Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan - Exploratory Grants
Federal funding opportunity PAR-26-144 from National Institutes of Health.
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- Posted
- September 26, 2025
- Closes
- See announcement
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.989
- Category
- Health
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.989 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $65M
- FY2025 obligated
- $67.9M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $27.8M
- Awards in window
- 857
Top recipients: Yale Univ, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of California, Los Angeles, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
The Fogarty International Center, with NINDS, NIMH, NIA, NIEHS, NICHD, NEI, NIDCD, and NCCIH, intends to continue support of neuro-health research through the Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan program. Awards will catalyze and strengthen collaborative research on the brain and nervous system that leverages the unique scientific contexts of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) not readily present in the United States and, subsequently, optimizes our potential to address health needs in the U.S. and globally. Research on the full spectrum of neuro-health across the lifespan is encouraged - including neurological, neuromuscular, sensory, neuropsychiatric, neuroinfectious, cognitive, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disease - and encompassing basic, clinical, translational, and implementation research approaches. Projects will foster collaborations between scientists in the U.S. and LMICs to drive scientific advancement and the development of innovative, cost-effective interventions spanning the care continuum –– from diagnosis through treatment and implementation.
Who can apply
- Independent school districts
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Regional Organizations;Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions)Non-domestic applicant organizations are restricted to organizations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which are defined by the World Bank as low-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income economies. At least one organization in the U.S. and at least one organization in a LMIC must be involved as partners in each application.
How to apply
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