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Establishing a Center for the Advancement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Pharmacotherapeutics through Training and Preclinical Support

Funds one centre that trains researchers in formal drug development for substance use disorder and pays to test their best ideas.

Academic groups discover promising compounds for addiction and then stall, because turning a compound into a medicine is a discipline almost nobody teaches. This notice funds a centre built to close that gap, and it does two jobs at once.

The first is teaching. The centre trains researchers in formal product development for new substance use disorder pharmacotherapeutics โ€” the sequence of decisioโ€ฆ

A single centre training researchers in formal product development for new substance use disorder pharmacotherapeutics, and advancing the strongest concepts into initial preclinical experiments with technical and financial support. Clinical trials are not allowed.

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.-
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.$3M

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Between cycles

Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNIH ยท United States

Funds shared research cores, pilot funding and a catalyst programme where a substantial nutrition or obesity research effort already exists.

$750K
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Open

Optimizing Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNIH ยท United States

Funds a pilot trial of a behavioural sleep intervention for adolescents and young adults who have a mental health disorder or are at risk of one.

Oct'26
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Open

GREGoRi Data Coordination and Outreach Center

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNIH ยท United States

Funds the one centre that coordinates a rare-disease genomics programme and gets its protocols, data and tools out to everybody else.

BiotechAI
$1.3MOct'26
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Open

GREGoRi Innovation Projects

NIH ยท United States

Funds a genuinely new experimental or computational approach to finding the cause of a rare genetic disorder, where the current state of the art falls short.

BiotechAI
$3 โ€“ $500KOct'26
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Open

GREGoRi Technology Integration Center

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNIH ยท United States

Funds the centre that turns new molecular methods for rare-disease diagnosis into standards, best practices and a benchmarking dataset.

BiotechAI
$2.3MOct'26
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Open

Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNIH ยท United States

Funds studies that watch patients rather than treat them, in bone, joint, rheumatic and skin disease. No intervention allowed.

Medtech
Nov'26
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Open

Emerging Infections Network - Research for Preventing, Detecting, and Managing Travel-associated Infectious Diseases

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธCDC ยท United States

Funds surveillance and research networks that detect, diagnose and track infectious diseases among international travelers.

Biotech
$1.8M โ€“ $6MNov'26
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Between cycles

DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMRDC / CDMRP ยท United States

Funds turning preclinical burn-care findings into an actual product โ€” a device, a drug, or a clinical practice guideline.

BiotechMedtech
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Open

DOD Defense Health Agency (DHA) Research & Development FY23-FY27 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT for Extramural Medical Research

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMRDC / CDMRP ยท United States

Funds an unsolicited medical research idea across USAMRDC's whole portfolio, but only after a pre-proposal through eBRAP earns an invitation to submit in full.

Biotech
Sep'27
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Open

Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization โ€” Next Gen Sensor Technology Development

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธBRAIN Initiative ยท United States

Supports neural behavior-sensing technology development through translational cooperative projects.

NeurotechAI+2
Jun'27
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Open

Complement-ARIE โ€” Open Funding (Seed)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNIH Common Fund ยท United States

Supports development of human-based new approach methodologies replacing animal models in relevant research.

BiotechMedtech+1
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Open

DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMRDC / CDMRP ยท United States

Funds a continuation phase for medical research that already holds earlier DOD or DOW funding, from preclinical work through clinical trials.

BiotechMedtech
Nov'26