Limited Competition: BRAIN Initiative: Promoting Health for All Through BRAIN Technology Partnerships

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative will issue a limited‑competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund up to four awards that integrate BRAIN‑relevant neurotechnologies into research and training programs at institutions of higher education with limited NIH Research Project Grant funding (≤ $7.5 M per year in recent fiscal years). Awards will support two‑way knowledge transfer between investigators and BRAIN disseminators to promote sustained adoption of neurotechnology. Applications are not being solicited yet; this forecast gives potential collaborators time to develop partnerships and project concepts. Eligible applicants include a broad range of entities (public, private, tribal, non‑U.S., etc.) but must be higher‑education institutions meeting the funding‑threshold criteria. • Funding instrument: Grant (U‑type, likely U24) • Estimated number of awards: 4 • Estimated award ceiling: not stated (typical NIH U‑type grants range from $500 K to $2 M per award) • Anticipated award date: February 25 2028; project start same date • Eligibility: U.S. higher‑education institutions with limited NIH RPG funding; other government, tribal, nonprofit, and foreign entities may partner. • No pre‑bid meeting, site visit, or question‑deadline specified. • Primary contact: The BRAIN Initiative Dissemination Programs (email provided).