Pilot Program
What We Fund
Oct 19, 2026
Request for applications (RFA) released
Nov 16, 2026
Letters of intent due
How to Apply
Priority topics
- Real-world evaluation of AI tools for ADRD and aging care: pragmatic and randomized trials, external validation, implementation, and post-deployment monitoring (NIA Stages III to V)
- Model development with fairness built in: risk prediction, early detection, clinical decision support, and multimodal models with subgroup performance reporting (Stages II to III)
- AI-ready data infrastructure: harmonization, linkage, and curation of EHR, imaging, claims, sensor, and mHealth data for aging and ADRD research (Stages I to II)
- Computational and imaging approaches to aging and neurodegeneration, including AI analysis of neuroimaging, biomarker, and multi-omic data, with a path toward clinical use
- Methods for knowing who benefits and at what cost: heterogeneous treatment effects, economic evaluation, and continuous safety, fairness, and drift monitoring
What awardees receive
- Consultation and design studios with our Research Innovation Core: study design, informatics, biostatistics, economic evaluation, data harmonization, and matching with clinical and methods experts
- Independent evaluation of AI models behind the firewall on UC Health data, for reproducibility, subgroup performance, and fairness.
- Real-world clinical settings for pragmatic trials, with template protocols, data use agreement templates, and a single IRB pathway
- Open-source toolkits for AI evaluation, fairness, monitoring, and economic analysis
Webinars
We will host informational webinars before the letter of intent deadline on November 16, 2026.
Webinar dates to be announced.
