Sponsor Deadlines: May 3, 2021; October 29, 2021; May 2, 2022; October 28, 2022; May 1, 2023; October 27, 2023
FAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Application budgets may not exceed $400,000 in total direct costs over a maximum three-year funding period. No more than $200,000 in total direct costs may be requested in any single year. NIH intends to fund an estimated 10 awards per fiscal year, corresponding to a total of $3M-4M in new awards per year.
This FOA seeks applications for unique and innovative recording and/or modulation technologies that are in the earliest stage of development, including new and untested ideas that are in the initial stages of conceptualization. Some projects may aim to increase recording or modulation capabilities by many orders of magnitude, while others may aim to improve the precision and selectivity of recording or modulation (also referred to as stimulation, perturbation, or manipulation). A wide range of modalities are appropriate including acoustic, chemical, electrical, magnetic, optical and chemical, as well as the use of genetic tools.
Invasive or non-invasive approaches are sought that will enable large-scale recording and/or precise manipulation of neural activity, and that would ultimately be compatible with experiments in humans or behaving animals. Applications are encouraged from any qualified individuals, including physicists, engineers, theoreticians, and scientists, especially those not typically involved with neuroscience research.