BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early – Stage Research for Large – Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Application Deadlines:  May 1, 2020, October 29, 2020
Award: NIH intends to fund an estimated 10-15 awards per fiscal year, corresponding to a total of $5 million over the two-year project period. The combined direct cost budget for the two-year project period may not exceed $300,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. A central goal of the BRAIN Initiative is to understand how electrical and chemical signals code information in neural circuits and give rise to sensations, thoughts, emotions and actions