Limited Competition: The National Institute on Aging Multicenter Study on Exceptional Survival in Families: The Long Life Family Study (LLFS) (U01)

Post Date

July 29th 2009

Application Due Date

September 30th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-AG-10-005

CFDA Number(s)

93.866

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); The only eligible organizations are the current recipients of the LLFS awards funded through RFA-AG-03-004.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $8400000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. This limited competition FOA is to continue the Long Life Family Study (LLFS). The LLFS was designed to determine the degree and patterns of familial transmission and aggregation of exceptional longevity and healthy survival to advanced age as characterized by a variety of phenotypic measures, with a further goal of also understanding potential genetic factors that contribute to exceptional survival. Five awards, to four study centers and one data management and coordinating center, were made in response to RFA-AG-03-004. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement (U01) grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIA intends to commit $8.4 million total costs beginning in FY2010, and out year total costs up to $6.0 million in FY2011 and out year total costs up to $5.2 million in FY2012 to fund up to five awards.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

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