Brain-Initiative
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BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Supports dissemination-focused, collaborative neuroscience resource development and distribution to strengthen the BRAIN Initiative infrastructure through no-more-than-5-year cooperative-Agreement projects.
RFA-DA-27-004: BRAIN Initiative Theories, Models and Methods (R01, No Clinical Trials)
A 2026/2027 NIH BRAIN Initiative NOFO that funds computational, statistical, and data science tool development for analyzing complex multi-scale neural data with up to 15 awards per year from a $6M annual set-aside.
RFA-DC-27-004: BRAIN Initiative Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R61)
NIH BRAIN Initiative award for exploratory human neuroscience using direct intracranial recording with or without stimulation, with clinical trials not allowed, up to $700,000 in direct costs per year and a 3-year maximum project period.
RFA-EY-25-001 (Historical Reference): BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21)
Historical reference for the expired NIH BRAIN Initiative R21 notice RFA-EY-25-001, which supported early-stage technologies for neural recording and modulation. NIH has not listed a successor cycle on the verified notice page.
RFA-MH-26-120: BRAIN Initiative Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access (U24)
NIH’s BRAIN Initiative cooperative agreement funds facilities that produce and distribute brain cell type-specific access and manipulation reagents for neuroscience users.
RFA-MH-26-140: BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH BRAIN Initiative U01 cooperative agreement for novel sensor technologies and bioelectronic devices that synchronize real-time behavioral data with neural recordings; an estimated $10 million is intended to fund 6-8 awards for each receipt date.
RFA-MH-26-170: BRAIN Initiative - Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01)
NIH BRAIN Initiative reissue NOFO for R01 projects that develop and validate high-impact tools for precise, cell- and circuit-specific neuroscience research without clinical trials.
RFA-NS-24-031: BRAIN Initiative Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18)
NIH’s BRAIN Initiative R18 NOFO supports proof-of-concept development of novel CNS recording and modulation technologies on a path toward human studies, with recurring 2026/2027 NIH submission windows.
RFA-NS-25-017: BRAIN Initiative—Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System
Historical NIH BRAIN Initiative U01 funding opportunity for optimizing instrumentation and device technologies for neural recording and modulation. The final receipt date was June 15, 2026, and the NOFO expired June 16, 2026; no successor cycle is announced on the official notices reviewed.
RFA-NS-25-021: BRAIN Initiative Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3)
NIH BRAIN Initiative cooperative agreement to accelerate translational development of recording and modulation devices for CNS disorders through milestone-driven UG3/UH3 funding and small clinical studies requiring FDA IDE pathways.