NeuroNEXT Small Business Innovation in Clinical Trials (U44 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Posted
- November 12, 2024
- Closed
- November 17, 2025
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.853
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- November 18, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.853 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.8B
- FY2026 obligated
- $2B
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 8,124
Top recipients: The General Hospital Corporation, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the, The Johns Hopkins University, Regents of the University of Michigan, Washington University, the
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This announcement encourages small business applications for exploratory clinical trials of investigational agents (drugs, biologics, surgical therapies or devices) that may contribute to the justification for and provide the data required for designing clinical studies. Diseases chosen for study should be based on the NINDS strategic plan and clinical research interests (www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/areas/index.htm).
Who can apply
- Small businesses
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, may be allowed.
The official record
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