NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

Grand Rounds: Kimberly Johnson, MD | Embedding Health Equity in a Cluster Randomized Trial of an Advance Care Planning Intervention
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Please join us for Grand Rounds on April 21, 2022 from 12pm – 1pm ET. Kimberly Johnson, MD, will discuss “Embedding Health Equity in a Cluster Randomized Trial of an Advance Care Planning Intervention.”
Date/Time: April 21, 2022 from 12pm – 1pm ET
Speaker:

Kimberly Johnson, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Duke Health
Kimberly Johnson, MD, is a clinical investigator nationally known for her research on racial disparities in palliative care for older adults. Her work has identified multi-domain and multi-level factors, which are associated with racial disparities in the quality of palliative care for African Americans. This includes differences in patterns of care between older African American and White patients enrolled in hospice; racial variation in knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward hospice and palliative care; geographic variation in racial disparities in hospice use; and organizational factors associated with greater use of hospice care by older African Americans. Dr. Johnson has led large national studies of hospice providers, and multi-site studies of academic and community-based organizations to reduce racial disparities and improve the quality of palliative care delivery for older African Americans. Dr. Johnson is the director of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity (REACH Equity). She serves as a co-investigator on CAPC’s project, Equitable Access to Quality Palliative Care for Black Patients: A Scan of Challenges and Opportunities. In this role, she helps to lead all aspects of identifying replicable interventions to drive equitable access to palliative care for Black patients and families.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: HCS Scholars Full Proposals Due @ 5pm ET
2022-04-18 | https://impactcollaboratory.org/grants-and-training/health-care-system-scholars-program/hcs-scholars/
New Funding Opportunity
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory released a new Request for Applications (RFA) on January 10, 2022.
A required Letter of Intent was due February 8, 2022. Full proposals (by invitation only) are due April 18, 2022.

HCS Scholars RFA Cycle 2
$120k in direct costs for 1 year
Goal: Embed scholars in health care systems to strengthen research partnerships to conduct ePCTs to improve dementia care
Informational Webinar: Thursday, January 20, 2022. Watch the recording at this link.
Learn more about HCS Scholar awardees

IMPACT Scientific Conference
2022-04-06 12:00 - 2022-04-07 12:00
IMPACT will hold its first annual Scientific Conference to April 6-7, 2022 in Bethesday, MD. An online option will be available for those who need to attend remotely.

IMPACT Annual Business Meeting
2022-04-05 09:00 - 2022-04-06 12:00
The IMPACT Collaboratory is having its 3rd annual internal IMPACT Annual Business Meeting in a hybrid in-person/virtual model on April 5-6, 2022 in Bethesda, MD.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Career Development Awards Due @ 5pm ET
2022-03-18
The IMPACT Collaboratory funds up to four Career Development Awards (CDAs) annually. These two-year awards support the development of early-stage MD, PhD, or equivalent researchers who seek careers conducting ePCTs for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. Each award will provide $100,000 annually in direct costs with an indirect cost rate capped at 8%.

Grand Rounds: “CEO Panel: How to Achieve Health Systems Change”
2022-03-17 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for a special Grand Rounds as IMPACT Collaboratory Multiple Principal Investigator, Vince Mor, PhD, moderates a Panel of CEOs to discuss “How to Achieve Health Systems Change.”
CEO Panel

Troyen Brennan, MD
CVS Health

Saul Weingart, MD, PhD
Lifespan

Richard Feifer, MD, MPH
Genesis Physician Services

Thursday, March 17, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Pilot Grant Cycle 4A Letter of Intent Due @ 5pm ET
2022-03-04
Interested applicants are required to submit an LOI. LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis through March 4, 2022 @ 5pm ET.

Funding Details
In this cycle, the IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to five 1-year awards for pilot pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) that test non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care system(s) for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. Pilot Studies will be funded for up to $175,000 in direct costs for a maximum of 12-months. For more information, please see our Pilot Grants Program page.
The goal of the pilot projects is to generate the preliminary data necessary to design and conduct a future full-scale Stage IV effectiveness ePCT (based on the NIH Stage Model) funded through other grant mechanisms (NIH or other sources)
The IMPACT Collaboratory will consider all applications for pilot ePCTs that evaluate non-pharmacological interventions to improve the care of people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. This grant cycle will prioritize applications for interventions in these populations that aim to:

Improve care through behavioral economics “nudge” interventions;
Reduce inequities in health care;
Reduce potentially inappropriate medications through de-prescribing; or
Improve care in emergency departments.

Grand Rounds: Lessons From the First Decade of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for Grand Rounds on Thursday, February 17, from 12-1pm ET. Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, Lesley Curtis, PhD, and Kevin Weinfurt, PhD, leaders of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory, will present on:
“Lessons From the First Decade of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory”

Webinar Date
Thursday, February 17, 2022 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET

Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, Lesley Curtis, PhD, & Kevin Weinfurt, PhD

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Informational Webinar: Pilot Grant Program Cycle 4A RFA
2022-02-14 14:00 - 15:00
An optional informational webinar for the IMPACT Collaboratory Request for Applications (RFA) for the Pilot Grants Program Cycle 4A will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below.
Monday, February 14 at 2:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

Funding Details
In this cycle, the IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to five 1-year awards for pilot pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) that test non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care system(s) for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. Pilot Studies will be funded for up to $175,000 in direct costs for a maximum of 12-months. For more information, please see our Pilot Grants Program page.
The goal of the pilot projects is to generate the preliminary data necessary to design and conduct a future full-scale Stage IV effectiveness ePCT (based on the NIH Stage Model) funded through other grant mechanisms (NIH or other sources)
The IMPACT Collaboratory will consider all applications for pilot ePCTs that evaluate non-pharmacological interventions to improve the care of people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. This grant cycle will prioritize applications for interventions in these populations that aim to:

Improve care through behavioral economics “nudge” interventions;
Reduce inequities in health care;
Reduce potentially inappropriate medications through de-prescribing; or
Improve care in emergency departments.

Informational Webinar for Career Development Awards
2022-02-01 14:00 - 15:00
An informational webinar to provide investigators with an overview of the IMPACT Career Development Awards and application details. Registration closed.

Informational Webinar for Health Care Systems Scholars Program
2022-01-20 13:15 - 14:15
An informational webinar to provide investigators with an overview of the IMPACT Health Care Systems Scholars Program. Registration closed.

Grand Rounds: Healthcare-Generated Data to Identify People Living with Dementia for Embedded Pragmatic Trials
2022-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for Grand Rounds on Thursday, January 20, from 12-1pm ET. Julie Bynum, MD, MPH, leader of the IMPACT Technical Data Core, will present on “Healthcare-Generated Data to Identify People Living with Dementia for Embedded Pragmatic Trials.”
Speaker
Julie Bynum, MD, MPH
Margaret Terpenning Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Geriatric Center Associate Director for Health Policy & Research
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Deadline: Pilot Grant Cycle 3B Full Proposals
2022-01-14 08:00 - 17:00
Read Full Pilot Grant Cycle 3B Request for Applications or view online: https://impactcollaboratory.org/pilot-grants-program/
Interested applicants are required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) through the Brown University UFunds system at: https://ufunds.brown.edu/. LOIs may be submitted on a rolling basis but no later than September 17, 2021 at 5:00pm ET. LOI decisions will be provided on or before October 22, 2021.
Applications selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal that will be due no later than January 14, 2022 at 5:00pm ET.
Full proposal applications must be submitted online through Brown University’s UFunds system: https://ufunds.brown.edu.
Access to UFunds: UFunds can be accessed either with a Brown University email address or with a Gmail address that has been granted rights to the system. The PI may request Gmail access, or someone else may request permission to submit on behalf of a PI. UFunds is not a multi-user environment. If the PI needs more than one person to work on the application in UFunds, contact Faye_Dvorchak@brown.edu to discuss a possible workaround prior to requesting access to UFunds. The same account must be used to submit materials for the LOI and, if invited, the full proposal application. If you were granted access to UFunds previously, your credentials are still active. New users to UFunds must first request access using a Gmail address here: https://tinyurl.com/UFundsAccess. You will receive an invitation at your Gmail address once access to the UFunds system has been granted. Please note that the registration process can take up to 2 business days, so applicants are strongly encouraged to request access as early as possible.

Deadline: Demonstration Projects Full Applications Due @ 5pm ET
2022-01-14
NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: The IMPACT Collaboratory released a Request for Applications (RFA) for Demonstration Project Grants on October 4th, with a required Letters of Intent due October 29, 2021. Full applications are due January 14, 2022 at 5pm ET, for those who were invited to submit full applications. To find more details and to read the full RFA, visit: https://impactcollaboratory.org/demonstration-grants-program

Grand Rounds: Partnering with People Living with Dementia and Care Partners in Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials
2021-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for Grand Rounds on Thursday, December 16, from 12-1pm ET. Speakers Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD, Associate Professor at Brown University, and Heidi Gil, Chief Strategy Officer at LiveWell, will do an open session on “Partnering with People Living with Dementia and Care Partners in Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs),” followed by a panelist discussion with Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, Michael Lepore, PhD, and Joan Monin, PhD.
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Academy Health's 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation in Health
2021-12-14 - 2021-12-16
The Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health Conference (D&I) brings together individuals on the frontlines of D&I science, and aims to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and communities.
2021 Theme
Broadening Horizons for Impact: Incorporating Multisectoral Approaches into D&I Science
Registration closed.

Pre-Conference Workshop - Academy Health's 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation in Health
2021-12-13
The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory and NIH Health Care Systems Collaboratory are co-hosting a Pre-Conference Workshop “Convergence of Dissemination & Implementation Research Methods and Embedded Pragmatic Trials” for Academy Health’s Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health Conference (D&I), which brings together individuals on the frontlines of D&I science, and aims to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and communities. 2021 Theme: Broadening Horizons for Impact: Incorporating Multisectoral Approaches into D&I Science.
See full agenda. IMPACT members speakers include Ab Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN, Richard Fortinsky, PhD, Ariel Green, MD, MPH, PhD, Johnathan Jackson, PhD, Ellen McCreedy, MPH, PhD, Vincent Mor, PhD, Anette Totten, PhD. See all speaker bios.
Registration closed.

Application Deadline: 2021 RFA for CICADA Scientists (for July 2022 to June 2023)
2021-12-10 | https://ldi.upenn.edu/education/penn-ldi-training-programs/cicada/center-for-improving-care-delivery-for-the-aging-cicada-request-for-applications/
Overview
Penn’s Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) is seeking applications for the 2021–2022 cohort of CICADA Scientists. In collaboration with Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics (LDI), CICADA seeks to enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce by mentoring promising scientists from under-represented backgrounds interested in a career focused on improving health care delivery for older adults, particularly minority older adults.
Up to three CICADA Scientists will be awarded $35,000 to conduct a 1-year research project and will receive mentoring and additional support for career development during the award period. See the CICADA webpage to learn about the full set of resources available to CICADA Scientists.
If you have any questions about the center or this RFA, please contact CICADA@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Who Should Apply?
Applications are being accepted from post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty who are underrepresented in research. This includes (1) MD and MD/PhD clinical fellows who have completed their residency, (2) PhD postdoctoral trainees, and (3) MD/PhD, MD, and PhD junior faculty [instructors or assistant professor for less than 3 years at time of application] who are underrepresented, based on the NIH’s Diversity Statement.
Trainees must be committed to developing new research skills in health services research focused on aging. Applicants can be affiliated with any U.S. university and is not limited to those with Penn affiliations.
Application Deadline
December 10, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Learn more about this opportunity here.

Grand Rounds: Challenges conducting pragmatic trials of interventions for care partner of people living with dementia
2021-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for Grand Rounds on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 12-1pm ET. IMPACT Principal Investigator Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH will moderate “Challenges conducting pragmatic trials of interventions for care partner of people living with dementia,” with panelists Leah Hanson, PhD, Richard Fortinsky, PhD, and Robert Penfold, PhD.
Panelists
Leah Hanson, PhD
Senior Research Investigator, Senior Director of Research at HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, HealthPartners Institute
Co-Director of Research, HealthPartners Center for Memory & Aging
Richard Fortinsky, PhD
Professor and Health Net, Inc. Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology
UConn Center on Aging | UConn Health
Robert Penfold, PhD
Senior Investigator,
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
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GSA Webinar: Applying the Science of Behavior Change to Intervention Development for Diverse Older Adults
2021-11-15 13:00 - 17:30
This webinar is open to members of the Gerontological Society of America. Click here for more information.
Monday, November 15, 2021
1 to 2:30 p.m. ET, Session I – Exemplary Studies
4 to 5:30 p.m. ET, Session II – Supporting Further Research
See registration instructions above
Free for members; $75 for nonmembers
The webinar speakers will present on how social and psychological factors shape health-related behavior change and will enhance attendees’ understanding of the issues by highlighting variations in mechanisms that create and sustain health behavior changes. In this webinar, attendees will:

Be exposed to various theoretical frameworks for behavior change, and how these have been developed and applied to diverse populations.
Hear examples of how various approaches can be used to improve behavioral interventions and healthy lifestyles for diverse aging populations.
Identify areas of needed research to better apply these principles to interventions for diverse older adults, especially for the development of interventions for Alzheimer’s caregivers.

Presented by:

Lisa Onken, PhD, Director, Behavior Change and Intervention Program, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health
Jun Ma, MD, PhD, FAHA, FABMR, FSBM, Beth and George Vitoux Distinguished Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Michelle Carlson, PhD, FGSA, Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; core faculty, Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions..
Donald Edmondson, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Medicine and Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Director, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, CUIMC.
Fadel Zeidan, PhD, Executive Director, University of California, San Diego, Center for Mindfulness; Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, UCSD.
Vincent Mor, PhD, Professor, Medical Science, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice; Florence Pirce Grant University Professor, Brown University School of Public Health.

Deadline: US Deprescribing Pilot & Grant Planning Awards Letter of Intent (Required) Due
2021-11-12
The US Deprescribing Research Network is pleased to announce two new Request for Applications for Pilot Awards and Grant Planning Awards. The total budget per award is up to $60,000 over 1 year (combined directs and indirects), and one of several awards will be made in collaboration with the AGING Initiative (HCSRN-OAIC).
Informational Webinar: October 14, 2021 | 2PM – 3PM ET / 11AM – 12PM PT
Letter of Intent (Required) Due: November 12, 2021
Full Application Due: January 28, 2022
Learn more about these funding opportunities here: https://deprescribingresearch.org/network-activities/grant-opportunities/

GSA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting
2021-11-11 - 2021-11-13
The Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting will be held online from November 10-13, 2021. Several members of the IMPACT Collaboratory will be presenting during the event. Learn more and register at https://www.gsa2021.org/ .

Deadline: Demonstration Project Letter of Intent Due @ 5pm ET
2021-10-29
NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for Demonstration Project Grants. Letters of Intent are required and due no later than October 29, 2021. For more details and to read the full RFA, visit: https://impactcollaboratory.org/demonstration-grants-program

Training Workshop Application Deadline
2021-10-22 08:00 - 17:00
The IMPACT Collaboratory will hold the second annual Training Workshop on January 26-27, 2022 entitled Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) among People Living with Dementia (PLWD) and their Care Partners. This virtual 1.5-day workshop will provide a foundation in practical aspects of designing and conducting ePCTs in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) through a combination of activities including: panel discussions, small group sessions, and networking opportunities with experts in the field.
The training workshop will feature 3 modules focused on:
1) integrating health equity into ePCTs,
2) ethical considerations for ePCTs for people living with dementia and care partners, and
3) the challenges and opportunities related to conducting ePCTs with care partners of people living with dementia.
We are inviting applications from early to mid-stage researchers who seek to develop competence in designing and conducting ePCTs of non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems (HCS) for people living with dementia and care partners.
Successful applicants will be expected to complete selected readings and online training prior to the workshop.
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/b3939d1e720c44369fd9009a10894add

Transmit knowledge about designing and conducting ePCTs among PLWD and care partners in health care systems that integrates considerations of health equity
Address common ethical considerations in designing and conducting ePCTs for PLWD and care partners
Apply the acquired knowledge to move their current and future research in ePCTs forward, including applying for competitive funding

All participants are expected to attend and participate in the entire 1.5-day event.
Apply here.

Grand Rounds: Karen Lyons, PhD, FGSA, on “Dyadic designs, their foundation on theory and analytic methods”
2021-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 12-1pm ET as Karen S. Lyons, PhD, FGSA, presents on “Dyadic designs, their foundation on theory and analytic methods.”
Speaker: Karen S. Lyons, PhD, FGSA (she/hers), Professor, Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing
Thursday, October 21, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
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Informational Webinar: Request for Applications for IMPACT Demonstration Project Program Cycle 2
2021-10-19 13:00 - 14:00
New Funding Opportunity: Request for Applications for IMPACT Demonstration Project Program

The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for the second cycle of the Demonstration Project Program.
IMPACT will fund up to two Demonstration Projects (maximum duration 24 months) designed as full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCT) (based on the NIH Stage Model) that test, measure and evaluate the effect of a non-pharmacological care delivery intervention program in a health care system for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners. The goal of the Demonstration Project is to generate evidence on effective care delivery practices that can be expanded and/or implemented in other systems.
Under this mechanism, interventions must be linked to the needs of the health care system. Suitable interventions typically encompass relatively simple system changes or direct patient outreach, or successfully piloted programs ready for testing at scale. Demonstration Projects will allow health care systems and investigators to gain real-world experience integrating pragmatic non-pharmacological interventions into usual clinical workflow and health care delivery practices in a controlled manner that provides clear information on the impact of the intervention program.
The IMPACT Collaboratory will only fund Demonstration Project applications that include a clinical trial as defined by the National Institutes of Health. Preference will be given to applications that address dementia care for populations historically marginalized or underrepresented in clinical trials and those that promote health equity.
It is anticipated that Demonstration Project awards will be for up to $500,000 in direct costs for a maximum of 24-months and will be non-renewable.
Learn more about the Demonstration Projects Program here.
Informational Webinar
An optional informational webinar will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET: Registration closed.
Letters of Intent (LOI) by Email – Required
Interested applicants are required to submit an LOI. LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis through:
October 29, 2021 @ 5pm ET
Full Applications Due – By invitation only
Applicants selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full application due:
January 14, 2022 @ 5pm ET
Read the full RFA here. Learn more about our previous Demonstration Project Awardees here.
If you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or email IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu.
Please help to publicize this IMPACT funding opportunity and encourage investigators and colleagues to apply.

UsAgainstAlzheimer's National Alzheimer's Summit
2021-10-13 - 2021-10-14
The UsAgainstAlzheimer’s National Alzheimer’s Summit will be held virtually October 13-14, 2021. Stay tuned for summit details and registration coming soon.

Request for Applications (RFA) Release: Demonstration Project Program
2021-10-04
New Funding Opportunity for the IMPACT Demonstration Project Program

The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for the second cycle of the Demonstration Project Program.
IMPACT will fund up to two Demonstration Projects (maximum duration 24 months) designed as full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCT) (based on the NIH Stage Model) that test, measure and evaluate the effect of a non-pharmacological care delivery intervention program in a health care system for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners. The goal of the Demonstration Project is to generate evidence on effective care delivery practices that can be expanded and/or implemented in other systems.
Under this mechanism, interventions must be linked to the needs of the health care system. Suitable interventions typically encompass relatively simple system changes or direct patient outreach, or successfully piloted programs ready for testing at scale. Demonstration Projects will allow health care systems and investigators to gain real-world experience integrating pragmatic non-pharmacological interventions into usual clinical workflow and health care delivery practices in a controlled manner that provides clear information on the impact of the intervention program.
The IMPACT Collaboratory will only fund Demonstration Project applications that include a clinical trial as defined by the National Institutes of Health. Preference will be given to applications that address dementia care for populations historically marginalized or underrepresented in clinical trials and those that promote health equity.
It is anticipated that Demonstration Project awards will be for up to $500,000 in direct costs for a maximum of 24-months and will be non-renewable.
Learn more about the Demonstration Projects Program here.
Informational Webinar
An optional informational webinar will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET: Registration closed.
Letters of Intent (LOI) by Email – Required
Interested applicants are required to submit an LOI. LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis through:
October 29, 2021 @ 5pm ET
Full Applications Due – By invitation only
Applicants selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full application due:
January 14, 2022 @ 5pm ET
Learn more about our previous Demonstration Project Awardees here.
If you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or email IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu.
Please help to publicize this IMPACT funding opportunity and encourage investigators and colleagues to apply.

Focus on Aging: Federal Partners’ Webinar Series - Mitchell presenting "Evidence- and Goal-Based Decision-Making in Dementia at the End of Life"
2021-09-30 14:30 - 16:00 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/focus-on-aging-federal-partners-webinar-end-of-life-care-registration-172336632507
IMPACT principal investigator, Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, presenting on “Evidence- and Goal-Based Decision-Making in Dementia at the End of Life” at the National Institute on Aging’s Focus on Aging: Federal Partners’ Webinar Series.
This webinar series will address important topics for public health and health care professionals, aging services organizations, the research community, and other stakeholders in aging. The series is a joint project of four of the federal agencies that support the health and wellness of older adults in the U.S.: the Administration for Community Living, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Institute on Aging. In addition to general topics of interest for older adults and those who work with them, each webinar will include information specific to individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, as well as their caregivers.
Thursday, September 30th, 2021, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Please click here to register for the webinar.
End-of-life care is a term used to describe support and medical care given during the time of life preceding death. Care at the end of life can include support for physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical needs. For those living with dementia, end-of-life care entails unique considerations in these domains, which are critical to maximizing quality of life. The September 2021 Focus on Aging: Federal Partners’ Webinar will delve deeply into the topic of end-of-life care for those living with dementia, with presentations from national experts on the following:

Evidence- and Goal-Based Decision-Making in Dementia at the End of Life
Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School, Hebrew SeniorLife, Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Maximizing Quality of Life in Dementia: A Palliative Approach
Maisha T. Robinson, MD, MS, Mayo Clinic Florida
Palliative Care for Dementia in Action: A Real-World Case
Maribeth Gallagher, DNP, FAAN, Hospice of the Valley
Partnering Staff and Families to Enhance Advance Care Planning for VA Community Living Center Residents with Dementia
Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Walking On: Indigenous Perspectives on End of Life
J. Neil Henderson, PhD, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Vince Mor, PhD on "Challenges Implementing Innovative Programs in Long Term Care: Examples from Pragmatic Trials"
2021-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 12-1pm ET as IMPACT Multiple Principal Investigator, Vince Mor, PhD, presents on “Challenges Implementing Innovative Programs in Long Term Care: Examples from Pragmatic Trials.” Please note that the IMPACT Grand Rounds series is usually on the 3rd Thursday of each month; however, in September, we are moving the date due to the Yom Kippur holiday.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
ZOOM Details:
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Dial-In: +1 312 626 6799 (US Toll) or +1 470 250 9358 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 973 4481 0673
