BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
About This Opportunity
Grant contract by National Institutes of Health (United States): BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Research. healthcare. Submission deadline Feb 2027.
This is a grants contract in the health and medical services and Research sectors, with a focus on Medical Equipment. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of USD 700,000. Proposals must be submitted before February 11, 2027.
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Description
Invasive surgical procedures in humans offer the unique opportunity to intracranially record and stimulate neuronal activity within precisely localized brain structures, enabling high-impact human neuroscience investigations. This NOFO seeks exploratory research projects, from newly formed or established multi-disciplinary teams, to understand how dynamic activity of single cells and ensembles of neurons in spatially organized networks gives rise to the internal states we experience as sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and memories, and to observable motor and social behaviors. The research should be proposed as exploratory research and planning activities to establish feasibility and early-stage development that, if successful, would support, enable, and/or lay the groundwork for a potential, subsequent research project grant applications using invasive neural recording and stimulation technologies in the human brain. Projects should maximize opportunities to conduct innovative in vivo human neuroscience research made available by direct access to the brain from invasive surgical procedures. Projects should employ approaches guided by specified theoretical constructs and by quantitative, mechanistic models where appropriate.
Recipients will join a consortium working group, coordinated by the NIH, to identify consensus standards of practice, including neuroethical considerations, to collect and provide data for ancillary studies, and to aggregate and standardize data for dissemination among the wider scientific community.
Agency: National Institutes of Health
CFDA: 93.242, 93.173, 93.286, 93.866, 93.273, 93.279, 93.865, 93.853, 93.213, 93.867
Eligible Applicants: Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-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.
Applicant Types: Special district governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); County governments; Independent school districts; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; City or township governments; State governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Small businesses; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Cost Sharing: No
Contact: National Institutes of Health
Email: BRAINeROH@ninds.nih.gov
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on May 4, 2026. Last refreshed 16 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
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