Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21)

The summary for the Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21): -This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for collaborative research projects, involving investigators in developed and developing countries, focusing on brain disorders throughout life relevant to developing nations. The collaborative research programs are expected to contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in developing countries to address neurological/neurodevelopmental (including sensory, motor, cognitive and behavioral) function and impairment throughout life. -This FOA will utilize the Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PAR-05-100, which solicits applications under the R01 grant mechanism. -The anticipated number of awards is six to 15; however, awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. -Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. -Project Period and Award Amounts: Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up to $100,000 per year in modules of $25,000. -Eligible organizations: For-profit organizations; Non-profit organizations; Public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals (including Veterans Administration Hospitals) and laboratories; Units of State government; Units of local government; Domestic institutions/organizations; Foreign institutions/organizations; Faith-based or community-based organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); and Indian/Native -American Tribally Designated Organizations. Applications must be submitted as collaborations between developed and developing country investigators/ institutions. For operational and analytic purposes, the World Bank's main criterion for classifying economies, gross national income (GNI), will be employed for this FOA to determine country eligibility. (See Section III, Eligibility Information , for definitions and further requirements). -Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs): Any individual at an eligible institution/organization with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Women, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, as well as individuals with disabilities, are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. -Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.