BRAIN Initiative: Production and distribution facilities for brain cell type-specific access reagents (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for the production and distribution of brain cell type-specific access reagents. This initiative aims to support scaled reagent production and distribution facilities involving technologies to access brain cell types. The facilities will produce and distribute gene transfer, gene regulation, and genome engineering reagents for use in both genetically tractable and less tractable systems, including primates and human tissue. • The reagents to be produced and distributed are those designed and validated under other NOFOs from the Armamentarium transformative project. • The BRAIN Initiative Armamentarium for Brain Cell Access transformative project will encourage facilities for production and distribution of these reagents by a broad set of neuroscientists. • Efforts will be supported to produce and distribute reagents relevant for future translational efforts. • The opportunity is open to various eligible applicants, including non-profits, small businesses, and institutions of higher education.