Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) | RFA AG 18 006

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The Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) career development grant run through the National Institute on Aging (NIA) that is designed for early-stage physicians and other health-professional investigators who are committed to building a long-term research career focused on aging. The central aim of the program is not only to strengthen a candidate's research capabilities, but also to deliberately accelerate their development as leaders in their clinical specialty and in the broader fields of aging and geriatrics research. In practical terms, the award is meant to help promising faculty members sharpen their scientific focus, expand their methodological and conceptual toolkits, and position themselves to influence theory, clinical practice, and real-world health outcomes for older adults.

A defining feature of the K76, compared with many other mentored NIH K awards, is the expectation that applicants are already past the very earliest stage of independence. Candidates are expected to have begun establishing a research program and to show that they can attract and manage research support at the faculty level. Specifically, they must have previously received competitively awarded research support as a Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) while at the faculty level, or they must have leveraged faculty-level research support in a way that demonstrates a clear move toward an independent and sustainable line of investigation. The FOA also emphasizes that applicants need to demonstrate evidence of leadership, whether that leadership has been shown through clinical initiatives, research program development, team science roles, or other credible leadership activities in their domain.

The opportunity falls under the NIH assistance mechanism "Grant" and is categorized within the health funding activity area (CFDA 93.866). The published maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $225,000. The source information provided does not specify the total number of expected awards. The original closing date in the source data is October 19, 2017, and the record creation date is April 25, 2017, which signals that the specific announcement referenced is tied to that historical funding cycle; applicants typically need to confirm whether a current or reissued version of the opportunity is available and what the active deadlines and requirements are.

Eligibility is broad across many U.S.-based organization types, reflecting NIH's standard approach to institutional eligibility while also highlighting inclusivity for a range of institutional settings. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized. It also includes nonprofits (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education when specified), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses, as well as an "Other" category that NIH sometimes uses to capture additional eligible organizational types. The FOA also explicitly calls out additional eligible applicant types such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American 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, Indian/Native American tribal governments that are not federally recognized, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, the FOA draws clear lines on foreign involvement. 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. In addition, foreign components, as NIH defines them in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. This means the project and its formal institutional base must remain within eligible U.S. organizational structures, without the kinds of foreign subawards or components NIH would classify as foreign participation under those rules.

Taken together, the K76 is essentially a targeted leadership-and-research acceleration award for health professionals in aging who have already shown early evidence of independence and leadership potential. The program is structured to help recipients mature into recognized leaders who can drive advances in aging and geriatrics, strengthen the evidence base that informs care of older adults, and translate research into improvements in health outcomes as populations age.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76)" 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 2017-04-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-10-19. (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 $225,000.00 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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