Learn about new research grant funding opportunities, deadlines, frequently asked questions, award information, eligibility, how to apply, requirements, and much more related to the many rich opportunities available from IMPACT Collaboratory.
Planning Grants Program
- Closed
Request for Applications Released: Early December 2026
Letter of Intent Due: January 2027
Full Applications Due (By Invitation Only): March 2027
This program supports collaborative planning activities with health care systems and care delivery organizations to develop fully specified protocols for future pilot or full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness ePCTs (based on the NIH Stage Model) to evaluate non-pharmacological interventions for people living with dementia and their care partners. Awards are for 12 months and up to $150,000 (direct).
Pilot Grants Program
- Open
Request for Applications Released: June 2, 2026
Letter of Intent Due: July 23, 2026
Full Applications Due (By Invitation Only): November 19, 2026
This program supports pilot ePCTs that are designed to test the feasibility and inform the design of future full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness ePCT (based on the NIH Stage Model) to evaluate non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems for PLWD and their care partners. Awards are for 1.5 years and up to $300,000 (direct).
Demonstration Projects Program
- Open
Request for Applications Released: September 9, 2026
Letter of Intent Due: October 15, 2026
Full Applications Due (By Invitation Only): January 14, 2027
This program supports demonstration projects that are designed as full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness ePCTs (based on the NIH Stage Model) to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems for PLWD and their care partners. Awards are for two years and up to $800,000 (direct).
News & Publications
- IMPACT Requests Applications for 2027 Health Care Systems Scholars Program
- IMPACT Collaboratory Members Use Machine Learning to Reveal Hidden Treatment Effects in Gerontology Trials
- IMPACT Collaboratory Demonstration Study Examines Champion-Led Deprescribing for People Living with Dementia in ACO Primary Care
Funded Awardees
Pilot Grants
- Sarah Holmes, PhD, MSW
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Pilot Pragmatic Trial of a Meaningful Activity Intervention in Assisted Living
- Anne Walling, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
A Pragmatic Advance Care Planning Intervention for People Living with Dementia
Mindfulness-Based Dementia Care Partner Program to Reduce Depressive Symptoms
Virtual Training for Latino Caregivers to Manage Symptoms of Dementia
Demonstration Projects
- Katy Abbott, PhD
Miami University
Effectiveness of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) Program to Reduce Distress in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
- John N. Mafi, MD, MPH
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Behaviorally-Designed EHR Alerts to Reduce Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia: A Confirmatory Pragmatic ...
