Project Grant R21AG098042
- Federal Project Grant Summary Hebrew Senior Life received a $729,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective September 10, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2030. This research initiative will adapt and pilot the World Health Organization's Integrated Care for Older Persons (ICOPE) framework for implementation in post-acute skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The deliverables include: (1) adaptation of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts General Hospital's Research Management Division received a $269,452 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded February 18, 2026, with a completion date of November 30, 2028. The project, titled "Deciphering Proteomic Aging: From Causal Mechanisms to Frailty Prediction," delivers research services focused on identifying causal drivers of biological aging and developing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview Massachusetts General Hospital's Research Management Division received a $679,058 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective July 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. The award funds a mixed-methods research initiative examining the Clinical Impact of Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) on older adults with dementia. The project investigates whether Emergency Department...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $191,193 on September 9, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop and pilot test an Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based Serious Illness Communication intervention for older adults in emergency departments (SIC-ED). Under the direction of Principal Investigator Dr. Adrian Haimovich, the project will create an EHR-embedded, transdisciplinary intervention...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $150,114 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective March 3, 2026 through September 29, 2027. This award supports research estimating the effects of Medicare Advantage (MA) on the health outcomes and care quality of long-stay nursing home residents aged 65 and older. The project will analyze trends in MA enrollment and Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a Project Grant of $433,593.00 to Indiana University Indianapolis under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective July 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. The project, titled "Enhancing National Quality Measurement Through Integrated Medicare Data," will integrate Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) data to improve hospital quality,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (BIDMC) received a $761,496 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded June 15, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2031. The award funds a research initiative titled "From Cells to Society: Using Epigenetics to Understand Brain Vulnerability to Delirium and Cognitive Decline." The project's primary deliverables include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $683,924 Project Grant to Harvard Medical School (President and Fellows of Harvard College) on February 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct rigorous empirical research examining the effects of private equity acquisitions on U.S. hospice patient outcomes and healthcare utilization. The research will produce evidence-based findings on how private equity acquisition of hospices affects patient...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. a Project Grant totaling $706,310 (awarded May 1, 2026; completion date February 28, 2031) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct a longitudinal epidemiological study examining the interplay among reproductive, molecular, and chronological age in relation to aging-related chronic diseases in women. The research leverages existing high-quality data and biosamples from a...
- This $2,497,615 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), aims to evaluate the impact of new Medicare home health agency (HHA) payment policies on healthcare utilization and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The project has three key objectives: 1) characterizing changes in the ADRD beneficiary population eligible for HHA services, 2) evaluating the effect of...
The National Institute on Aging awarded Hebrew Rehabilitation Center (operating as Hebrew Senior Life) a $437,250 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) effective July 15, 2026, through June 30, 2028. This research project will validate the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) frailty definition used in Medicare Advantage (MA) Star Ratings against established clinical frailty assessment measures. The primary deliverables include: (1) validation analysis comparing the HEDIS frailty definition to the Fried Frailty Phenotype and Deficit Accumulation Frailty Index using the National Health and Aging Trends Study linked to Medicare data; and (2) impact assessment evaluating how replacing the current HEDIS frailty definition with a validated Claims-Based Frailty Index affects MA Star Ratings for breast and colorectal cancer screening exclusions. The project addresses a critical gap in quality metrics by determining whether the current HEDIS frailty definition accurately identifies frail older adults or leads to misclassification that undermines the validity of MA contract performance assessments. By comparing screening rates, contract rankings, and Star Rating changes across frailty exclusion methodologies using a 20% random sample of MA encounter data, the research will provide evidence to support potential refinements to CMS quality measurement standards for this vulnerable population.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $437.3k | 7/7/26 |