Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
September 24, 2020
RFA-NS-19-002 - BRAIN Initiative: Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP (U19 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
The purpose of this notice is to inform interested applicants of a change to the Key Dates and the specific research requirements for RFA-NS-19-002 "BRAIN Initiative: Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP (U19 Clinical Trial Required)". The dates have been modified to add a new application due date of October 29, 2021. See changes below in bold italics.
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Part 1. Overview Information
Key Dates:
| Letter of Intent Due Date(s) | September 30, 2018; September 30, 2019; and September 30, 2020 |
| Application Due Date(s) |
October 30, 2018, October 30, 2019 and October 30, 2020, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date. |
| Scientific Merit Review | February 2018, February 2019 and February 2020 |
| Advisory Council Review | New Dates May 2019, May 2020 and May 2021 |
| Earliest Start Date | June 1, 2018, June 1, 2019 and June 1, 2020 |
| Expiration Date | October 31, 2020 |
Modified to Read:
Part 1. Overview Information
Key Dates:
| Letter of Intent Due Date(s) | September 30, 2018; September 30, 2019; and September 30, 2020, September 29, 2021 |
| Application Due Date(s) |
October 30, 2018, October 30, 2019, October 30, 2020 and October 29, 2021, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date. |
| Scientific Merit Review | February 2018, February 2019, February 2020, and February 2021 |
| Advisory Council Review | New Dates May 2019, May 2020, May 2021, and May 2022 |
| Earliest Start Date | June 1, 2019, June 1, 2020, June 1, 2021, and June 1, 2022 |
| Expiration Date | October 30, 2021 |
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Section 1. Funding Opportunity Description
Specific Research Requirements
This RFA solicits applications from diverse interdisciplinary research teams that integrate theoretical models with innovative neurotechnologies for recording and manipulating neural circuits across multiple brain regions and scales. Studies of complex behaviors, including behavioral assays of freely-moving animals and objective measures of cognitive/perceptual processes, are encouraged. Applications may be submitted by teams with prior BRAIN technology and/or integrated approaches awards, and/or by new teams. The goal will be to support programs with a systematic, team-science approach that can realize meaningful outcomes within 5 and more years. Awards from this RFA will be made for no more than 5 years, with a possibility of one renewal.
Modified to Read:
Section 1. Funding Opportunity Description
Specific Research Requirements
This RFA solicits applications from diverse interdisciplinary research teams that integrate theoretical models with innovative neurotechnologies for recording and manipulating neural circuits across multiple brain regions and scales. Studies of complex behaviors, including behavioral assays of freely-moving animals and objective measures of cognitive/perceptual processes, are encouraged. Studies that merge approaches with the cellular, genetic and technological methodologies developed by the NIH BRAIN Initiative are encouraged. Applications may be submitted by teams with prior BRAIN technology and/or integrated approaches awards, and/or by new teams. The goal will be to support programs with a systematic, team-science approach that can realize meaningful outcomes within 5 and more years. Awards from this RFA will be made for no more than 5 years, with a possibility of one renewal.
All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.
James Gnadt, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Telephone: 301-496-9964
Email: BRAINCircuits@nih.gov