DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award
- Posted
- June 23, 2026
- Closed
- September 14, 2026
- Program funding
- $2,400,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.420
- Archives
- October 14, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.420 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.3B
- FY2026 obligated
- $598.5M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 4,414
Top recipients: The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the, University of California, Los Angeles, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award (NFRALA) supports visionary, established neurofibromatosis (NF) investigators with documented history of neurofibromatosis funding, publications, strong mentorship and commitment to leadership to serve as Director and Deputy Director of the Neurofibromatosis Research Academy. The Academy Director and Deputy Director will execute a multi-institutional, interactive, virtual research academy that consists of scholars, who are early-career investigators, and their career guides, who serve as the scholars’ primary mentors.
Distinctive Features:
• Academy Director: Established NF investigators at or above the level of Associate Professor, or equivalent, at the full application submission deadline.
• Academy Deputy Director: Investigators at or above the level of Associate Professor, or equivalent, at the full application deadline and affiliated with a different institution than the Academy Director.
• Pilot Research Project: The Academy Director and Deputy Director will conduct one or more pilot research projects in collaboration with the academy scholars. Preliminary and/or published data relevant to NF and the proposed research project are encouraged but not required.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
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