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BRAIN Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization - Transformative Research on Behavior at the Organismal Level

Funds sensors and models that track complex behaviour and neural activity together, in real time, across species.

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Understanding what an animal or a person is actually doing, and what their brain is doing at the same moment, usually means two separate experiments compared after the fact. This notice funds building the tools to do both at once.

It sits inside the BRAIN Initiative, the federal effort led by NIH to build new neurotechnology for studying brain function at unprecedented resolution. This piece of i

Development of sensing technologies for minimally intrusive, high-resolution, synchronous measurement of multiple biobehavioural signals together with neural activity and environmental variables, plus analytic and computational methods producing new, testable models of neurobehavioural function as a dynamic system shaped by the organism's environment, in human and non-human subjects, with consortium participation built into the award.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.13 Oct 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$8M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-DA-27-011Source: www.grants.gov