The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce plans to publish a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCT) Planning Grants Program. The goal of this program is to support investigators, in partnership with nursing home organizations and resident-care partner advisory boards, to co-design fully specified protocols for ePCTs aimed at improving care for people living with dementia. This RFA focuses exclusively on non-pharmacological interventions to improve the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in nursing home settings, consistent with Stage IV effectiveness trials conducted under real-world conditions.
Awards will provide up to 12 months of support with a maximum of $150,000 in total direct costs, with facilities and administrative (F&A, indirect) costs provided at the institution’s negotiated rate. The purpose of this award is to support activities required to co-design a feasible protocol for a Stage IV effectiveness ePCT to address BPSD in partnership with a nursing home organization, with participation from at least two nursing home sites (either within a single organization or across multiple organizations). This award emphasizes collaborative partnership, with investigators, nursing home partners, and an advisory board of residents, care partners and other caregivers working together to shape the intervention and its implementation to fit real-world operational contexts, ensuring feasibility and readiness for a future ePCT.
RFA Release Date: May 5, 2026
Informational Webinar: May 21, 2026, at 3pm ET Register here
Letter of Intent Due: June 18, 2026, at 6pm ET
This RFA will include a partner-matching process, facilitated through the Letter of Intent (LOI), to support:
- Investigators without established nursing home partners
- Nursing home organizations without identified scientific collaborators
Full applications are by invitation only and will be due September 10, 2026, at 6pm ET.
This Notice is provided for planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation. Details are subject to change upon release of the official RFA. Kindly hold all inquiries until after the RFA is released, when further details and guidance will be provided in the RFA.
Stay tuned for updates regarding the release of this RFA. Visit IMPACTcollaboratory.org to learn more about our Grants and Training Programs.