NINDS Application Policies and Funding Resources

Investigators planning on submitting an application for clinical research are encouraged to contact the NINDS Clinical Trials Group and discuss their proposal prior to submission (contact the Clinical Research Liaison)

Discussion with the NINDS Clinical Trial Group does not guarantee funding nor does it supersede any NINDS or NIH requirements for the submission of an application

• Policies for Large Projects
  • Application requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs for any year
    Investigators who are planning to submit an investigator-initiated new (type 1), competing continuation (type 2), competing supplement, or any amended/revised version of the preceding grant application types requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs for any year are advised that he or she must contact the Institute or Center (IC) program staff before submitting the application, i.e., as plans for the study are being developed. Furthermore, the application must obtain agreement from the IC staff that the IC will accept the application for consideration for award. Finally, the applicant must identify, in a cover letter sent with the application, the staff member and Institute or Center who agreed to accept assignment of the application.)
    NIH Guide - Guidelines for applications involving Clinical Research with yearly direct costs over $500,000
    
    
• Applicant Interview or "Reverse-site Visit"
  
  
• Pilot Studies for Clinical Trials in Neurological Disorders
  
  
• Enrollment of Subjects into Clinical Trials - Information Requested on Participant Availability at Clinical Sites [MS Word] [PDF]