Promoting Equity Through BRAIN Technology Partnerships
Supports planning for equitable neurotechnology partnerships through collaborative initiatives across the United States.
RFA-NS-25-016 is an R34 planning grant issued under the NIH BRAIN Initiative, with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as the lead funding institute. The R34 is NIH's developmental planning mechanism — it funds the preparatory work needed to design and eventually submit a larger study, including partnership formation, protocol development, and feasibility assessment…
Funds R34 planning grants to develop partnerships that promote equitable access to BRAIN Initiative neurotechnologies and their benefits, led by NINDS.
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