The RCCN is seeking to fund pilot or developmental projects of up to $65,000 each that involve multiple NIA-sponsored research centers.
LOI: April 1 and October 1
The revised RFA for the RCCN Pilot Awards allows for a wider variety of topics, including those not previously covered by an RCCN Workshop, and has added a new letter of intent stage for applicants. Review the new RFA here. Please reach out to contact@rccn-aging.org with any questions.
This mechanism provides funding to catalyze enduring collaborations for at least two collaborative pilot, planning or meeting grants supporting interdisciplinary research in cross cutting theme areas per grant cycle. Each award will provide up to $65,000 in direct costs. The proposals must include investigators affiliated with at least two different NIA Centers Programs (AITCs, Shock, Roybal, Older American Independence Centers (Pepper), Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research, Centers for Demography and Economics of Aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers). Investigators not affiliated with these NIA programs may also be included. Applications may seek support to collect or analyze data, convene experts to explore aspects of the theme area in detail, or develop multi- or interdisciplinary conceptual models to motivate further cross-center work. There must be clear evidence that all investigators will contribute meaningfully to the intellectual design and conduct of the research.
Applicants may propose to use the award over the course of one or two years as justified by the proposed activity. The RCCN will support 20% in indirect costs on each award.