Project Grant R21AG098603
- SENSE4SAFETY Intervention Project Grant Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $613,823 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. The grant funds the SENSE4SAFETY intervention, a technology-supported program designed to reduce fall risk in community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The project delivers three core services: (1)...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Massachusetts a $673,012 Project Grant effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2030, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866). This award supports scientific research investigating the neuromechanical bases for increased energy cost of walking in aging populations. The project will examine how age-related changes in gait strategy combine with contractile and bioenergetic deficits in major...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $405,045 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (Aging Research program, CFDA 93.866) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This research initiative investigates the neurophysiology of locomotor adaptation and freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD). The project will study neural mechanisms in the globus pallidus internus (GPI), the primary output...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects is executing a research project funded by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) with an obligation of $437,252.00. The award, which commenced January 1, 2026, and extends through December 31, 2030, focuses on the development and validation of plasma biomarkers for TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa) proteinopathy in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah received a $5.79 million Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective September 30, 2025, through June 30, 2030. This award supports research investigating the effects of intensive blood pressure control on mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, and plasma biomarker trajectories across Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (AD/ADRD) pathology. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $650,872 Project Grant on August 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to investigate bioenergetic and physiological mechanisms underlying slow gait speed and elevated energetic cost of walking in older adults. The project, extending through April 30, 2030, will deliver comprehensive scientific research examining how deficits in energy production and utilization contribute to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Oregon received a $303,163 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded February 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2031. This research initiative investigates the role of conjunctive representations in cognitive control, learning, and aging—specifically how the cognitive system maintains stable thoughts and action plans while remaining flexible enough to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah received a $607,323 project grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. This research project will characterize reactive balance deficits in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) through laboratory-based testing using a sliding platform and mechanized shoes...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Georgia Tech Research Corporation received a $6.45 million Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This research initiative will deliver a multi-scale, computational-experimental investigation into the mechanisms underlying age-related increases in the metabolic cost of walking. The project employs an innovative sensor suit with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $705,385 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) effective April 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The grant funds research titled "Mediators and Moderators of Executive Function Training in Older Adults," which aims to improve the rigor and reproducibility of scientific evidence regarding cognitive training interventions for older adults at risk for Alzheimer's...
The University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects has been awarded $603,165 under the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct a three-year project investigating the cognitive-motor processes underlying volitional stepping in older and younger adults. Initiated February 15, 2026, and concluding February 14, 2029, this project grant will characterize the neural and behavioral mechanisms of effective stepping performance across different age groups and task complexity levels. The research deliverables include quantified electrocortical activity data collected via high-density mobile electroencephalography (EEG) and motion capture analysis from 60 study participants (30 younger and 30 older adults) completing a clinically validated stepping training paradigm with visual cues. The project's primary output is evidence-based, population-specific design parameters for volitional step training interventions optimized to reduce fall risk in older adults. Falls represent the leading cause of injury in this population, creating substantial healthcare burden and diminished quality of life. By elucidating the cognitive-motor processes critical to effective stepping performance regardless of age or task complexity, this research will provide essential scientific data to guide the development of more efficacious fall prevention interventions tailored to heterogeneous populations, ultimately addressing a critical knowledge gap in aging-related injury prevention.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $603.2k | 2/9/26 |