NINDS Neuroscience Funding Announcements

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15)

Funding Contact(s): Randall Stewart, Ph.D.
Funding Categories: Channels, Synapses and Circuits, Clinical Research, International Activities, Neural Environment, Neurodegeneration, Neurogenetics, Repair and Plasticity, Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, Training and Career Development, Translational Research

Brief Description:
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. These AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH programs, to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale health-related research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 award mechanism.

Grant Mechanism: R15
NIH Guide: RFA-OD-09-007
Release Date: 2009-04-20
Expiration Date: 2009-09-25