Advanced Neural Prosthetics Research and Development (SBIR [U44])
Funding Contact: NINDS Funding Coordinator
Funding Categories: Repair and Plasticity, Small Business
Brief Description:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small
business concerns (SBCs) that propose to pursue translational and pilot clinical studies for neural prosthetics. The program
will utilize the cooperative agreement mechanism to enable support for milestone-driven projects for the design, development,
and demonstration of clinically-useful neural prosthetic devices. Activities supported in this program include implementation
of clinical prototype devices, preclinical safety and efficacy testing, design verification and validation activities, pursuit
of regulatory approval for clinical study, and proof-of-concept or pilot clinical studies.