The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has posted a grant opportunity titled "Consortium for Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)". This opportunity falls under the category of Income Security and Social Services. The grant is a Cooperative Agreement and does not require cost sharing or matching.
The purpose of this grant is to establish a Consortium that will provide resources, expertise, and coordination to advance innovative and high-quality research on palliative care for individuals with serious illnesses across their lifespan. The Consortium will focus on research related to Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), cancer, and other serious illnesses and populations relevant to the partnering Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) within NIH.
The goals of this initiative include generating new scientific knowledge, supporting pilot and exploratory studies, fostering the development of early- and mid-career palliative care investigators, serving as a national platform for palliative care research resources, engaging healthcare systems and community-based organizations as research partners, and disseminating research findings and best practices to the palliative care research and clinical communities. The Consortium will also focus on addressing disparities in access, quality, and use of palliative care services for health disparities populations or in underserved areas.
The grant is open to various eligible applicants, including 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, Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations), Regional Organizations, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), U.S. Territories or Possessions. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) and non-U.S. components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
The closing date for this grant opportunity is July 2, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the following link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-25-002.html. If you have any inquiries, you can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.