Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimers Disease and Alzheimers Disease Related Dementias Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to publish a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) as a request for applications (RFA) to invite application to develop or renew a Demography and Economics of Aging and AD/ADRD Coordinating Center (D CC) whose purpose is to act as a hub, serving the needs of the Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging, including Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (D Centers) in coordination with NIA program staff. The CC will be a bridge among D Centers, institutions, individual scholars, NIA, and the research and policy communities. The CC will enhance the scientific impact of the D Centers Programs and foster synergies across D Centers, other NIA-funded P30 Centers Programs (e.g.,Edward R. Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging, theResource Centers for Minority Aging Research, theClaude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers, theAlzheimer's Disease Research Centers,Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence, etc.), and NIA-funded research infrastructure (e.g., longitudinal datasets, contextual data repositories, research networks, etc.) as well as promote an inclusive research environment across a varied group of scholars and institutions, including via shared mentorship and training activities. The CC will also build and execute approaches to raise the profile of the D Centers Programs and the demography and economics of aging, including AD/ADRD. The NOFO is expected to be published in July 2024 with an expected application due date in October 2024. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive applications. This NOFO will utilize the U24 activity code. Details of the planned RFA are provided below.