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Research Career Institute in Mental Health of Aging (CIMA)

Award Number: R25MH112484
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/08/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2030

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Research Career Institute in Mental Health of Aging (CIMA) - This is the 1st competing renewal application of this R25 National Research Mentoring Network Program. The application proposes to continue the Research Career Institute in the Mental Health of Aging (CIMA) to promote the development of early career investigators focused on aging and mental health. CIMA responds directly to the 2012 IOM Report, which emphasized that “without major innovations and reforms, the near doubling of the number of older adults in need… will entirely overwhelm existing capacity and services”. To address the research work force component of this mental health crisis, CIMA is designed to promote the research careers of promising junior faculty, post-residency and post-doctoral scholars interested in 1) Mechanisms and developmental trajectories of mental health pathology of mid- and late-life; 2) Development of mechanism-informed efficacious treatment and prevention models for aging-related mental health needs; and 3) Effective delivery of mental health services to the aging community. This R25 application has been transformed in response to scientific advancements and mentoring developments, current National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAESM) proceedings and current NIH priorities. CIMA’s aims are to help mentees clarify and pursue their research focus, develop and maintain requisite skills and productivity, and acquire mentorship needed for a research career supported by competitive funding. CIMA is a year-long mentoring program for 16 to 20 mentees at the postdoctoral and new faculty stage that entails a 5-day in-person Immersion Seminar; matching trainees with mentors during a one-year program focusing on both research content and career planning; and a web-based infrastructure to support ongoing, distance mentoring, professional networking, and information exchange. The program will be co-directed by NIH-funded investigators with scientific expertise in aging and with a strong record in both local and national research mentorship. CIMA’s strengths include 1) a leadership team with organizational experience gained through service in the previous CIMA funding period as well as other national mentoring networks and professional organizations; 2) a strong track record from the initial funding period; 3) a committed faculty of multidisciplinary mid-career and senior NIH-funded investigators with a successful record in research mentorship who are well-versed in the field’s scientific developments and guided by NIH Strategic Priorities; and 4) the recognition that aging-related illnesses and stressors that frequently present in mid-life often evolve into aging related mental health disorders, a concept that can inform both treatment and prevention research.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $211,422 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE	85 S PROSPECT STREET	BURLINGTON	VT	05405	CHITTENDEN	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	6	8/25/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$211,422
														Subtotal = $211,422

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$297,169 )
2024	2021	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	575 LEXINGTON AVE FL 9	NEW YORK	NY	10022	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	001	5	11/30/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$186,925
2024	2020	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	575 LEXINGTON AVE FL 9	NEW YORK	NY	10022	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	4	11/30/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$110,244
														Subtotal = -$297,169

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $186,925 )
2021	2021	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	1300 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	5	1/26/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$186,925
														Subtotal = $186,925

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $186,925 )
2020	2020	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	407 E 61ST ST RM 106 1ST FL	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	4	1/29/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$186,925
														Subtotal = $186,925

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $186,925 )
2019	2019	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	407 E 61ST ST RM 106 1ST FL	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	3	1/30/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$186,925
														Subtotal = $186,925

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $186,925 )
2018	2018	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	407 E 61ST ST RM 106 1ST FL	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	001	2	6/15/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$18,693
2018	2018	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	407 E 61ST ST RM 106 1ST FL	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	2	1/12/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$168,232
														Subtotal = $186,925

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $188,869 )
2017	2017	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	407 E 61ST ST RM 106 1ST FL	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	1	3/7/2017	NEW	$188,869
2017	2017	WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY	407 E 61ST ST RM 106 1ST FL	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	001	1	3/7/2017	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $188,869

Grand Total All Awards = $850,822

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Research Career Institute in Mental Health of Aging (CIMA)

Award Number: R25MH112484

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/08/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2030

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