NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07) | PAR 17 287

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 17 287

The NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07), identified as funding opportunity PAR 17 287, is a discretionary NIH grant in the health funding category (CFDA 93.866) designed to strengthen aging and geriatric research at academic institutions. Its central purpose is not simply to fund an individual investigator's research project, but to support a senior, established investigator who can use their experience, expertise, and leadership position to expand and improve their institution's overall capacity for research in aging and geriatrics. In practice, this means the award is meant for people who are already recognized leaders and who are in a position to build programs, mentor and develop other investigators, and create an environment that produces more and better aging-related research over time.

The award targets senior investigators with demonstrated leadership skills and a track record that suggests they can shape institutional direction. The emphasis is on building and enhancing research capacity within the applicant's academic setting, which commonly includes efforts like developing research infrastructure, organizing cross-disciplinary collaborations, improving mentoring and career development pathways for junior faculty, and helping the institution become more competitive and productive in aging and geriatric research. The opportunity is therefore best understood as a career and leadership development mechanism tied to institutional impact, rather than a traditional investigator-initiated research grant focused narrowly on a single set of experiments.

Eligibility is broad across many types of U.S.-based organizations and governmental entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments, as well as independent school districts and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. It also includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. In addition, Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized can apply, along with nonprofits (both those with 501(c)(3) status and those without, as long as they are not institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations other than small businesses are eligible, and small businesses are also listed as eligible applicants. The notice also explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant types such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); faith-based or community-based organizations; eligible agencies of the federal government; regional organizations; U.S. territories or possessions; and Indian/Native American Tribal Governments other than federally recognized entities.

At the same time, there are clear restrictions related to foreign involvement. While the text mentions "Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)" among other eligible applicant types in one section, it then states unambiguously that non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply. It also specifies that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and that foreign components, as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. Taken together, the practical takeaway is that applications must be led by eligible U.S.-based organizations without foreign components, consistent with NIH policy for this opportunity.

The opportunity was created on 2017-05-15, and the original closing date listed is 2021-01-07. The funding instrument type is a grant, and it sits within NIH's broader portfolio of career development mechanisms intended to shape the research workforce and institutional capacity. No award ceiling amount or expected number of awards is provided in the supplied source data, so those details would typically need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or related NIH documentation for the specific application cycle.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07)" 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 2017-05-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-01-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• 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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