National Institute on Aging Intramural Programs

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, operates an intramural research program (CFDA 93.AG9) that funds in-house NIA laboratory and clinical science conducted at NIH facilities.

This program does not solicit external grant applications. The NIA Intramural Programs funding line supports research conducted by NIA staff scientists and their teams at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and subordinate NIA facilities. Research focuses on the mechanisms of aging, age-related diseases and conditions, and interventions to extend healthy lifespan. Work includes laboratory research, clinical investigations, and translational science. Funding flows through internal NIH budget allocation and financial reporting rather than through competitive external grant solicitations or assistance agreements with recipient institutions.

Because the program operates as an internal funding mechanism for permanent NIA staff and does not award grants to external organizations, applicants and recipients outside NIH are not eligible. Organizations seeking NIA research funding should instead pursue competitive extramural grant opportunities posted under other NIA Assistance Listings, such as research project grants (R01), small grants (R03), or cooperative agreements (U01, U19) that appear in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.

The intramural structure means no open application periods, no project-based due dates, and no recipient-side matching requirements. Pursuit of this program is not relevant for external business development activity.