National Institute on Aging

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National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Agency executive	Dr. Richard J. Hodes, Director
Parent department	Department of Health and Human Services
Parent agency	National Institutes of Health
Website	www.nia.nih.gov

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIA itself is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.^[1] In 1974, under Public Law 93-296, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people.^[2] In January 2011, President Obama signed into law the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, designating the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer's disease research.^[3]

NIA is led by Director, Richard J. Hodes, M.D, and Acting Deputy Director Melinda Kelley, M.D.