Funding

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

Funder
National Institutes of Health
Programme
PAR-25-225
Opportunity type
Research funding opportunity
Call status
Closed
Opens
2025-01-19
Deadline
2026-10-20
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Overview

Supports early translational studies of candidate treatments for neurological or neuromuscular disorders, including drug activity, pharmacokinetics and efficacy in living models. Projects should establish evidence needed for subsequent therapeutic development.

Funding amount

Up to USD 750,000 in direct costs over 3 years; maximum USD 499,000 per year

Eligibility

Wits may apply as a non-US higher education institution. Proposals must fit this call and the mission of a participating institute; institutional registrations and funder requirements apply.

Additional deadlines

Next application deadline, including permitted resubmissions: 20 October 2026. Submit by 17:00 local time of the applicant organisation. Call expiration: 21 October 2027. This is separate from the application deadline.

Official source
NIH / Grants.gov
Last checked
2026-09-19