Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support for ex ante or ex post harmonization of nationally representative panel surveys on aging with the Health and Retirement Study or international studies that utilize a survey instrument that is harmonized with the Health and Retirement Study.
This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism. <S2S>

Deadline(s): 10/16/2007
02/16/2008
06/16/2008
10/16/2008
02/16/2009
06/16/2009
10/16/2009
02/16/2010
06/16/2010
Established Date: 06/21/2007
Follow-Up Date: 07/01/2008
Review Date: 06/21/2007

Contact: John W. R. Phillips, Ph.D.

Address: Behavioral and Social Research Program
Gateway Building, Room 533
7201 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892
U.S.A.
E-mail: phillipj@mail.nih.gov

Program URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-387.html
Tel: 301-496-3138
Fax: 301-402-0051
Deadline Ind: Receipt
Deadline Open: No
*See Restrictions for further information.

DEADLINE NOTE
Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after September 16, 2007. This program will expire on July 17, 2010.

Award Type(s): Demonstration/Evaluation
Research Grants/R & D

Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable: Any/No Restrictions

Appl Type(s): Colleges/Universities
For-Profit
Hospital
Laboratory
Non-Profit
Organizations--Health/Medical
Private Institution/Organization
Public Institution
Research Institutions/Organizations
Researcher/Investigator
School of Medicine
Small Business
State/Local Agencies
Tax-exempt

Target Group(s): NONE
Funding Limit: $275,000 MAXIMUM
Duration: 2 YEAR(s)
Indirect Costs: Unspecified
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal

Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS

CFDA#: 93.866

OBJECTIVES:
The sponsor will provide support to facilitate the ex-ante and ex-post harmonization of international longitudinal surveys of aging populations to the Health and Retirement Study to maximize cross-national comparability of data. Facilitation will include, but is not limited to, meetings, pilots, and the development of methods to improve cross-national comparability of international aging surveys to the Health and Retirement Study and existing international data files that are harmonized with the HRS: the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (ELSA); and the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Applicants should propose ex ante or ex post harmonization of nationally representative panel surveys on aging with the Health and Retirement Study or international studies that utilize a survey instrument that is significantly harmonized with the Health and Retirement Study (e.g. ELSA, SHARE, etc.). Applicants should also describe the opportunities for cross-national behavioral and social research on aging facilitated by their proposed harmonization efforts.
Complete survey harmonization is not a requirement of this FOA.
Indeed, constraining survey development to full harmonization could limit the scientific value of a survey to study country-specific issues (particularly in middle and low income countries). However, applicants should provide support for the portions of the survey that will be harmonized. Further, increasing the degree of comparability among existing international studies (e.g. the World Health Organization Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE)) to the HRS is also supported under this FOA. Developing harmonized surveys for particularly large populations (e.g. China, India, etc.) or rapidly aging populations (e.g. Japan) is encouraged under this FOA.

ELIGIBILITY
Eligible applicants are: for-profit or non-profit organizations; public/State-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; units of State and local governments; and domestic or foreign institutions/organizations. More than one PD/PI, or multiple PDs/PIs, may be designated on the application for projects that require a team science approach that clearly does not fit the single-PD/PI model.

FUNDING
This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism. Applications submitted in response to this announcement must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed two years. Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over the two years of the R21 award, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. F&A costs requested by consortium participants are not included in the direct cost limitation.

Reference: NIH Guide, Week Ending June 22, 2007. (kww)

KEYWORDS: Behavioral/Social Studies/Services/Other
Surveys & Survey Research
Aging/Gerontology