The New Investigator Award Program (NIAP), launched by the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is a prestigious funding opportunity designed to foster the career development of early-career investigators in the field of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) research. This program aims to encourage new and early career investigators to develop innovative research projects, foster collaborations within their Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and across the ADRC network and support their journey toward becoming independent researchers. Proposals undergo a thorough, multi-stage review to assess scientific and technical merit. This process involves multiple organizations and committees, including NACC, the Alzheimer's Association, NACC’s Scientific Review Committee (SRC), and Ad-Hoc Review Committee. All reviews are conducted by the SRC and Ad-Hoc Committee. For the 2025 NIAP cycle, proposals are evaluated and scored based on criteria relevant to both social/behavioral and biomedical aspects of AD/ADRD research.