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Securing Funding for Community Engaged Research

Thursday, April 19, 2023
4 to 5 p.m. ET
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Free for everyone

Are you conducting community-engaged research in aging or considering it? How do you communicate with funding agencies about your work? How do you demonstrate authentic partnerships with communities in your grant application?  What sources of funding are available to support community-engaged research? To delve into these questions and more, please join us in a discussion with experts on securing funding for community-engaged research (CEnR).  This session is an opportunity to learn from each other, expand your network and share resources.

Grant funding is an indispensable step to conduct the work needed to advance the science of gerontology and promote optimal experiences of aging. Obtaining funding can protect precious time to pursue the topics that are of greatest interest to you, advance your career, facilitate training, and improve your prospects for future grant funding.  GSA Grant Chats feature panel discussions with peers, experienced researchers, and leaders in gerontology and offer the opportunity to connect with and learn from a wide spectrum of experts in aging science.

Note that there is an optional peer-mentoring session organized by the Community-Engaged Research Interest Group held prior to this Grant Chat. The registration is for both sessions, but attendance at the peer-mentoring session is not required to attend the Grant Chat.

Presented by:

  • Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH, Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Endowed Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
  • Carrie Leach, PhD, MPA, Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Gerontology; Community Engagement Director, Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES), Associate Center Director of Community Inclusion, Center for Health Equity & Community Knowledge in Urban Populations (CHECK-UP), Wayne State University
  • Lana Sargent, PhD, RN, FNP-C, GNP-BC, Assistant Dean for Practice and Community Engagement; Associate Professor, School of Nursing; Core Faculty, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry & Innovation (iCubed): Aging Health and Wellness Transdisciplinary Core, Virginia Commonwealth University

Moderated by:

  • Ally Brothers, PhD, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
  • Patricia Slattum, PharmD, PhD, Co-Director, Virginia Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, Virginia Center on Aging and GSA Visiting Scholar

Developed by the GSA Community-Engaged Research Interest Group in partnership with the GSA Grant Writing Program Workgroup.

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers and Related Resources (GSA Webinar Series on NACA Priority Research Concepts)

February 9, 2023

In collaboration with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Division of Neuroscience, this webinar will provide a short overview of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRC) program, the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC) standardized clinical and neuropathological research data for the ADRC, the National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD), which banks a wide range of biospecimens to support research, and the NIA Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Data Storage Site (NIAGADS). The webinar provides opportunity for live Q&A.

Presented by:

  • Nina Silverberg, PhD, Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
  • Sarah Biber, PhD, Program Director, National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center
  • Li-San Wang, PhD, Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, and Co-Director of Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania
  • Tatiana Foroud, PhD, Principal Investigator, National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhD, Toby R. Alligood, MD Endowed Professor in Geroscience, Department of Internal Medicine: Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, The Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine (Moderator)

Interorgan Communication in Aging (GSA Webinar Series on NACA Priority Research Concepts)

January 31, 2023

One of the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) approved concepts from September 2022 has recently published a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that invites applications to examine the molecular mechanisms and consequences of age-related alterations in interorgan communication. Elucidation of the mechanisms that modulate and coordinate organ interactions—and their changes with age—may provide new insights into multimorbidities. Additionally, such research may provide a broader understanding of the complexity and heterogeneity of aging. Learn more about this FOA and the opportunity for live Q&A with National Institute on Aging (NIA) administrators.

Presented by:

  • John P. Williams, PhD, Health Science Administrator, NIA Division of Aging Biology
  • Amanda Boyce, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, NIA Division of Aging Biology
  • Hongwei Gao, MD, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, NIA Division of Aging Biology
  • Mulualem Tilahun, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, NIA Division of Aging Biology
  • Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA, Biological Sciences Editor-in-Chief, The Journals of Gerontology, Series A (moderator)

Introduction to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding

January 19, 2023

The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) oversees the investment of USA congressionally directed dollars to fund groundbreaking, high-impact, high-risk, high-reward, meritorious research that targets critical research gaps to institutions across the globe. Looking to transform healthcare, CDMRP supports research in over 30 different programs focusing on diseases, disorders, injuries, and conditions ranging from cancers and neurological disorders to orthotics and prosthetics. CDMRP program managers will provide an overview of CDMRP and introduce funding opportunities. Attendees will be able to engage in live question-and-answer interaction with program managers and a grant recipient to help understand the opportunities available for supporting research.

Presented by:

  • Sarah N. Fontaine, PhD, CDMRP Peer-Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program and Neurotrauma Portfolio Program Manager
  • Q. Tian Wang, PhD, PMP, CDMRP Program Manager
  • Elham Mahmoudi, PhD, MBA, Associate Professor of Health Economics, University of Michigan

An Introduction to the NIA Centers, Coordinating Centers, and Pilot Funding Opportunities

October 13, 2022

If you are looking for pilot funding for your next research project, you might consider one of the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) more than 120 Centers and Networks. This alphabet soup of organizations are known by their acronyms, eponyms, and initialisms: RCCN, ADRC, D&E, OAIC, NSC, RCMAR, Roybal, AITC, and IMPACT. To begin to peel back the curtain on these many organizations, representatives from NIA and a Network designed to coordinate the various Centers will meet to give a high-level overview of NIA Centers and how to stay informed about the opportunities they offer for researchers in the field of aging.

Presented By:

  • Odette van der Willik, Deputy Executive Director and Director of Grant Programs, American Federation for Aging Research
  • Dana Jeffrey Plude, PhD, Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging

Funding Your Research: AHRQ and PCORI

September 29, 2022

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provide substantial resources for healthcare research in the United States that can help grantees to advance their research missions and improve healthcare quality. AHRQ and PCORI each have their own missions along with specific criteria and objectives that applicants should know to maximize their chances of successfully applying for funding. GSA members and invited speakers with expertise working with PCORI and AHRQ (from the inside and the outside) will discuss their insights into these funders. This discussion will be followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions of the panel and receive helpful tips to maximize the likelihood of future funding application success.

Presented by:

  • Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, FASCP, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science; Executive Director, Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
  • Kate Lapane, PhD, Associate Dean of Clinical and Population Health Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Division Chief of Epidemiology and Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences; University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
  • Brent Sandmeyer, MPH, Program Office, Social Science Analyst, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B) in Grant Writing (GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)

Friday, April 29, 2022

Are you unsure of how to adequately address issues of DEI&B in grant writing? Do you question whether your grant writing fully embraces equity? If so, please join our skilled panel of invited professionals who will present on how to best incorporate these concepts in your grant writing. Our panelists will discuss their experiences and practical advice on how to write grants with an equity lens, focusing on considerations for the research plan, including sampling and recruitment strategies and optimized analysis procedures.

Presented by:

  • Cerise Elliott, PhD, Program Director, Clinical Interventions and Diagnostics Branch of the Division of Neuroscience (DN), National Institute on Aging
  • Victoria Behar-Zuzman, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and PhD Program Director, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
  • NiCole Keith, PhD, Professor, Department of Kinesiology and the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, School of Health & Human Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  • Keith Whitfield, PhD, President, University of Nevada Las Vegas

This program is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund.

No Researcher Is an Island: Developing Your Research Team

April 21, 2022

Grant funding is an indispensable step to conduct the work needed to advance the science of gerontology and promote optimal experiences of aging. Obtaining funding can protect precious time to pursue the topics that are of greatest interest to you, advance your career, facilitate training, and improve your prospects for future grant funding. This grant writing series of 1-hour virtual sessions is designed to help you win grants through bolstering a broad range of grantsmanship skills specifically tailored to your work as a gerontologist researcher. GSA Grant Chats feature panel discussions with peers, experienced researchers, and leaders in gerontology and offer the opportunity to connect with and learn from a wide spectrum of experts in aging science. Topics range from developing a research trajectory that looks beyond a single funding opportunity to insider tips for successful applications. Join us for what promises to be engaging and rich conversations with takeaways for gerontologists at all career stages.

Presented by:

  • Tullika Garg, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Penn State College of Medicine
  • Lana Sargent, PhD, RN, FNP-C, GNP-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Affiliate Faculty, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, Core Faculty, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Jasmine L. Travers, PhD, MHS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University 

Developed by the GSA Grant Writing Program Workgroup

Career Conversations Meets Grant Chats: NIA Small Business Resources to Support Innovation in Aging

April 12, 2022

During the session, presenter Dr. Saroj Regmi, will share information about the NIA’s Office of Strategic Extramural Programs which manages both the training and small business programs at the NIA. The office provides guidance and funding opportunities for small businesses as well as early-career scientists to accelerate Alzheimer’s and aging research. This session is a follow up to the “Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Aging” Career Conversation held in February. Watch the recording here.

Presented by:

  • Saroj Regmi, PhD, Program Officer, Office of Strategic Extramural Programs (OSEP), National Institute on Aging (NIA) – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

This program is co-sponsored by the GSA Career Conversations Workgroup and the GSA Grant Chats Workgroup.

Developing a Research Trajectory

December 2, 2021

Grant funding is an indispensable step to conduct the work needed to advance the science of gerontology and promote optimal experiences of aging. Obtaining funding can protect precious time to pursue the topics that are of greatest interest to you, advance your career, facilitate training, and improve your prospects for future grant funding. This grant writing series of 1-hour virtual sessions is designed to help you win grants through bolstering a broad range of grantsmanship skills specifically tailored to your work as a gerontologist researcher. GSA Grant Chats will feature panel discussions with peers, experienced researchers, and leaders in gerontology and will offer the opportunity to connect with and learn from a wide spectrum of experts in aging science. Topics range from developing a research trajectory that looks beyond a single funding opportunity to insider tips for successful applications. Join us for what promises to be engaging and rich conversations with takeaways for gerontologists at all career stages.

Presented by:

  • Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, Dean and Distinguished University Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University
  • Lyndsey Miller, PhD, RN, Early Career Investigator, ORCATECH; Assistant Professor, School of Nursing; Oregon Health & Science University
  • Elvin T. Price, PharmD, PhD, FAHA, Victor A. Yanchick Associate Professor; Director, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science; Co-Director, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation (iCubed): Health and Wellness in Aging Populations Core; Virginia Commonwealth University

Developed by the GSA Grant Writing Program Workgroup:

  • Patricia W. Slattum, PharmD, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University and GSA Visiting Scholar
  • Zachary G. Baker, PhD, Robert L. Kane Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
  • Gail L.Towsley, PhD, NHA, FGSA, Associate Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing

Other Webinars

Measures and Methods for Research on Family Caregivers for People Living With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (GSA NACA Priority Research Concepts Webinar Series)

September 28, 2022

The National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) meets three times a year to consider applications for research and training and to recommend funding for promising applications. Although NACA-approved concepts are not guaranteed conversion to a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the majority have historically emerged later (sometimes up to 10 months subsequently) as published FOAs.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR) are collaborating on this GSA webinar focused on recent NACA priority research concepts addressing Measures and Methods for Research on Family Caregivers for People Living With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. This webinar is designed to give interested researchers—especially new investigators—maximal lead time to contemplate, pull teams together, align research ideas, plan projects, and build successful applications. NIA DBSR program officials will give brief presentations, which will be followed by opportunities for Q&A.

Presented by:

  • Elizabeth Necka, PhD, NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  • Elena Fazio, PhD, NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  • Amelia Karraker, PhD, NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  • Steven M. Albert, PhD, FGSA, University of Pittsburgh and GSA editor-in-chief of the journal Innovation in Aging (Moderator)

Developed by GSA Workgroup:

  • James S. Powers, MD, FGSA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Workgroup Lead)
  • Daniel Gan, PhD, Simon Fraser University
  • Minghui (Sam) Li, PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Meredith Troutman-Jordan, PhD, FGSA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Panayiotis Tsitouras, MD, FGSA, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

AD/ADRD Behavioral, Social, Clinical, and Neuroscience Research (GSA NACA Priority Research Concepts Webinar Series)

February 24, 2022

GSA and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR), Division of Neuroscience (DN), and Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG) are collaborating on a GSA webinar focused on recent National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) priority research concepts, published funding opportunities, and application to NIA. NACA meets three times a year to consider applications for research and training and to recommend funding for promising applications.

Focused on NIA Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) behavioral, social, clinical, and neuroscience research, this webinar is designed to give new investigators maximal lead time to contemplate, pull teams together, align research ideas, plan projects, and build successful applications. NIA Program Officials will give brief presentations followed by opportunities for Q&A.

Presented by:

  • Jonathan King, PhD, NIA-DBSR
  • Elena Fazio, PhD, NIA-DBSR
  • Molly Wagster, PhD, NIA-DN
  • Mack Mackiewicz, PhD, NIA-DN
  • Marcel Salive, MD, MPH, NIA-DGCG
  • Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh (Moderator)

Developed by GSA Workgroup:

  • James S. Powers, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Workgroup Lead)
  • Daniel Gan, PhD, Simon Fraser University
  • Minghui Li, PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Meredith Troutman-Jordan, PhD, University of North Carolina
  • Panayiotis Tsitouras, MD, University of Oklahoma

GSA Grant Writing in Gerontology, Professional Development, and Career Enhancement Resources

Reframing Aging

 Supported by the GSA Innovation Fund.