Expanding the Therapeutic Pipeline for Treating and Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Preclinical Validation and Drug Discovery for Novel Candidate Targets (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

About this grant

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) drug target validation and early-stage drug discovery against novel targets. This NOFO will utilize the U01 activity code. The NOFO will support rigorous preclinical AD/ADRD drug target validation and early-stage drug discovery of small molecules, biologic, and emerging therapeutic modalities. Applications Grant Number: PAR-26-132.

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2. 2Register: Create a Grants.gov account via Login.gov, complete SAM.gov and UEI registration, and authorize organization representatives (takes 2-4 weeks).
3. 3Prepare application: Select "Apply" to open Workspace, download forms (e.g., SF-424), complete offline/online with validation checks, and upload supporting docs like budgets and narratives.
4. 4Submit and track: Check package for errors, sign/submit via Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and monitor status with your tracking number
5. 5Applications must be submitted through grants.gov
6. 6Grant Number: PAR-26-132
7. 7Posted: 2026-03-04

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