Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (P30) | RFA AG 18 003

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA AG 18 003

The Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) program is a National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) center grant opportunity that funds institutions to build or continue specialized research centers focused on minority aging. The core idea is to strengthen the pipeline and long-term success of scientists from under-represented groups by providing structured, high-quality mentoring and career development in aging research, while also building the research infrastructure needed to grow the field and expand the number of investigators studying the health and well-being of older adults from minority populations. In practice, an RCMAR functions as both a training-and-mentoring hub and a research resource center that helps launch and sustain careers, support pilot work, and create an environment where minority aging research can expand and have real-world impact.

Scientifically, the RCMAR program emphasizes social, behavioral, and economic research on aging processes at the individual and societal levels, with an explicit interest in questions that matter for minority elders and health disparities. At the same time, the program is broad in the kinds of research it can support, spanning multiple levels of analysis (for example, from genetics and other biological factors through community, policy, and cross-national comparative work) and multiple stages of research (from basic research through translational efforts). The overarching goal is to generate knowledge that improves health, well-being, functional ability, and independence among older Americans, including those from populations that have historically been underrepresented in research and disproportionately affected by adverse health outcomes.

A notable feature of this funding cycle is an expanded scientific scope encouraging transdisciplinary social and behavioral science research aligned with any theme addressed in the NIA Strategic Plan. That means centers are not confined to a narrow set of topics; instead, they are encouraged to bring together expertise across disciplines to tackle complex aging-related problems, provided the work remains responsive to NIA priorities and continues the RCMAR program's longstanding emphasis on minority aging. Even with this broader scope, centers are still expected to treat mentoring in health disparities and minority aging issues as a major component of their research education programs, ensuring that trainees develop the skills and perspective needed to produce research that is relevant across an increasingly diverse older population.

Eligibility is wide and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and governmental entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, as well as tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments. The opportunity also calls out additional eligible applicant types that align with the program's workforce diversity and community relevance goals, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions.

Foreign eligibility is limited. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign institutions are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. However, foreign components are allowed as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, which generally means a U.S. applicant organization can include certain foreign elements in the project when scientifically justified and consistent with NIH policy, even though the primary applicant organization must be domestic.

From the funding details provided, this is a discretionary NIH grant using the P30 center mechanism, listed under CFDA 93.866, with the funding opportunity number RFA-AG-18-003. The original closing date for the referenced cycle was July 20, 2017, and the listed award ceiling is $500,000. Overall, the program is designed to create durable institutional capacity: it supports centers that can consistently mentor and retain talented investigators from under-represented groups, advance rigorous research on minority aging and disparities, and build shared resources and collaborations that accelerate progress in aging research aligned with NIA priorities.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (P30)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.866.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-04-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-07-20. (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: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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