OpportunityTitle: Limited Competition: The National Institute on Aging Multicenter Study on Exceptional Survival in Families: The Long Life Family Study (LLFS) (U01)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:  Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); The only eligible organizations are the current recipients of the LLFS awards funded through RFA-AG-03-004.
Description: Purpose. This limited competition FOA is to continue the Long Life Family Study (LLFS). The LLFS was designed to determine the degree and patterns of familial transmission and aggregation of exceptional longevity and healthy survival to advanced age as characterized by a variety of phenotypic measures, with a further goal of also understanding potential genetic factors that contribute to exceptional survival. Five awards, to four study centers and one data management and coordinating center, were made in response to RFA-AG-03-004. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement (U01) grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIA intends to commit $8.4 million total costs beginning in FY2010, and out year total costs up to $6.0 million in FY2011 and out year total costs up to $5.2 million in FY2012 to fund up to five awards.
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