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Requests for Applications

Announcement Number Primary IC Title Release Date Expiration Date
RFA-OD-25-003 OBSSR Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)  2025-01-21 2027-04-10
RFA-EY-25-001 NEI BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-12-09 2026-06-16
RFA-NS-25-016 NINDS BRAIN Initiative: Promoting Health for All Through BRAIN Technology Partnerships (R34 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)  2024-11-21 2026-06-18
RFA-MH-26-170 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-11-15 2027-02-09
RFA-NS-25-021 NINDS BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-11-05 2026-09-29
RFA-NS-25-022 NINDS BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-11-05 2026-09-29
RFA-MH-25-205 NIMH Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-10-30 2025-10-21
RFA-MH-25-206 NIMH Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-10-30 2025-10-21
RFA-MH-26-140 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-10-23 2027-06-16
RFA-MH-26-120 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access to Broaden Distribution of Enabling Technologies for Neuroscience (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-09-26 2027-06-16
RFA-NS-25-018 NINDS BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-09-24 2026-01-21
RFA-NS-25-017 NINDS BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)  2024-09-24 2026-01-21
RFA-OD-24-010 OD Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-07-17 2025-05-24
RFA-OD-24-011 OD NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)  2024-07-17 2026-12-05
RFA-MH-25-136 NIMH Pilot Research Opportunities in Crisis Response Services for Suicide Prevention (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-06-13 2025-05-24
RFA-MH-25-135 NIMH Research Opportunities in Crisis Response Services for Suicide Prevention (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-06-13 2025-10-09
RFA-DA-24-040 NIDA BRAIN Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization Transformative and Integrative Models of Behavior at the Organismal Level (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-05-29 2025-05-24
RFA-DA-24-041 NIDA BRAIN Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization Transformative and Integrative Models of Behavior at the Organismal Level (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)  2024-05-29 2025-05-24
RFA-MH-25-130 NIMH Optimizing Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults (R34 Clinical Trial Required)  2024-04-17 2025-05-24
RFA-MH-25-110 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-03-19 2026-06-25
RFA-NS-24-031 NINDS BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-03-19 2027-01-29
RFA-MH-25-105 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Production and distribution facilities for brain cell type-specific access reagents (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  2024-02-20 2026-07-02
RFA-MH-25-170 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Research on the Ethical Implications of Advancements in Neurotechnology and Brain Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-02-15 2025-05-24
RFA-MH-25-171 NIMH BRAIN Initiative: Research on the Ethical Implications of Advancements in Neurotechnology and Brain Science (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)  2024-02-15 2025-05-24
RFA-DC-24-001 NIDCD BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R61 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)  2023-04-03 2025-05-24
RFA-MH-22-185 NIMH NIMH Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (NIMH BRAINS) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)  2022-07-26 2025-05-24

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