Key Dates

Related Announcements

• November 15, 2024 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32). See NOFO PA-25-168.

Issued by

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research (NIH Blueprint) are participating, effective immediately, in PA-25-168 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32). The following Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are expired:

• Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (JSPTPN) (PAR-22-265)
• NINDS Institutional Research Training Program (PAR-24-126)
• NINDS Institutional Translational Research Training Program (PAR-24-108)

All applications for the above NOFOs for the May 25, 2025 receipt date must be submitted under the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32; PA-25-168).  

The following text has been added to reflect NINDS and the NIH Blueprint's participation in this NOFO:

Part 1. Overview Information

Components of Participating Organizations

Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)

National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

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 Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), November 22, 2024 - Participation added (NOT-DK-25-007)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

All applications to this funding opportunity announcement should fall within the mission of the Institutes/Centers. The following NIH Offices may co-fund applications assigned to those Institutes/Centers.

Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS)

NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research (https://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov/) 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s)

93.310, 93.313, 93.837, 93.233, 93.838, 93.839, 93.840, 93.286, 93.273, 93.213, 93.397, 93.396, 93.399, 93.398, 93.855, 93.351, 93.859, 93.361, 93.279, 93.113, 93.867, 93.172, 93.242, 93.866, 93.865, 93.846, 93.173, 93.847, 93.853

The Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts for PA-25-168 has been updated to add the NINDS and NIH Blueprint scientific and grants management contacts and the NINDS and NIH Blueprint Specific Information:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Scientific Program Contacts:

Kavon Rezaizadeh, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
Email: NINDSTrainingOffice@ninds.nih.gov 

Grants Management Contact:

Chief Grants Management Officer 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
Email: ChiefGrantsManagementOfficer@ninds.nih.gov 

Institute or Center Specific Information:

NINDS will support institutional research training programs in areas relevant to the NINDS mission, formerly supported under PAR-24-126 or PAR-24-108 (expired). These programs should produce well-trained neuroscientists who leave the program with the research skills and scientific knowledge to make a significant contribution to neuroscience research.

NINDS will only support institutional training programs through the Parent T32 NOFO in two categories: 1) Advanced Institutional Research Training and 2) Translational Institutional Research Training. Programs in either category must provide 1-2 years of support for trainees in one or more of the following groups: dissertation-stage predoctoral students in their 3rd and/or 4th year of graduate school, postdoctoral fellows, and/or fellowship-stage clinicians.

Applicants to the NINDS T32 program are strongly encouraged to contact the NINDS program director before beginning the process of applying for a research training grant. For further information, see our website: NINDS Institutional Research Training Grant Program Descriptions and Guidelines.

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No 
• Travel Costs: $2000 per year per trainee. NINDS will provide additional travel expenses of up to $1,000 per year per trainee to travel to the NINDS T32 Annual Meeting (required). NINDS will provide additional travel expenses up to $1,500 per year for total training staff (not per individual) to travel to the NINDS T32 Annual Meeting. Training staff includes PDs/PIs and coordinators.
• Application Submission Date: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research

Scientific Program Contacts: 

Ashlee Van’t Veer, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 
Email: ashlee.vantveer@nih.gov 

Lauren Ullrich, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
Email: NINDSTrainingOffice@ninds.nih.gov 

Grants Management Contact:

Chief Grants Management Officer 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
Email: ChiefGrantsManagementOfficer@ninds.nih.gov 

Institute or Center Specific Information:

The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research (NIH Blueprint) is a collaborative framework that includes the NIH Office of the Director and 12 NIH Institutes and Centers that support research on the nervous system. The NIH Blueprint, in conjunction with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), supports the Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (JSPTPN), formerly described under PAR-22-265 (expired).

The primary objective of the JSPTPN is to prepare individuals for careers in neuroscience that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation. JSPTPN programs will support students for 2 years. The NIH Blueprint will only support programs that fulfil the following criteria:

1) provide broad and fundamental research training in the neurosciences;

2) include a curriculum that provides a strong foundation in experimental design, statistical methodology and quantitative reasoning;

3) include laboratory rotations that allow students to explore different research areas, scientific approaches, and laboratory cultures; and

4) students may only be appointed to this training grant during the first 2 years of their graduate research training.

Applicants are requested to indicate that they are applying for the NIH Blueprint JSPTPN in the application cover letter and to direct their application to NINDS in the Assignment Request Form. The JSPTPN program is managed by an NIH-wide steering committee with one member from each of the participating institutes.

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to consult the JSPTPN website and contact the Scientific Program Contacts to discuss their concept for this initiative during the development stages of the application.

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs: $750 per predoctoral trainee
• Application Submission Date: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

All other aspects of the NOFO remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Lauren Ullrich, Ph.D
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
Telephone: 240-893-0796
Email: lauren.ullrich@nih.gov