February 8, 2023
RFA-NS-24-005 - BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
RFA-NS-24-004 - BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-NS-21-026 - BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-NS-21-027 - BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Transformative Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
NOT-NS-23-035 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-NS-23-036 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
The purpose of this Notice is to inform applicants of the early expiration of RFA-NS-21-026 and RFA-NS-21-027. These two FOAs will be reissued with a change of receipt dates and updated information on FOA requirements and goals. For essential information, please refer to NOT-NS-23-035 and NOT-NS-23-036.
The expired FOAs are:
RFA-NS-21-026 "BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
RFA-NS-21-027 "BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Transformative Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)".
For both FOAs, the remaining receipt dates of May 1, 2023 and October 27, 2023 have been canceled.
Currently Reads:
Part 1. Overview Information
Key Dates:
| New | Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) | AIDS | Scientific Merit Review | Advisory Council Review | Earliest Start Date |
| October 29, 2021 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | March 2022 | May 2022 | June 2022 |
| May 02, 2022 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | November 2022 | January 2023 | February 2023 |
| October 28, 2022 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | March 2023 | May 2023 | June 2023 |
| May 01, 2023 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | November 2023 | January 2024 | February 2024 |
| October 27, 2023 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | March 2024 | May 2024 | June 2024 |
Expiration Date: October 28, 2023
Modified To Read:
Part 1. Overview Information
Key Dates:
| New | Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) | AIDS | Scientific Merit Review | Advisory Council Review | Earliest Start Date |
| October 29, 2021 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | March 2022 | May 2022 | June 2022 |
| May 02, 2022 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | November 2022 | January 2023 | February 2023 |
| October 28, 2022 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | March 2023 | May 2023 | June 2023 |
Expiration Date: February 8, 2023
All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.?
Edmund (Ned) Talley PhD
Email: BRAIN-FOAs@nih.gov
and Human Services (HHS)
