SOURCE: Retirement Research Foundation (RRF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Inquiry: Nov. 1, 2021. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by Feb. 1, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: RRF provides funding to nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or nonprofit organizations that are not required to have a 501(c)(3) designation, such as state-funded universities. RRF does not award grants to governmental agencies except for state universities, area agencies on aging, and programs of the Veterans Administration. Research Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that are proposing applied research projects that have immediate and direct implications on the adult population, ages 65 and older. Proposed projects must have national relevance across the U.S. Please see URL for a complete list of grant exclusions.
PURPOSE: RRF funds research that seeks to identify interventions, policies, and practices to improve the well-being of older adults or their caregivers. Preference is given to projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network. Of interest are:
• Interventional trials; translational studies; and health services and policy research.
• Projects that build on the investigator’s past studies.
• Proposals that include robust dissemination plans, if appropriate, to assure that findings reach audiences positioned to act on them.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/research-grants/.
From Retirement Research Foundation website, accessed Sept. 22, 2021.
Subject(s): aged/seniors, health policy research.