Funding Opportunities
NIH Funding Opportunities
We distribute a curated list of NIH Requests for Applications (RFAs) each month. Below are the featured RFAs for June 2025. Use the search box to filter by keyword.
| Title | Release Date | Expired Date | Activity Code | Organization | Document Number | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex Vivo Models for Studies at the Intersection of HIV and Addictive Substance Use (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 12/30/2024 | 8/14/2025 | R01 | NIDA | RFA-DA-25-074 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-25-074.html |
| Microglial Pathophysiology in Comorbid Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and HIV (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 8/23/2024 | 8/15/2025 | R61/R33 | NIDA | RFA-DA-25-063 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-25-063.html |
| Exploratory Studies to Investigate Mechanisms of HIV infection, Replication, Latency, and/or Pathogenesis in the Context of Substance Use Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 9/9/2024 | 8/15/2025 | R01 | NIDA | RFA-DA-25-073 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-25-073.html |
| Resource-Related Research Projects for Development of Animal Models and Related Materials (R24 Clinical Trials Not-Allowed) | 9/9/2022 | 9/26/2025 | R24 | ORIP | RFA-OD-22-013 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-22-013.html |
| Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 1/11/2023 | 9/27/2025 | P30 | NIA | RFA-AG-24-001 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-24-001.html |
| Research Opportunities in Crisis Response Services for Suicide Prevention (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | 6/13/2024 | 10/9/2025 | R01 | NIMH | RFA-MH-25-135 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-25-135.html |
| Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | 10/30/2024 | 10/21/2025 | R01 | NIMH | RFA-MH-25-205 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-25-205.html |
| Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | 10/30/2024 | 10/21/2025 | R21 | NIMH | RFA-MH-25-206 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-25-206.html |
| Clinical Trials Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases (R01) Clinical Trials Required | 8/14/2024 | 10/24/2025 | R01 | FDA | RFA-FD-25-001 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-25-001.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 9/24/2024 | 1/21/2026 | R01 | NINDS | RFA-NS-25-018 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-018.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | 9/24/2024 | 1/21/2026 | U01 | NINDS | RFA-NS-25-017 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-017.html |
| Seeking Products to Address Social Needs impacting Substance Use Disorders (SUD) (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) | 9/28/2023 | 3/14/2026 | R43/R44 | NIDA | RFA-DA-25-048 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-25-048.html |
| Seeking Products to Address Social Needs impacting Substance Use Disorders (SUD) (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) | 9/28/2023 | 3/14/2026 | R41/R42 | NIDA | RFA-DA-25-047 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-25-047.html |
| Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) Program: Data Mining and Functional Validation (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 8/14/2024 | 3/20/2026 | R21 | NIDA | RFA-DA-26-002 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-26-002.html |
| Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) Program: Data Mining and Functional Validation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 8/14/2024 | 3/20/2026 | R01 | NIDA | RFA-DA-26-001 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-26-001.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 12/9/2024 | 6/16/2026 | R21 | NEI | RFA-EY-25-001 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-25-001.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Promoting Health for All Through BRAIN Technology Partnerships (R34 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | 11/21/2024 | 6/18/2026 | R34 | NINDS | RFA-NS-25-016 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-016.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Production and distribution facilities for brain cell type-specific access reagents (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 2/20/2024 | 7/2/2026 | U24 | NIMH | RFA-MH-25-105 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-25-105.html |
| INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 2/22/2024 | 7/2/2026 | F99/K00 | NICHD | RFA-OD-24-007 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-24-007.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | 11/5/2024 | 9/29/2026 | UH3 | NINDS | RFA-NS-25-022 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-022.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | 11/5/2024 | 9/29/2026 | UG3/UH3 | NINDS | RFA-NS-25-021 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-021.html |
| HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 9/18/2024 | 1/16/2027 | R61/R33 | NINDS | RFA-NS-25-023 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-023.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 3/19/2024 | 1/29/2027 | R18 | NINDS | RFA-NS-24-031 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-24-031.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 11/15/2024 | 2/9/2027 | R01 | NIMH | RFA-MH-26-170 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-26-170.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access to Broaden Distribution of Enabling Technologies for Neuroscience (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 9/26/2024 | 6/16/2027 | U24 | NIMH | RFA-MH-26-120 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-26-120.html |
| BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) | 10/23/2024 | 6/16/2027 | U01 | NIMH | RFA-MH-26-140 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-26-140.html |
| Chemical Countermeasures Research Program (CCRP) Initiative: Basic Research on The Deleterious Effects of Acute Exposure to Ultra-Potent Synthetic (UPS) Opioids (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 11/20/2024 | 11/19/2027 | R01 | NIDA | RFA-DA-26-034 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-26-034.html |
| Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 12/5/2024 | 12/4/2027 | R21 | NIDA | RFA-DA-26-056 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-26-056.html |
| Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 12/5/2024 | 12/4/2027 | R01 | NIDA | RFA-DA-26-055 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-26-055.html |
