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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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Mission Statement
The NINDS Mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease for all people.
Interest Areas
General Topics
The NINDS supports research providing a deeper understanding of the workings of the brain and nervous system, driving improvements in the quality of life for all people with neurological disorders, and with the ultimate goal of preventing or curing neurological diseases and disorders. General topics of interest for research and training or career development support include:
- Understanding the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and neuromuscular system
- Understanding the basic mechanism of neurological diseases and disorders
- Neurological biomarkers and outcome measures
- Improving treatments
- Preventing neurological disorders
- Eliminating neurological health disparities
- Training and workforce development
NINDS also leads or partners with other NIH institutes, centers, offices, and other government agencies in several Congressionally supported initiatives, including:
- Act for ALS
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Program
- Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative
- Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative
- Undiagnosed Disease Network (UDN)
NINDS is also one of the Institutes that funds research through the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience.
Assistance Listing
Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs used across government agencies that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of assistance awards. They are maintained in the System for Award Management (SAM) and can be used to search for opportunities in Grants.gov.
View NINDS Assistance Listing Numbers
- 93.853 - Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
Highlighted Topics
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Funding Opportunities and Notices
Search for NINDS’s funding opportunities and notices
- NINDS Grant Funding Opportunity Participation
- NINDS Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
Additional Information by Funding Category
Administrative Supplements
- NINDS highly recommends interested applicants reach out to their current program officer as listed on the Notice of Award for the most recent parent award to discuss whether a supplement request would be appropriate.
- NINDS prioritizes funding supplement requests with at least one year remaining on the parent award and that include a strong justification for why it is not possible to re-budget within existing funds.
- For mentored research and training supplements, NINDS prioritizes applications that justify the need, explain how it will advance the candidate’s development (including, as appropriate, submission of an individual application), demonstrate their intellectual contribution, and show strong mentor and institutional commitment.
- Supplements are considered on a rolling basis with requests received after July 1st considered in the next fiscal year.
- Contact the program officer listed on the Notice of Award for the most recent parent award to discuss timing considerations.
- Contact the program officer listed on the Notice of Award for the most recent parent award.
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