The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory has announced 3 new funding opportunities for researchers at all levels who are interested in pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems (ePCTs). They include funding for NIH Collaboratory Trials, a new scholars program for junior and senior investigators, and a new cycle of funding for 1-year pilot studies.

• NIH Collaboratory Trials Program: The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to 2 NIH Collaboratory Trials designed as full-scale ePCTs that test nonpharmacological interventions for people living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners. The projects should generate evidence on effective care delivery practices that can be expanded or implemented in other healthcare systems. An informational webinar will be held on Thursday, February 11, at 2:00 pm ET.
• Health Care System Scholars Program – A new Health Care Systems Embedded Research Scholars Program offers junior and senior investigators an opportunity to work directly with healthcare systems interested in improving the care provided to people living with dementia and their care partners. A informational webinar will be held on Thursday, February 11, at 1:00 pm ET.
• Pilot Grants Program: One-year pilot studies are meant to generate preliminary data necessary to design and conduct future full-scale ePCTs. The IMPACT Collaboratory will consider applications for pilot studies that test nonpharmacological interventions embedded in healthcare system for people living with ADRD and their care partners. An informational webinar will be held on Monday, February 22, at 4:00 pm ET.

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging. Its mission is to advance care for persons with dementia and their caregivers in real-world settings by building national capacity to conduct pragmatic clinical trials that test interventions embedded in healthcare systems.