FOAs: Where they come from and why you should care

As readers of this blog surely know, NIA publishes Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) in the NIH Guide to—you guessed it—announce new opportunities to apply for funding. We use FOAs to inform potential applicants of new initiatives ranging from traditional R01 research grants to large P50 center grants and national surveys. But have you stopped to think about where an FOA originates? Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at FOA development.

Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - March 29, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kimberly Kramer, NIH Guide Liaison, Division of Extramural Affairs Source Type: blogs