Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
March 23, 2021
RFA-NS-20-006 - BRAIN Initiative: Biology and Biophysics of Neural Stimulation and Recording Technologies (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
This notice informs applicants of a change to the Key Dates for RFA-NS-20-006 "BRAIN Initiative: Biology and Biophysics of Neural Stimulation and Recording Technologies (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)". Two of the receipt dates, October 1, 2021 and June 1, 2022, have been cancelled from this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
The following section of RFA-NS-20-006 "BRAIN Initiative: Biology and Biophysics of Neural Stimulation and Recording Technologies (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)" has been modified, as indicated below:
Currently Reads (cancelled dates shown in bold):
Part 1. Overview
Key Dates:
| Application Due Date(s) | March 24, 2020, June 2, 2020, October 1, 2020, February 2, 2021, June 1, 2021, October 1, 2021, February 1, 2022, June 1, 2022, and October 3, 2022
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. All applications are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on the listed date(s). 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 | June 2020, October 2020, February 2021, June 2021, October 2021, February 2022, June 2022, October 2022, February 2023 |
| Advisory Council Review | October 2020, January 2021, May 2021, October 2021, January 2022, May 2022, October 2022, January 2023, May 2023 |
| Earliest Start Date | November 2020, February 2021, June 2021, November 2021, February 2022, June 2022, November 2022, February 2023, June 2023 |
Modified to Read:
Part 1. Overview
Key Dates
| Application Due Date(s) | March 24, 2020, June 2, 2020, October 1, 2020, February 2, 2021, June 1, 2021, February 1, 2022, and October 3, 2022
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. All applications are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on the listed date(s). 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 | June 2020, October 2020, February 2021, June 2021, October 2021, June 2022, February 2023 |
| Advisory Council Review | October 2020, January 2021, May 2021, October 2021, January 2022, October 2022, May 2023 |
| Earliest Start Date | November 2020, February 2021, June 2021, November 2021, February 2022, November 2022, June 2023 |
All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.
Sahana N. Kukke, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Telephone: 301-496-1447
Email: [email protected]