Dementia Care and Caregiver Support Intervention Research (R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Funding Agency:
National Institutes of Health

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits mechanism-focused dementia care and caregiver support intervention development research at Stages I through V of the NIH Stage Model to address the care needs and promote the health, function, and well-being of persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRD) and of those providing their care. The NIH Stage Model offers a framework to: (1) support development of efficacious interventions that are defined by their principles; and (2) ensure that these efficacious interventions can be administered in the community or in health systems with fidelity to the intervention’s principles. This includes the development, testing, and validation of scalable training materials and procedures so that these interventions can be delivered with fidelity in community settings or health systems. Settings can include the home, community, or formal care settings, such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, nursing and rehabilitation centers, hospitals, adult day care, and specialized hospice settings. The overarching purpose of this FOA is to help to lay the groundwork for real-world implementation of AD/ADRD care and caregiving interventions.

The principle-based interventions under development may target behavioral, psychological, interpersonal, social, or institutional processes and may be designed for use at the individual, family, dyad, group, community, or health-systems level. Applications may propose mechanism-focused intervention research for individuals living with dementia or for individuals or systems providing care for people at any stage of AD/ADRD. Applications proposing the development of interventions that address the principles underlying the care needs and challenges for individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds are strongly encouraged. Applications that involve interdisciplinary expertise and translational expertise (e.g., basic behavioral, social, psychological, or neurobiological science expertise relevant to hypothesized intervention mechanisms; expertise in the AD/ADRD service delivery system; and clinical psychological science expertise in areas outside of aging or AD/ADRD, but potentially relevant to AD/ADRD caregiver research, etc.) are also strongly encouraged. Applications may propose to create, modify, and test AD/ADRD care and caregiver support interventions based upon hypothesized mechanisms of action and are encouraged to incorporate a test of essential components or mechanisms of change using an appropriate methodological approach.

Companion FOA: PAR-21-308 , R61R33 Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Grant/ Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II

Deadlines:

  • Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date
  • Application Due Date(s): Oct 7, 2021; Feb 10, 2022; Oct 11, 2022; Feb 10, 2023; Oct 10, 2023; Feb 13, 2024

PAR-21-307 Expiration Date February 14, 2024

Agency Website

Amount Description

Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.

      Funding Type

      Grant

      Eligibility

      Faculty

      Category

      Medical
      Medical - Clinical Science
      Medical - Translational
      Social Sciences

      External Deadline

      October 10, 2023