NIH has released a number of exciting new Requests for Applications (RFAs) for The BRAIN InitiativeSM, and we are encouraging researchers from across the physical and life sciences, as well as engineering disciplines, to submit applications to these and other open BRAIN Initiative funding opportunities.
The first announcement, RFA-EY-15-001, provides support for very early-stage studies to develop or determine the feasibility of out-of-the box ideas for accessing and understanding the brain’s emitted signals. These studies may need simulations, bench-top testing, and in vitro experiments. This RFA will provide seed funding for ideas that need to be developed further before they can reach the end-goal of recording or modulating signals in the brain.
The second pair of announcements, RFA-NS-15-006 and RFA-NS-15-008, seek applications for translational and clinical studies that develop the next generation of recording and/or stimulation devices to treat central nervous system disorders and better understand the human brain. These RFAs will support non-clinical testing (UH2 mechanism) and small, short-term clinical studies (UH3) that will enable critical improvement of implantable devices to advance their therapeutic and research value dramatically.
The receipt deadlines for these three RFAs are in late March and early April. Please check our Funding Opportunities page for more details on these and other, open RFAs for The BRAIN InitiativeSM.