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National Institutes of Health
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAICs)(P30)
RFA-AG-11-002
Principal Investigators Selected:
- Dimitri Azar, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Program Summary
The Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers (OAIC) program was established in honor of the late Representative to establish “centers of excellence” in geriatrics research and training. The goal of the OAIC program is to increase scientific knowledge that will lead to better ways to maintain or restore independence in older persons.
The OAIC awards are designed to develop or strengthen each awardee institution's programs that focus and sustain progress on a key area in aging research. Each area of focus is one in which progress could contribute to greater independence for older persons and offer opportunities for training and career development in aging research for young scientists. The ultimate goal is to enhance translation of basic and developmental research on aging to applications and interventions that increase or maintain independence for older persons. NIA's expectation is that an OAIC, in a given area of focus, will:
- Provide intellectual leadership and innovation;
- Stimulate translation between basic and clinical research, e.g., research to develop or test interventions or diagnostic tests based on new findings from basic aging research or other basic research, or studies to improve understanding of mechanisms contributing to clinical or functional findings;
- Facilitate and develop novel multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research strategies;
- Stimulate incorporation of emerging technologies, methods and scientific advances into research designs as appropriate;
- Serve as a source of advice and collaboration to other institutions regarding technology, methodology, analysis, or other expertise; and
- Provide career development for future research leaders.
The anticipated number of awards is three new and/or renewal OAICs in FY11 and one new and/or renewal in FY12. The maximum allowable Direct Cost that may be requested is $800,000 per year. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years.
UIC is restricted to one application.
Additional Information
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-11-002.html
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | August 17, 2010 |
| UIC Internal Competition | TBD |
| Sponsor Letter of Intent | September 21, 2010 |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | October 21, 2010 |
Letter of Intent
OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be provided.
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be posted if necessary.
eLOI Form and Instructions – Adobe Acrobat Requirements
- Download the file directly to your computer, right click on the link, then select "save link as" or "save target as" from the drop down options.
- Open eLOI.
- Position the hand pointer inside a form field and click.
- To accept the field change and go to the next field, press Tab or use your mouse to click on the next form field.
- To accept the field change and go to the previous field, press Shift + Tab or use your mouse to click on the previous form field.
- Complete the form fields.
- After completing the form, click “Save” to save the completed form for your records, then click “Submit to RDS@uic.edu.”
Letter of Intent (LOI): eLOI Form (Fillable PDF*)
*Please note:
- Fields highlighted in red are required to successfully submit the form.
- Do not print then submit scanned version of eLOI via email.
Please contact Jennifer Czak at jpaliga@uic.edu or 6-2590 with any questions.
If an authorized principal investigator is not listed above, please consider the limited competition still open. Contact RDS@uic.edu for further information.
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