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BRAIN Initiative Connectivity across Scales (BRAIN CONNECTS): Specialized Projects for Scalable Technologies

Funds technology anywhere in the connectomics pipeline — collection, reconstruction, analysis, dissemination — to make brain wiring diagrams faster and cheaper.

Mapping every connection in a brain is currently possible and impractical. It costs too much and takes too long. This notice funds making it practical, and it puts ten million dollars behind that.

The programme it belongs to aims to lay the scientific foundation for the next generation of circuit-based approaches to preventing and treating brain disorders. This part of it supports specialised pro

Specialised projects developing current or emerging technologies for comprehensive atlases of brain connectivity, emphasising human, non-human primate and mouse, covering any aspect of connectivity and its data pipelines — collection, reconstruction, analysis, integration, dissemination and interpretation — to make brain-wide wiring diagrams faster, more precise and more cost-effective. Clinical trials are not allowed.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.4 Oct 2027
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.$10M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-NS-27-015Source: www.grants.gov