Limited Competition: Continuation of the National Institute on Aging Multicenter Clinical Trial The LIFE Study (U01)

Post Date

October 5th 2012

Application Due Date

April 26th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

PAR-13-001

CFDA Number(s)

93.866

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Eligibility Categories

Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; The only eligible organizations are the current recipients of the LIFE Study award (U01AG022376) Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

This limited competition FOA is to continue The LIFE Study. The LIFE Study was designed to determine whether a long-term structured physical activity (PA) program, as compared with a successful aging (SA) health education program, reduces the risk of major mobility disability, defined as incapacity to walk 400 meters. The LIFE Study extension will determine effects of a long-term structured PA program on other important for older adults diseases and conditions, including mild cognitive impairment, dementia, cardiovascular disease, persistent major mobility disability, and other.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

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