Active Funding Opportunities and Notices for NICHD

NICHD publishes and participates in various notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) and NIH Guide Notices (NOTs) to support research and training activities.

NOTs and Active NOFOs for NICHD

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Number Exp. Date Activity Code(s) Title
NOT-EB-23-002 May 17, 2026 R01,R21,R35,R41/R42,R43/R44 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Synthetic Biology for Biomedical Applications.
RFA-MH-23-331 March 14, 2026 K99/R00 BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-MH-23-330 March 14, 2026 K99/R00 BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
NOT-HD-23-009 January 1, 2028 Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the PATCH-IN Implementation Science Coordinating Center (UM2 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-OD-23-107 January 1, 2027 Request for Information (RFI): Food is Medicine Research Opportunities
PAR-23-114 January 17, 2026 R25 Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-DC-24-001 September 20, 2025 R61 BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R61 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
RFA-MH-23-110 August 12, 2025 F32 BRAIN Initiative Fellows: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
NOT-HD-23-008 January 1, 2028 R03,R21,U24,U54,R01 Notice of Early Expiration of NOT-HD-22-043 "Notice of Special Interest ( NOSI ): Implementation Science to Advance Maternal Health and Maternal Health Equity for the IMPROVE initiative"
RFA-NS-24-005 January 21, 2026 U01 BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
RFA-NS-24-004 January 21, 2026 R01 BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-23-117 August 5, 2025 P30 Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-23-116 August 5, 2025 P30 Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-23-131 May 8, 2026 R21 Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-23-130 May 8, 2026 R01 Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-HD-23-005 April 1, 2026 333 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Leverage Network Infrastructure to Advance Multisite Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals and/or Persons with Disabilities
NOT-NR-23-008 January 1, 2027 Request for Information (RFI): Future Directions in Violence Against Women Research
NOT-NS-23-036 January 1, 2028 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
NOT-NS-23-035 January 1, 2028 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-NS-23-037 January 1, 2028 Notice of Early Expiration of NINDS BRAIN Initiative Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) RFA-NS-21-026 and RFA-NS-21-027