies of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Cognitive Impairment no Dementia(CIND)/AD/dementia.  (For further information, contact:  Dr. Dallas Anderson, DN, Ph: 301-496-9350; andersda@nia.nih.gov).

Meeting of PIs of HRS, ELSA and SHARE – March 2009
This exploratory meeting, co-sponsored by DBSR, will consider methodological approaches to maintaining panel participation and statistical approaches to answering substantive questions in the presence of attrition.  Participants will be the PIs of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), and the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) – three large panel studies of aging supported by NIA.  The workshop is being organized by the primary sponsor, University College London, and will be held in London.  (For more information, contact Drs. Richard Suzman or John Phillips, DBSR, Ph: 301-496-3136.)

Workshop on Results from the NLTCS – April 2009
The purpose of this NIA-supported exploratory meeting is to illustrate the research value of the 2004 wave of the National Long-term Care Survey (NLTCS).  At this meeting in Ann Arbor, MI, leading scholars will be invited to present papers using the NLTCS, including findings from the 2004 wave of the study.  Other interested researchers and scholars will be invited to participate through guided discussion of the presented papers and a session devoted to developing value-added products that can enhance the research value of the NLTCS.  (For more information, contact Georgeanne Patmios, DBSR, Ph: 301-496-3138.)

Systems Biology Approaches to Understanding Aging – May 3-5, 2009
This exploratory workshop is planned for May 3-5, 2009, in Santa Fe, NM.  Launching an integrated, systems approach to understanding the biology of aging and longevity was one of the central recommendations and a central theme of the Biology of Aging Summit held in September 2008.  Dr. Geoffrey West of the Santa Fe Institute, Dr. Michal Jazwinski of Tulane University, Dr. Anna McCormick and Dr. Jose Velazquez of DAB are the primary scientific organizers of the proposed workshop on “Systems Biology Approaches to Understanding Aging.”  Mark Collins of the Glenn Foundation and Stephanie Lederman of AFAR were active participants at the Biology of Aging Summit and offered to co-sponsor this workshop as well.

The major goals of the proposed workshop are to gather experts in many areas of aging biology and systems biology to discuss research opportunities related to understanding the biology of aging and to explore rational plans to develop a systematic and integrated systems biology approach to understanding aging biology.  Several NIA staff members will be invited to participate in this workshop because of wide-spread interest in this scientific discipline and approach to further aging research.  (For more information, contact:  Dr. Anna McCormick, DAB, Ph: 301-496-6402.)

An Advisory Workshop to Develop Consensus Criteria for Defining Normal Aging in Rodent Models – Spring 2009
Recent scientific advances in aging and age-linked diseases serve as key drivers to learn more about aging phenotypes, which seem required for future aging studies in rodents and humans.  The NIA-supported workshop on biosignatures of aging (May 1-2, 2008) clearly illustrated the need for defining consensus-based aging phenotypic criteria.  The expert group agreed that better defined aging phenotypes would strengthen many future NIA-supported aging studies, including high throughput-derived biomarkers/biosignatures, testing genetic backgrounds and manipulations, interventions, testing diet effects and gene-environment interactions.  This advisory workshop will be held in spring 2009.  (For more information, contact:  Dr. Mahadev Murthy, DAB, Ph: 301-496-6402.)

Alternative Animal Models for Aging Research – Spring 2009
Aging research has benefited tremendously from the use of several invertebrates (yeast, worms, etc.) and vertebrate models (rodents, birds, non-human primates, etc.).  The community has leveraged various models to reveal many aspects of aging and age-linked diseases, including rate of aging, life span, genetics, pathophysiology, and interventions.  However, there are still gaps that need to be addressed by the community and these could be addressed with the use of alternative, underutilized animal models.  In this context, aquatic species have received very limited support from NIA and several of these (zebra fish, annual fish, Japanese medaka, etc.) may prove to be valuable to the aging research community for studies on physiology, genetics, anatomy and pathology.  The objective of this workshop is to explore the advantages of supporting alternative animal models for aging biology research.  The workshop will be held in spring 2009.  (For more information, contact:  Dr. Mahadev Murthy, DAB, Ph: 301-496-6402.)

The Role of the Cytoskeleton in Cellular Aging – Spring 2009
The primary goal for this exploratory workshop is to assemble a group of experts in cytoskeletal biology with experts in aging research, to identify novel approaches, roadblocks, challenges and opportunities in determining if and how the cytoskeleton changes with age.  It is anticipated that the expert panel will provide NIA with specific recommendations on the best approach to advance the science in this underserved area of research.  The workshop will be held in spring 2009.  (For more information, contact:  Dr. Jose Velázquez, DAB, Ph: 301-496-6402.)

Model Systems to Study the Epigenetics of Aging and Longevity – Spring 2009
Understanding the role of epigenetics in tissue-specific aging and organismal longevity was identified as one of the top research priorities for DAB at the Biology of Aging Summit held in September 2008.  This year the NIA joined the RoadMap “Epigenetics of Health and Human Disease” RFA and several investigators have sent letters of intent regarding aging-related projects, which is very encouraging.  One limitation of this RoadMap RFA is the almost exclusive focus on studying epigenetics in humans and human cell models.

With respect to understanding the role of epigenetics in aging and longevity, Summit participants highlighted the opportunity and added value to be gained from parallel studies in well-studied models systems including Drosophila, C. elegans and mice.  The major goal of the planned workshop on “Model Systems to Explore the Epigenetics of Aging” is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these three model systems and to try to develop a coordinated and cooperative approach to studying this evolving field of research on aging.  Several experts in epigenetics, genetics, biology, and physiology will be invited to the planned three-day discussion-focused workshop to develop a plan for studying the epigenetics of aging and longevity.  Several NIA staff will also be invited to attend due to broad NIA-based interest in epigenetics.  This exploratory workshop is planned for spring 2009.  (For more information, contact:  Dr. Anna McCormick, DAB, Ph: 301-496-6402).

Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Dementia Exploratory Workshop - Spring/Summer 2009
The Division of Neuroscience is organizing a multidisciplinary exploratory workshop, which will take place during the spring or summer of 2009 in the Washington, DC, area.  The workshop will bring together clinicians, epidemiologists, geneticists and basic research scientists with expertise in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as well as from other relevant fields.  The goal of this workshop is to critically appraise the current state of knowledge on the subject of TBI and risk of dementia to outline possibilities for new research that would address these issues.  (For further information, contact:  Dr. Laurie Ryan, DN, Ph: 301-496-9350; ryanl@mail.nih.gov).

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GENERAL INFORMATION/STAFF AWARDS

Division of Aging Biology New Investigators Forum – Spring 2009
The Third Annual Division of Aging Biology (DAB) New Investigators Forum will be held in Gaithersburg, MD, in spring 2009.  The purpose of the forum is to bring together new awardees of grants from DAB in the spring of the year following their award, to encourage their continued success in this field by allowing them to get acquainted with NIA program staff as well as network with each other.  The new investigators will be asked to make short presentations describing their planned work (or results to date) with an emphasis on how it relates to the area of aging research.  As for previous meetings, the invitation letter will include the following language:  “Since you are being funded by the National Institute on Aging, we presume that your talk will clearly and explicitly demonstrate to us (and to the other forum participants) how your research is related to the area of aging.”  (For more information, contact:  Dr. David Finkelstein, DAB, Ph: 301-496-6402.)

Staff Awards

2008 Annemarie Opprecht Parkinson Award:

Dr. Andrew Singleton, Chief and Senior Investigator of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics (LNG), Intramural Research Program (IRP), NIA, was selected as one of the winners of the Annemarie Opprecht Parkinson Award for 2008.  Dr. Singleton and Dr. John Hardy (previous Chief and Senior Investigator of LNG), each received $50,000 in Basle, Switzerland, on October 29, 2008.  The award was for their pioneering work in the search for the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease, and their enormous contribution to the genetics of Parkinson’s disease for many years. 

2009 FARE Award Winners:

The NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) is an annual competition that provides recognition for outstanding scientific research performed by intramural fellows.  The winners each receive a travel stipend to attend a scientific meeting where they will present their abstract, either as a poster or a seminar.  The winners also will present their work at one of the FARE poster sessions that follow each Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS) 2009/2010 seminar, and also will serve as a judge for the FARE 2010 competition.  The NIA IRP had a grand total of 12 NIH FARE Award winners: 

• Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section
  Dr. Saba Aid
  Dr. Sang-Ho Choi
  Dr. Christopher Toscano

• Laboratory of Neurosciences
  Dr. Yazhou Li

• Laboratory of Neurogenetics
  Ms. Joyce van de Leemput

• Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
  Dr. Parameswary A Muniandy
  Dr. Monika Aggarwal
  Dr. Jian Lu
  Ms. Deepa Rajagopal

• Laboratory of Immunology
  Dr. Yasuto Araki

• Laboratory of Genetics
  Dr. Rong Guo

• Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
  Dr. Yue Li

Heidelberg Award for Significant Contributions to the Field of Gerontology:

The NIA Demography of Aging Centers program received the biennial Heidelberg Award for Significant Contributions to the Field of Gerontology.  The Mayor of Heidelberg, Germany, presented the gold medal and certificate on September 13, 2008, in a ceremony at the city hall.  The text cites Richard Suzman, Director of DBSR, and Robert Schoeni, who leads the Coordinating Center core at the University of Michigan, and notes that “The program includes 13 centers and 540 scientists with a global involvement in international projects which help to develop the field of demography of aging across many countries.”  Dr. John Haaga, who accepted the award on behalf of the program, gave an address on global aging and NIA-funded research on demography. 

Dr. Andrew Monjan, Chief of the Neurobiology of Aging Branch, Division of Neuroscience, NIA, received an award of appreciation from the Sleep Research Society for his past service as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Sleep Disorders Research.

NIA News Releases

The following news releases were distributed by the NIA Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) to audiences in print and on the internet:

• Leukemia Information Added to NIH Web Site about Senior Health
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20081027leukemia.htm  and www.nihseniorhealth.gov/leukemia/toc.html
  
  
• NIA and McKnight Brain Research Foundation Join Forces
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20081015mcknight.htm
  
  
• Noted Geriatrician Named Aging Institute Deputy Director
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20081006newdeputy.htm
  
  
• Parkinson's Disease Information Added to NIHSeniorHealth Web Sitehttp://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20080929parkinsons.htm 
  
  
• New NIH Research Initiative to Test Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20080917menopause.htm
  
  
• Advice for Older Adults on Staying Safe in Hot Weather
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20080731hyperthermia.htm

(For more information about NIA’s press activities, contact Ms. Vicky Cahan, OCPL, Ph: 301-496-1752.)

NIA/OCPL Print Materials/Publications/Websites

• Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet
• Alzheimer’s Disease Medications Fact Sheet
• Alzheimer’s Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
• Age Page: Beware of Health Scams
• Age Page: Osteoporosis: la usurpadorade los huesos (Osteoporosis)
• Age Page: ¿Está considerando hacerse una círugia? (Considering Surgery)
• Age Page:  Forgetfulness: Knowing When to Ask for Help
• Age Page:  Getting Your Affairs in Order
• Age Page:  Older Drivers 
• Age Page: Incontinencia urinaria (Urinary Incontinence)
• Legal and Financial Planning for People with Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet
• NIA Publications Catalog
• NIA rolodex card
• Research Program Information Resources Tip Sheet
• Healthy Aging: Lessons from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging
• What Happens Next? A booklet about being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder
• Health Disparities Resource Persons Network (HDRPN) – A new web-based network is now available for research professionals in aging, geriatrics, and gerontology who work to redress health disparities and improve the health status of racial, ethnic and disadvantaged older adults. See http://rpndemo.niapublications.org/index.php
• Health Disparities Resource Persons Network postcard

(For more information about NIA’s Print Materials/Publications/Websites, contact Ms. Vicky Cahan, OCPL, Ph: 301-496-1752.)

NIA Meetings and Exhibits

NIA staffed, exhibited, and/or disseminated materials at the following meetings and conferences:

• Alzheimer’s Disease Centers/Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, Salt Lake City
• AARP Life@50+, Washington, DC
• Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
• Gerontological Society of America at National Harbor, MD (Washington, DC)
• Montgomery County (MD) Aging in Place Health Fair, Rockville, MD
• NIH Health Disparities Summit at National Harbor, MD (Washington, DC

Scientific Opportunity and Public Health Gain:  New Directions for Physical Activity Research NIA met with representatives from the Alzheimer’s Association and coordinated the American College of Sports Medicine (ASCM) and the NIH meeting entitled “Scientific Opportunity and Public  Health Gain:  New Directions for Physical Activity Research.”  The meeting focused on translational activities and research opportunities brought about by the release of the HHS Federal guidelines:  Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

(For more information about NIA’s exhibits, contact Ms. Vicky Cahan, OCPL, Ph: 301-496-1752.  For more information about meetings with professional organizations or associations, contact Dr. Tamara Jones, Legislative Officer, Ph: 301-451-8835.)

NIA/OCPL Awards

• The following were selected for the 2008 National Mature Media Awards:

• End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care (Gold Award)
• La Ronde/Animation PSAs (Gold Award)
• Caregiver Guide: Tips for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease (Silver Award)
• End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care (Gold Award)
• Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective (Silver Award)
• Growing Older in America (Silver Award)
• NIA Publication Catalog (Silver Award)
• Age Page: Mourning the Death of a Spouse (Bronze Award)
• What Happens Next? A booklet about being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder (Bronze Award)
• At Last! A Website designed for grown ups (Merit Award)

• The following were selected for the 2008 National Health Information Awards:
  
  
  • What Happens Next? A booklet about being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder (Merit Award)
  • Connections Newsletter article: National Cell Repository on Alzheimer’s Disease  (Merit Award)
  • Spotlight on Aging Research: News and Notes from the NIA electronic newsletter article: Scientists Weigh Mechanisms, Effects of Calorie Restriction (Merit Award)

For more information on OCPL awards, contact Ms. Vicky Cahan, OCPL, Ph: 301-496-1752.)

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New Notices and Initiatives Relevant to National Institute on Aging (NIA) for the January 2009 Council Meeting

Excerpts from the NIH GUIDE- August 15, 2008 – December 10, 2008
Includes Notices and Initiatives: Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs), published since the October 2008 Council presentation of the Director’s Status Report (DSR) to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA).

Also check our NIA website for “Funding Opportunities” at http://www.nia.nih.gov/GrantsAndTraining/FundingOpportunities/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm

(Shown here are selected Notices and Initiatives relevant to NIA/National Institutes of Health/DHHS).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. NIA & NIH INITIATIVES - Not Roadmap-related (Sections A-I)
   1. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – RFAs (NIA's) 
   2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – RFAs (NIH's)
   3. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – RFAs (Other ICs')
   4. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (NIA's)
   5. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (NIH's)
   6. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (Other IC's)
   7. NOTICES ISSUED BY NIA
   8. NOTICES ISSUED BY NIH
   9. NOTICES ISSUED BY OTHER ICs – Notices issued by Other ICs with NIA involvement.
2. NIH NOTICES & INITIATIVES - Roadmap-related (Sections J-L)
   10. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –RFAs (NIH's)–Roadmap-related
   11. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – PAs/PARs/PASs (NIH's)-Roadmap-related
   12. NOTICES ISSUED BY NIH - Roadmap-related

NIA & NIH INITIATIVES - Not Roadmap-related (Sections A-I)

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