MIT Roybal Center for Translational Research to Improve Health Care for the Aging Request for Proposals
MIT Roybal Center for Translational Research to Improve Health Care for the Aging Request for Proposals supports researchers’ behavioral pilot studies to improve US older adults’ health care and outcomes.
Funder: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Due Dates: October 7, 2026 (General HCDI RFP issued) | January 12, 2027, 5 p.m. ET (General HCDI proposals due)
Funding Amounts: General HCDI pilot funding: up to $50,000 for up to three years
Summary: Supports pilot studies of low-cost, high-impact behavioral interventions to improve health care delivery and outcomes for older adults in the United States.
Key Information: The MIT Roybal call solicits proposals from J-PAL affiliates and invited researchers; the general HCDI terms below describe a separate, broader RFP.
Description
The MIT Roybal Center for Translational Research to Improve Health Care for the Aging solicits pilot-study proposals from J-PAL affiliates and invited researchers. Its focus is low-cost, high-impact behavioral interventions intended to improve health care delivery and health outcomes for older adults in the United States.
The call sits within J-PAL North America’s US Health Care Delivery Initiative (HCDI), which supports randomized evaluations aimed at making US health care more efficient, effective, and equitable. HCDI addresses persistent disparities in access and outcomes, including disparities by income and race, and supports evidence that can inform policy debates. Its work also responds to difficulties establishing research partnerships between academics and health care leaders.
