Forecast for BRAIN Initiative Connectivity across Scales (BRAIN CONNECTS): Specialized Projects for Scalable Technologies (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This grant will fund projects developing scalable technologies for mapping brain connectivity across species, as part of the BRAIN CONNECTS network, with applications opening in September 2025.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: June 2, 2025 (First estimated application due date) | September 1, 2025 (Estimated application due date) | October 4, 2027 (Application closing date)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $10,000,000; individual award amounts and ceilings TBD.
Summary: Supports development of scalable technologies for comprehensive brain connectivity mapping, focusing on human, non-human primate, and mouse, as part of the BRAIN CONNECTS program.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; details may change when the official NOFO is released.
Description
This funding opportunity, issued under the NIH BRAIN Initiative, aims to support transformative research projects that develop and apply scalable technologies to generate comprehensive atlases of brain connectivity. The program focuses on enabling faster, more precise, and cost-effective generation and interpretation of brain-wide wiring diagrams, particularly in human, non-human primate, and mouse models, but proposals using other species are allowed if well justified. Projects may address any aspect of the connectivity pipeline, including data collection, reconstruction, analysis, integration, dissemination, and interpretation. Funded projects will become part of the BRAIN CONNECTS Network, working collaboratively to advance the field of neural circuit mapping and lay the groundwork for future neural circuit-based approaches to prevent and treat brain disorders.
