Measures and Methods for Research on Family Caregivers for People Living with Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (R21 Clinical Trial…

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21) applications for the development of methods and measures for capturing expanded definitions of family and related concepts relevant to informal caregiving for people living with Alzheimers disease (AD) and Alzheimers disease related dementias (ADRD), and for the testing of these measures in populations underrepresented in AD/ADRD research. This FOA and RFA-AG-23-022 are companion announcements. RFA-AG-23-022 invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications. Applications with preliminary data are encouraged to apply to RFA-AG-23-022, while high risk/high payoff projects that lack preliminary data may be more appropriate for this FOA.

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); 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); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.