Grant✓ Small businesses may apply
BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health
Program funding
$10,000,000
- Opportunity #
- RFA-NS-27-001
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- ALN (CFDA)
- 93.372
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Feb 9, 2026
- Closes
- Oct 6, 2028
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Health
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- •For profit organizations other than small businesses
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- •Special district governments
- •State governments
- •City or township governments
- •Small businesses
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •County governments
- •Independent school districts
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/Foreign CollaborationsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.NIH will no longer issue awards (i.e., new, renewal, or non-competing continuation) to domestic or foreign entities that involve foreign subawards/subcontracts. All NIH-funded research involving foreign subawards/subcontracts must be submitted in response to a NOFO that is specifically designated for funded international collaborations. This new requirement was effective, May 1, 2025.Applications involving foreign subawards/subcontracts submitted in response to this NOFO will be deemed noncompliant and will not be considered for funding. This policy applies to all monetary international collaborations resulting in foreign subawards/subcontracts, however, it does not preclude unfunded international collaborations or foreign components, funding for foreign consultants, or procurement of unique equipment or supplies from foreign vendors.
Synopsis
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) supports efforts to disseminate resources for integration into neuroscience research practice. The resource(s) should be relevant to the goals of the BRAIN Initiative as outlined in the "BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision" and "The BRAIN Initiative 2.0: From Cells to Circuits, Toward Cures" and shared broadly to the neuroscience community. The resource(s) should address compelling needs of neuroscience researchers that are otherwise unavailable or impractical in their current form. Activities must include dissemination of an existing resource, and may include one or more of the following activities: distribution of tools and reagents; user training on the usage of new technologies or techniques; providing access to existing technology platforms and/or specialized facilities; minor improvements to increase the scale/efficiency of resource production and delivery; minor adaptations to meet the needs of a user community.
Contact
National Institutes of Health · BRAIN_Dissemination@mail.nih.gov