Call for Proposals: Randomized Clinical Trials on Behavioral Interventions in Aging

Applications Open July 6, 2026

Issued by: The Edward R. Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging 

Sponsored by: National Institute on Aging (NIA) 

LOI Deadline: October 1, 2026

Full Application Deadline: December 7, 2026

Northwell Roybal Center for Personalized Trials

Center Focus: Walking interventions for patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia

The Roybal Program will be accepting applications to fund fully powered, randomized clinical trials on behavioral interventions in aging. Applicants must apply the NIH Stage Model as a conceptual framework and clearly articulate a plan for how their trial will progress through the NIH Stage Model.

All clinical trials must have adequate statistical power to test mechanism of behavior change and/or efficacy of the intervention.