Anticipating an Avalanche of Applications: Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias-Focused Supplements for Non-Alzheimer’s Grants

Kim Kramer, Health Specialist,
Division of Extramural Activities (DEA)

We at NIA have again issued a Notice advertising a program through which NIH grantees can apply for administrative supplements to add Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) research components to grants that are not currently focused on AD.

When NIA launched this program in FY 2018, we naively underestimated how popular it would prove! Now that we’ve reached our third year of offering these supplements, we know to brace ourselves for the coming onslaught of applications. We’re looking forward to welcoming strong responses from the 20+ participating NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices — and of course from our own grantees! Read the full blog post.