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$200K Roybal Funding Pilot Opportunity

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In a funding constrained environment, here’s the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

What this is:

  • Call for letters of intent (LOI) grant funding application up for $200K for clinical trials of behavior change interventions in “real world” setting that reach middle-aged and older adults 
  • Funder: National Institute on Aging (NIA) via the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) P30 grant
  • Application Criteria & Link to Apply: Click here

Important dates and information:

  • Letters of intent due: October 31 (the deadline was recently extended beyond Oct 15)
  • Notification to proceed to full application: November 7
  • Full proposal applications are due: January 5, 2026*
  • Anticipated project start date: June 1, 2026, pending NIA approval
  • Duration of project: 18 months
  • Total costs (direct + indirect costs): $200,000

Details:

CHIBE is particularly interested in applications that:

  • Explore mechanisms of behavior change in rigorous and innovative ways
  • Generate knowledge at an appropriate stage that contributes to effective and scalable interventions
  • Bonus points:
    • Incorporate one or more of the Penn P30 themes: Design thinking, digital platforms, and dynamic adaptation
    • Have focus on Food is Medicine and/or cardiovascular risk reduction (other topics will be considered and are encouraged)

*Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss the overall proposal prior to the submission of their full application.

Contact for questions/consultation: Joelle Friedman at joellef@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.