Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Neurotherapeutic Agent Characterization and In vivo Efficacy Studies (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Funding Agency:
National Institutes of Health

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) provides funding to conduct pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and in vivo efficacy studies to demonstrate that proposed therapeutic agent(s) have sufficient biological activity to warrant further development to treat neurological or neuromuscular disorders that fall under the NINDS mission. Therapeutic agents include small molecules, biologics or biotechnology-derived products. This FOA is part of a suite of Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE) to advance projects to the point where they can meet the entry criteria for the Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network or other translational programs.

Companion FOAs:

PAR-21-123 , R61R33 Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Grant/ Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II
PAR-21-124 , R61R33 Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Grant/ Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II

Deadlines:

  • Application Due Dates: June 17, 2021; Oct 19, 2021; Feb 22, 2022; June 21, 2022; Oct 18, 2022; Feb 21, 2023; June 20, 2023; Oct 20, 2023; Feb 20, 2024; June 20, 2024

PAR-21-122 Expiration Date New Date June 21, 2024 per issuance of NOT-NS-23-095. (Original Expiration Date: February 21, 2024)

Agency Website

Amount

$750,000

Amount Description

Direct costs cannot exceed $499,000 in any one year. Cumulative direct costs for the entire three-year project period may not exceed $750,000.

Funding Type

Grant

Eligibility

Faculty

Category

Engineering and Physical Sciences
Interdisciplinary
Medical
Medical - Basic Science
Medical - Clinical Science
Medical - Translational

External Deadline

February 20, 2024