GrantForecasted — not yet open✓ Small businesses may apply
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Intermediate Patient Population Expanded Access (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health
- Opportunity #
- RFA-NS-28-009
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- ALN (CFDA)
- 93.853
- Status
- forecasted
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Health
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •County governments
- •Special district governments
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •City or township governments
- •For profit organizations other than small businesses
- •Small businesses
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •State governments
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Eligible applicants must be clinical trial sites that participate in a phase 2/3 or phase 3 efficacy clinical trial (designed to provide pivotal data to establish substantial evidence of effectiveness in support of a marketing application) supported by a U.S. based small business concern that is the FDA-designated sponsor of a drug or biological product which is the subject of an IND under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, or cure ALS. The definition of a small business concern can be found in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).Foreign Organizations/International 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 not allowed.
Contact
ALS Program · NINDSALSMailbox@mail.nih.gov