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2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit

We are pleased to share that registration for the 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit is now live! 

 

NIA D&E Cross-Center Collaborative Pilot Grants.

The NIA Demography & Economics (D&E) Coordinating Center is excited to announce a call for proposals for NIA D&E Cross-Center Collaborative Pilot Grants.

This pilot program is designed to seed new, interdisciplinary, cross-NIA D&E Center collaborations focused on NIA priority topics. This year’s focus is Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD). We will fund up to two pilot projects, with awards of up to $50,000 per year for one- or two-year projects.

For this pilot round, preference will be given to projects that

Eligibility: Teams must include at least two PIs affiliated with at least two different NIA D&E Centers. Collaborations must be new, interdisciplinary, and cross-Center. Teams may also include investigators from other institutions.

Key dates:

  • Information Session: February 6, 2026 10:00am CT – register here

  • Letters of Intent due: Monday, February 23, 2026

  • Full proposals due: Monday, April 20, 2026

  • Funding decisions: Pilots will be selected by June 1, 2026; funding cannot be guaranteed until approved by NIA

  • NIA approval process: July-August, 2026

  • Funding start date: September 1, 2026

Letters of Intent will be reviewed to assess program fit and eligibility. Only teams whose proposed projects align with program goals and eligibility requirements will be invited to submit a full proposal.

The full RFP, including detailed instructions, is available here.

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Not pictured: UMB Center on Research on Aging; UMB NIA Pepper Center; UMBC Erickson School of Aging Studies; Legagy Leadership Institute on Public Policy; Maryland CRAB; PATIENTS.