Renewal of the Clinician-Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research (Clin-STAR) Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
🏛 National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)
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Can you apply?
This grant is for established research institutions seeking to operate a national coordinating center for aging research. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to serve clinician-investigators across multiple specialties and disciplines. The center should provide mentoring, career development, networking, and interdisciplinary research support focused on aging science.
Eligible institutions typically include academic medical centers, research universities, and organizations with established aging research programs. The center must be capable of serving a national audience and fostering collaboration among emerging and established clinician-scientists.
This is a cooperative agreement designed to fund a single coordinating center, not individual research projects. Institutions must commit to supporting the center's multi-faceted functions including education, mentorship, and research advancement activities for a 5-year award period.
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Key dates
- Jun 26, 2026 Applications open
- Jul 17, 2026 Award announced
- Jul 17, 2026 Project start
- Sep 29, 2026 Application deadline in 75 days
Program description
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the next 5-year award period of the Clinician-Scientist Transdisciplinary Aging Research Coordinating Center (Clin-STAR CC), whose mission is to serve as a national resource for clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines who are focusing their careers on aging research. The specific goals of this initiative are to convey scientific and research knowledge on aging research; foster networking and collaboration between clinician-scientist leaders in aging research and clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines who wish to focus on aging research; provide mentoring and career development support for emerging clinician-scientists committed to pursuing aging research in their clinical specialty or discipline; and advance interdisciplinary research projects in aging. Ultimately, the Clin-STAR CC is intended to provide a multi-faceted national research platform leading to improved patient-centered care for older adults across specialties and disciplines. In addition, the next 5-year funding period of the Clin-STAR CC will support expanded functions to broaden the scope and reach of its high-value activities. A key priority in this re-issuance will be an increased focus on promoting geographic representation and a breadth of clinical disciplines among early career clinician-scientists in aging research.
Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO intends to utilize the U24 activity code
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- 501(c)(3) Public Charity
- County Government
- HBCU
- Private University
- Public Authority
- Public K-12 School
- Public University
- State Government
- Tribal Nation
- Tribal Organization
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424 (R&R) Supplement
- Project Narrative/Center Objectives
- Budget and Budget Justification
- Institutional Capacity Documentation
- Letters of Support
- Biographical Sketches of Key Personnel
Program contact
- 👤 Alexis Bakos, Ph.D., MPH., RN National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- 📧 alexis.bakos@nih.gov
- 📞 301-480-8538
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.310 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$973,507,476
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$383,462,829
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$190,396,050
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$179,737,926
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$169,422,678
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$167,922,818
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$147,947,250
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$143,679,156
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$115,739,255
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$91,722,927
Top States by Funding
- CA 3 awards $1,196.2M
- NC 4 awards $446.1M
- WA 1 awards $383.5M
- MD 2 awards $317.4M
- NY 4 awards $261.2M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.310). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $1,174,839,078 | |
| 2025 | $1,062,277,534 | |
| 2026 est. | $28,100,048 |
FAQ
What is the U24 activity code?
U24 funds cooperative agreements for coordinating centers and resource centers. These support infrastructure and services rather than individual research projects.
Who can apply for the Clin-STAR CC renewal?
Established research institutions with capacity to operate a national coordinating center and serve clinician-scientists across disciplines are eligible.
What should the coordinating center provide?
The center should offer mentoring, career development, networking, research knowledge sharing, and support for interdisciplinary aging research projects.
When is the application deadline?
The deadline is October 17, 2025. Applications are not currently being solicited; this notice allows time for collaboration planning.
What is the geographic focus?
The center serves a national audience but will prioritize expanding geographic representation among early-career clinician-scientists in aging research.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize your institution's track record operating coordinating centers or national research networks. Demonstrate existing infrastructure for multi-site collaboration.
- Highlight plans to recruit and mentor early-career clinician-scientists from underrepresented geographic regions. Show concrete strategies for broadening diversity.
- Include letters of support from clinician-scientists across multiple specialties confirming interest in using the center's services and resources.
- Detail specific mentoring and career development programs tailored to clinician-investigators at different career stages in aging research.
- Describe how the center will foster interdisciplinary collaboration and support research projects that cross traditional specialty boundaries.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Failing to demonstrate institutional capacity to operate a sustained, national coordinating center. Unclear plans for serving clinician-scientists across specialties and geographic regions. Insufficient detail on mentoring, career development, and networking activities that differentiate the center.
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