Fund Your Research: NIA Grants for Longevity Studies
Summary
Researchers studying exceptional longevity and healthy aging within families can receive funding. This grant supports efforts to understand the familial and genetic factors contributing to a long, healthy life.
Eligibility
Full Description
Purpose. This limited competition FOA is to continue the Long Life Family Study (LLFS). The LLFS was designed to determine the degree and patterns of familial transmission and aggregation of exceptional longevity and healthy survival to advanced age as characterized by a variety of phenotypic measures, with a further goal of also understanding potential genetic factors that contribute to exceptional survival. Five awards, to four study centers and one data management and coordinating center, were made in response to RFA-AG-03-004.
Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement (U01) grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIA intends to commit $8.4 million total costs beginning in FY2010, and out year total costs up to $6.0 million in FY2011 and out year total costs up to $5.2 million in FY2012 to fund up to five awards.