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No. RFA-NS-27-001 · National Institutes of Health

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BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
~20
Application deadline
Oct 6, 2028
Posted
Feb 9, 2026
Last verified
6 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Health
  • Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
  • Infrastructure, Construction & Shared Facilities
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • Biomedical & Disease Research
  • Research Infrastructure, Instrumentation & Data
  • STEM Education & Research Training
Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
  • Small businesses
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 93.372 · 21st Century Cures Act - Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (93.372), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 15 $616,000 $560,712 – $727,254
FY 2025 50 $577,633 $276,956 – $1,343,284
FY 2024 44 $675,351 $250,312 – $1,703,077
FY 2023 101 $2,119,145 $696,394 – $3,708,508
FY 2022 58 $2,015,724 $818,440 – $2,963,723
FY 2021 60 $2,656,107 $757,035 – $4,107,143
Who wins it Higher education (259), Nonprofit (37), Business (19) of 328 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (78) · NY (43) · MA (27) · TX (17) · WA (12)
Largest recent awards
  1. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE $21,489,807 · FY 2023
  2. ALLEN INSTITUTE $18,975,021 · FY 2022
  3. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK $18,155,129 · FY 2021
  4. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY $18,097,780 · FY 2021
  5. THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION $17,455,711 · FY 2023

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 14, 2026