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grant RFA-DA-26-002

NIDA R21: Mine SCORCH single-cell data on HIV and substance use and validate targets (no clinical trials)

NIH NIDA’s SCORCH R21 funds high-risk, high-reward projects to mine single-cell brain datasets and identify cell types, genes, enhancers, or networks involved in HIV/ART and substance use. Awards can also support functional validation (e.g., perturbation or high-throughput screens) to confirm roles of data-driven targets; clinical trials are not allowed and pilot data is not required. Interdis…

Single Nucleus Assays : Molecular analysis of brain tissue typically relies on ensemble averaging of heterogenous mixtures of cell types within a specific brain region. However, technological advances enable molecular characterization of large numbers of individual cells. Single cell approaches …

Funding Source

Agency: National Institutes of Health
Sub-agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $6M
Award Ceiling: $275,000
Award Amount: $275,000

Eligibility

For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
U.S. Territories or Possessions
Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Independent School Districts
Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
Regional Organizations
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)

Foreign/Non-domestic organizations are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed in applications/awards.

Required registrations for applicant organizatio…

Dates

Opportunity Released: August 14, 2024
Open for Submission: August 14, 2024
Submission Deadline: March 19, 2026
Application Window Closes: March 19, 2026

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