NICHD Notices and Funding Opportunities
NIH Notices and Funding Opportunities
- Reminder of Guidance on Requirement for NIH Single Institutional Review Board (IRB) Plan
- (NOT-OD-21-174)
- Office of the Director, NIH
- Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: May 2022 Council
- (NOT-OD-21-179)
- Office of the Director, NIH
- Clarification and Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Fall 2021 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- (NOT-OD-21-180)
- Office of the Director, NIH
- HEAL Initiative: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements to Support Strategies to Advance the Study of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (COPCs)
- (NOT-NS-21-068)
- Multiple Institutes
- Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH BRAIN Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-21-071 Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- (NOT-NS-22-012)
- Multiple Institutes
- Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
- (NOT-MH-21-330)
- Multiple Institutes
- Blueprint MedTech: Incubator Hubs (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)—See details below.
- (PAR-21-314)
- Multiple Institutes
- Application Receipt Date(s): October 20, 2021
- Blueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)—See details below.
- (PAR-21-315)
- Multiple Institutes
- Application Receipt Date(s): October 20, 2021; February 18, 2022; June 20, 2022; October 18, 2022; February 21, 2023; June 19, 2023; October 18, 2023; February 20, 2024; June 20, 2024
The Blueprint MedTech program
Are you a center with expertise and experience in medical device translation?
The Blueprint MedTech program, an NIH incubator that supports innovators developing groundbreaking medical devices by accelerating the development of cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic neurotechnologies, is seeking proposals from academic and industry centers (“incubator hubs”) to coordinate and manage resources for the program. Centers that receive awards will help innovators build medical devices as close to the “final system” as possible. To support the most promising innovators, centers receiving awards will solicit, evaluate, and manage innovator projects and supplemental resources.
Awards are available for centers with broad expertise in medical technology translation and demonstrated experience and capability to support maturation from early-stage development through preclinical validation.
To learn more about this opportunity or to apply, please see Blueprint MedTech: Incubator Hubs (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Do you have transformative technology that can improve diagnosis or treatment of nervous system disorders?
The Blueprint MedTech program is seeking applications from academic and industry applicants who have innovative early-stage technologies that aim to improve the diagnosis and/or treatment of nervous system disorders. Awards of up to $1,500,000 per year are available for the most promising and innovative neurotechnologies, to help support their development journey toward commercialization.
Awardees will have access to additional resources and support services including the following:
- Planning resources to support concept development, team building, needs assessment, and other early translational activities
- Streamlined access to translational services and expertise (e.g., design and prototyping, bench testing, large animal testing, biocompatibility assessment, manufacturing, medical monitoring)
- Assistance from consultants (e.g., on regulatory, reimbursement, intellectual property, commercialization, and strategic partnership issues)
- Advice from industry experts (e.g., meetings with an external oversight committee)
To learn more about these opportunities or to apply, please see the following announcements:
The first application due date for these opportunities is October 20, 2021, which is the only due date for U54.
Other Notices and Funding Opportunities
Apply for a Pilot Project Grant of Up to $30,000 from the Restore Center
The Restore Center 
is seeking proposals for their pilot project program. The program awards seed grants to innovative and meritorious projects that will accelerate the use of sensor and video technology in rehabilitation research and will advance real-world monitoring and delivery of medical rehabilitation for individuals with impaired movement. Applicants can request up to $30,000 in funding. They encourage all applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including but not limited to those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, as well as those with disabilities, to apply. Applications are due October 1, 2021. Learn more and apply
Notices and Funding Opportunities
