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PAR-21-149: NINDS Institutional Research Training Program (T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed Closed May 25, 2023 Opportunity PAR-21-149

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2021.

National Institutes of Health offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes. Applications closed on May 25, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 24, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PAR-21-149 were run by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS, 25 projects). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.

Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read PAR-21-149 in the NIH Guide.

Key dates

PostedFebruary 24, 2021
DeadlineMay 25, 2023
Archived by Grants.govJune 30, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes.

All 7 applicant types the notice lists

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. See FOA for full eligibility details.

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What the grant funds

The purpose of this FOA is to provide support for institutional research training programs in areas relevant to the NINDS mission. These institutional research training programs should produce well-trained neuroscientists who leave the program with the research skills and scientific knowledge to make a significant contribution to neuroscience research. Programs should be designed to enhance the breadth and depth of training in NINDS mission areas by incorporating didactic, research and career development components in the context of a defined scientific theme. Programs may support basic, clinical and/or translational research. Critical components of programs supported by this FOA include mechanisms to ensure a thorough understanding of experimental design, strong statistics and analytical skills, and skills for communicating science, both orally and in writing, to a wide variety of audiences. Regardless of theme, programs should provide opportunities and activities that will foster the development of quantitative literacy and the application of quantitative approaches to the trainees' research. NINDS institutional training programs are intended to be 1-2 years in duration and support training of one or more of the following groups: dissertation stage predoctoral students in their 3rd and/or 4th year of graduate school, postdoctoral fellows and fellowship-stage clinicians. (NINDS does not support first or second year graduate students under this PAR).

Category: Health.

Funded under PAR-21-149 so far

NIH funded 25 projects under PAR-21-149 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 20 institutions. The median yearly award was $239,629.

Most projects: University of California-Irvine (California), 3, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Alabama), 3, University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania), 2, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (California), 1, Washington University (Missouri), 1.

Recently funded projects
ProjectInstitutionFiscal yearAward
Quantitative Neuroscience Spanning Molecules, Cells, Circuits, and Behavior T32Salk Institute for Biological Studies2026$547,823
TriMED: Measuring, Modeling and Manipulating Excitability and Disease T32Washington University2026$225,693
Training Program in Stem Cell Translational Medicine for Neurological Disorders T32University of California-Irvine2026$238,499
Training in Neural Control of organ Degeneration and Regeneration (NeuralCODR) T32Methodist Hospital Research Institute2026$239,867
Training in Neurodegenerative Diseases T32Case Western Reserve University2026$169,798
Training in Clinical and Basic Neuroscience T32University of Michigan at Ann Arbor2026$297,787
Brain Injury Training Grant T32University of Pennsylvania2026$329,800
Neural Injury & Plasticity T32Georgetown University2026$148,531

From NIH RePORTER, which lists each project once per fiscal year it was funded. Amounts are the yearly award.

Who has won Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (93.853) awarded $9.1 billion across 8,641 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The General Hospital CorporationMassachusetts203$288 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia248$277 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland230$276 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York188$226 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan179$221 million

Top states: California ($1.4 billion), New York ($926 million), Massachusetts ($906 million), Pennsylvania ($626 million), Texas ($499 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is PAR-21-149 still open?

No. It closed on May 25, 2023.

Who can apply for NINDS Institutional Research Training Program (T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for NINDS Institutional Research Training Program (T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

Closed May 25, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has been funded under PAR-21-149?

NIH RePORTER lists 25 projects funded under PAR-21-149 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 20 institutions. The most were at University of California-Irvine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Pennsylvania.

Who has won Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The General Hospital Corporation, The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 8,641 awards worth $9.1 billion in that time.

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